A Survey of Scientific and Technology Policy of The Republic of Croatia until 2010

1. A Survey of Scientific and Technology Policy of The Republic of Croatia until 2010 Dr. sc. Milan IvanovićFaculty of Electrical Engineering - Osijek Beograd November 30, 2007

2. - Basic indicators on scientific-research sector in RC • - Strategy of Developments of Sciences in the Croatia • - Key proposals for S&T policy for next period • Knowledge based society • - R&D intensity in EU-25, US, Japan and China

3. Basic indicators In the Republic of Croatia there are 3,232 M.Sc.’s 5,780D.Sc.’s. 1,982 other rsch Industry and private companies employ 2,703M.Sc.’s 976D.Sc.’s.

4. R&D and Higher Edu. Sector consists: 26public institutes, 13private scientific institutions, 6 technology and R&D centers, 11research centers in industry, 1military research center 7 universities, 16public colleges & polytechnics, 16private (accr.) colleges & polytech. Total investments in science 1998.g. ( $ per capita) Number scientist on 1.000 working people Government Economy Funding sources for R&/D (1998.) Share scientist of employed in economy in relation to total number scientist.

5. STRATEGY of DEVELOPMENTS of SCIENCES in the Croatia (2003) «Existing levels ofcompetences, creativeness, efficiency, responsibilities andcompetitivenesses of research do not respond to needsof social development.» * Strategy does not differ the science of the fishery or firefightings – because have not given the basic estimation – how have been organized the university in the Croatia – teaching or research.. • The sector of science in Croatiasofar has beenbest-mostly separate • from the economy. * The competitiveness of national economies becomes a major factor of societal progress.

6. * The Republic of Croatia is confident and determined in its intention to build Croatia into a science and technology- oriented country. *Processes of stabilization accession to EU largely help the realisation that Croatia strategy. Changes the system of sciencesand educations are inperiodof2004–2007 series activity onwholevertical educational-scientific andtechnological systemsand including in international development trends www.mzos.hr/ -Adopted two important documents: a) Development plan of systems of parentingand educating2005–2010 b) Scientific and the technological policy2006–2010 -Increased investingin system educating and sciences34,2% - academic education 46,4 %

7. -Capital invests is ensured 110 mil. € for building of the university(total investments = 270 mil €) -Opened 5.259 new workplaces in educating and sciences (from that1.280foryoung researchers) -New system of integral financingsof higheducation (lumpsum) - Made the OECD analysesof academic educationin the Croatia VISION of national program of research is developed high-quality research high-school sector as support economic, social and the humane progress their environment, as frameworks of developments of society knowledge-based.

8. KEY PROPOSALS- scientific and technological policy for next period: • - Increase funding science and research (towards 3 % of GDP to 2010); • Restructure publicly-funded research institutes and R&D centers • towards the directing research on the area of national priorities • and economic needs; • Encourage research partnerships and strengthen support • schemesfor quality young researchers; • Invest in science research infrastructure and knowledge • transfer institutions; • Bring in measure for the stimulation of commercialization • of academic research; • Bring in measure for the promotion technological developments • and innovations, • Establish for the business sector stimulating and favourable • legal frameworks

9. TehCro- Development program of technological infrastructure. • IRCro- Program research and developments,, • KonCro- Program of promotion of business competitiveness, • VenCro- Law on Investment Funds + the risk capital, • Program TEST, HiT & complex technological projects (STIRP) • Projects of NUCLEUS (JEZGRA ) • Novi RAZUM = Program the commercialization innovation - Program of risk capital - Program CARDS - TEMPUS encouraging the business activity and TT in the education, - Development program of clusters - High technology centres & agencies for the regional development - EUREKA, (2000) 27 technolog. projects 43,7 mil. € ( RC =12,2 mil. € ). - National strategies of systems of intellectual property (2005 g) - MSES - Unit for intellectual property - Technological platforms RC - Technologically prediction for the strategic decision making

10. Knowledge based society - analogy - company as "learning organisation“ - continued process in which company develops in constant adaptations everything more accelerated challenges in the environment. In science and engineeringknowledge today doubling approximatelyevery 5 years; in some fields and a lot of faster. Towards confident estimates around 2020.knowledge will double every 170 days. • Pillars of knowledge society are: • Computerissed economic & • public sector & citizens • (Information society) • Network of economic & public • sector & citizens – vith new • technologies of communication • (Networked society) • Production, distribution and using the knowledge in the economy as foundation of economic development • (Economy of knowledges), • Continued education of citizens • (life-long learning).

11. Computer and office machines Export of high tech products 1999 - 2005 Electronics and telecom R&D intensity in EU-25, US, J and Ch Gap inGERD EU-27:US & EU-27:AC 1995-2004