R&I policy monitoring: - Research & Innovation Observatory

1. R&I policy monitoring: - Research & Innovation Observatory • Presentation & discussion ERAC, 6-7 September 2012 • Clara de la Torre • DG RTD, Directorate C • … • JRC, Unit A2

2. Outline I.1. Needs assessment I.2. Overall concept I.3. Expected use of the Observatory I.4. Possible role of ERAC members II.1. Conceptual framework II.2. Content II.3. Information collection II.4. Access to services > Leading questions for the discussion

3. Needs assessment /1 • Generic needs • Description and analysis of national R&I systems, policies and performance, highlighting contribution to competitiveness, growth and jobs and identifying key challenges to be addressed • Assessment of the overall trend of R&I policies in the EU, identification of new or persistent systemic issues that affect the R&I performance of the EU as a whole, and benchmarking of policy developments in the EU against those taking place in key trading partners

4. Needs assessment /2 • Specific needs • European Semester: identifying R&I key challenges, assessing impacts and formulating policy guidance • IU: monitoring the implementation of IU commitments and analysis of performance based on indicators • ERA:assessing Member States' progress towards ERA objectives and implementation of ERA actions • International cooperation: monitoring R&I policy developments in selected third countries to steer the S&T international cooperation activities of the EU • Others: to be analyzed (e.g. Smart specialization)

5. Overall concept /1 • Need a single reference point that integrates the currently fragmented landscape of R&I information systems by • building on existing R&I information systems (such as e.g. ERAWATCH/TrendChart, NETWATCH, I3S) • (in due course) superseding all R&I information systems by either functional integration or takeover of content

6. Overall concept /2 • An information system to support the strategic development of R&I policies in the EU by • contributing to a step change in our understanding of R&I as levers of growth • creating a decisional advantage for economic and public actors in the Union through a stronger evidence base • serving the information needs of Commission services that monitor and assess R&I policies • providing added value services to MS, AC and other stakeholders involved in the development of R&I policies

7. Overall concept /3 • Main tasks • Produce data and analysis (both qualitative and quantitative) in respect of R&I systems and policies in the Union and abroad • Publish, disseminate and valorise data and analysis, whether produced by the Observatory itself or ceded to it by other parties • Further the state of the art on the methodologies for the production of data and subsequent analyses and on the conditions for their pertinence and reliability

8. Overall concept /4 • Geographical scope • Now: • The 27 Member States • Short term: • Associated countries • Selected third countries (key trading partners of the Union) • Longer term: • The regions within the Union

9. Expected use of the Observatory • Before the AGS: support the analysis of the main R&I policy trends and produce up-to-date 'estimates' of key performance indicators to contribute to EU policy orientations at the start of the European Semester • During the European Semester: monitor progress on national policy developments related to individual IU commitments and ERA actions and their implementation by stakeholders (+ related indicators) in support of the assessment of NRP • After the CSRs: further document and analyse the key challenges that need to be addressed by Member States on R&I and possibly provide policy comparisons with countries in similar situations

10. Possible role of ERAC members • Contribute to the identification of the needs of national practitioners (policymakers, analysts) • Assist in the identification of relevant national services involved in R&I policy making and facilitate establishment of the necessary links for collecting data/information • Promote involvement of national practitioners in the work of the Observatory

11. Part II 1. Architecture 2. Analytical framework for ERA/IU 3. Content 4. Information collection 5. Dissemination and access

12. II.1. Internal architecture COMMISSIONSTAFF OBSERVATORYSTAFF NATIONALPRACTITIONERS USERVIEWS ECONOMICSEMESTERMODULE ECONOMICSEMESTERMODULE DATALAYER MINING& ANALYSISTOOLKIT BACKEND ECONOMICINTELLIGENCE ECONOMICINTELLIGENCE BIO-ECONOMYMODULE OTHERMODULES (e.g. SMARTSPECIALISATION) WEBFRONTEND POLICYINFORMATION POLICYINFORMATION INNOVATIONUNION & ERAMODULE INNOVATIONUNION & ERAMODULE QUANTITATIVE& QUALITATIVEDATA QUANTITATIVE& QUALITATIVEDATA DATAINTERFACES EUOPENDATA EUROSTAT OECD NATIONALBODIES 12

13. INNOVATIONUNION & ERAMODULE II.2. Conceptual framework for ERA/IU • Context: overall classification of needs • The needs from concerned users within the Commission services are being gathered • They will be organised in a "tree model" of issues to be addressed • The model will define the scope for coverage by the R&I Observatory • The coverage will guide collection and analysis of data on national R&I policies in view of their assessment. • In the case of ERA and IU, the initial version of this model, given largely reflects the needs of DG RTD users and the content of the IU and ERA communications

14. INNOVATIONUNION & ERAMODULE Work in progress…

15. DATALAYER ECONOMICINTELLIGENCE POLICYINFORMATION INNOVATIONUNION & ERAMODULE QUANTITATIVE& QUALITATIVEDATA DATAINTERFACES EUROSTAT OECD NATIONALBODIES II.2. Content • Qualitative data • Description of the main features of R&I systems cf conceptual framework (mapped to the IU Self-Assessment Tool) • Regular monitoring of R&I policy developments in Member states, Associated countries and in some third countries • Monitoring of the implementation of IU and ERA commitments • Quantitative data • Estimates on 5 key data on R&D resources (GOVERD, BERD, …) • Statistics and indicators sourced notably from Eurostat and other Commission services, incl. IUC database, EU industrial R&D investment database, Regional innovation database • Other sources of data produced by official bodies such as OECD, e.g. innovation surveys, regularly updated datasets;

16. II.3. Information collection • Data collection by the Observatory will rely on: • Information provided by the countries themselves, e.g. national authorities • Data made available to the Observatory by other parties, e.g. OECD • Data obtained via in-house expertise from JRC, in particular country desks • Data collected via mechanisms, involving national authorities where appropriate. • Direct collection requests by Commission services, (e.g. studies and surveys), coordinated to avoid duplicative requests.

17. II.4. Dissemination and access • The aim is to provide data in a user-friendly way • All the data should be readily accessible and regularly checked/updated with the highest quality standards. • Major updates will aim to be synchronised with the milestones of the European Semester and the IU/ERA policy cycles • This will be achieved through the ‘opendata.eu’ concept. 17

18. Thank you for your attention!

19. Leading questions for the discussion • How could ERAC and its members contribute in the setting up and running of the future R&I Observatory? • Should one of the main sources of information to be collected and analysed by the Observatory be national administrations? • Which input would you expect from the Observatory to feed current and future ERAC mutual learning activities?