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Small Country, Big Ambitions

National Symposium on Results of PISA 2006 Croke Park Conference Centre, 18 th April 2008. Small Country, Big Ambitions. - The Irish Experience Patrick Cunningham Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland. The Wealth of Nations. Human & Social. Produced. Natural.

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Small Country, Big Ambitions

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  1. National Symposium on Results of PISA 2006 Croke Park Conference Centre, 18th April 2008 Small Country, Big Ambitions - The Irish Experience Patrick Cunningham Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland

  2. The Wealth of Nations Human & Social Produced Natural Source: Sustainable Development, Rogers et al, HUP, 2005. Chief Scientific Adviser

  3. GNP per capita 1975-2003: Ireland and other advanced economies 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 Source: World Bank, 2003 Chief Scientific Adviser

  4. Roots of Development • History; Geography; Demography; Language • Change in Economic Policy (1958) • EU Membership (1972) • Investment in Education (1967, 1970 …) • Social Partnership (1987) • Tax Policy (1980-90s) • Infrastructure; Banking; Legal Chief Scientific Adviser

  5. Estimated Rate of Transfer to Third Level 60 Enrolments as Percentage of Age Cohort 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2004 1965 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2001 Source: DES, 2004 Chief Scientific Adviser

  6. Canada Finland France Germany Ireland Norway Sweden United Kingdom United States OECD Source: Education at a Glance, OECD, 2007. Chief Scientific Adviser

  7. Expenditure per student in Higher Education Including R & D Excluding R & D 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 Ireland Finland Denmark Sweden France Germany UK Nether- lands Australia OECD average Source: Education at a Glance (OECD 2004, Table B1.1) Chief Scientific Adviser

  8. Projected student stock, 2003/4- 2015/6. 200000 180000 160000 Other 140000 120000 Institutes of Technology 100000 80000 60000 Universities 40000 20000 0 2003/4 2005/6 2007/8 2009/10 2011/12 2013/14 2015/16 Source: HEA (2004) Chief Scientific Adviser

  9. Ireland: Investment in R&D 1.56% GNP 1.43% GNP 0.55% GNP 0.33% GNP € Billion (constant prices) Business Government Chief Scientific Adviser

  10. Strategy for Science, Technology & Innovation 2006 - 2013 www.entemp.ie/publications/science/2006/sciencestrategy.pdf Chief Scientific Adviser

  11. 0.55 % of GNP 0.70-0.75 % of GNP 0.36 % of GNP Public Investment in R&D € Billion Hypothetical NDP 2000-2006 Total = €4.0B NDP 2007-2013 Total = €8.2B Sources: Historical - State Expenditure on R&D 2005-6, Forfás. Future – CSA estimates based on NDP. Chief Scientific Adviser

  12. Projected Increases in H.E. Researchers Source: SSTI 2006-2013. Chief Scientific Adviser

  13. Source: Higher Education R&D Survey, 2006, Forfás Chief Scientific Adviser

  14. Chief Scientific Adviser

  15. People Money Ideas Returns on Research Research Publications; Citations Level 1 Money In Patents Level 2 Capital Investment; Startups Level 3 Products; Services Level 4 Money Out Benefits to Society: Employment; Health; Quality of Life Level 5 Chief Scientific Adviser

  16. European Innovation Scoreboard • Innovation Drivers • S&E Graduates • Tertiary Education • Broadband • Life-long Learning • Youth Education • Applications • High-tech Services Employment • High-tech Manuf. Employment • High-tech Exports • New-to-market Sales • New-to-firm Sales • Knowledge Creation • Public R&D • Business R&D • Share of medium/high-tech R&D • Enterprises receiving Public Innovation Funds • Intellectual Property • EPO patents • USPO Patents • Triadic Patents • Trademarks • Designs • Innovation & Entrepreneurship • SME in-house Innovation • Innovative SMEs cooperating • Innovation Expenditures • Venture Capital • ICT Expenditures • SME Organisational Innovation Chief Scientific Adviser

  17. Followers Leaders Summary Innovation Index 2007 European Innovation Scoreboard 2007 (Feb 2008) Chief Scientific Adviser

  18. Innovation Input & Output 2007 Outputs Inputs Unpublished (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University) Chief Scientific Adviser

  19. Thank you Chief Scientific Adviser

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