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National Centre for Research and Development. About NCRD. Executive agency supervised by the Minister of Science and Higher Education One of the two research funding agencies in Poland Established in 2007 with new by-laws since 201 0
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National Centre for Research and Development
AboutNCRD • Executive agency supervised by the Minister of Science and Higher Education • One of the two research funding agencies in Poland • Established in 2007 with new by-laws since 2010 • Agency funding applied research and research intensive development • Grants offered to companies and research performing organizations • Annual budget exceeding 1 billion EUR
NCRD’s activities • Support of sustainable economic growth of Poland through the use of R&D results • Funding for applied research • Funding commercialization and transfer of scientific research results to the economy • Facilitation of science-business cooperation • Financing of international cooperation • Supporting the development of young scientists • Financing of research for security and defense • Main funding initiatives: • Programmes designed according to national science policy (strategic programmes – STRATEGMED, BIOSTRATEG, TECHMATSTRATEG) • Programmes supporting innovative economy and competitiveness [ 3 ]
Agreements signed with consortia (% of all contracts)
Projects implemented at universities by field of study (OECD classification) * Projects financed with national funds only (contracts signed from 2004 until March 2013)
Relation of private expenditure of NCRD beneficiaries to Business Expenditures on R&D Source: Central Statistical Office (GUS)
R&D funding initiatives related to transport research area • Main national funding initiatives: • Applied Research Programme • INNOTECH • LIDER • Join venture: • in cooperation with National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management • in cooperation with General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways • European Structural Funds: • Innovative Economy • Human Capital • Infrastructure and Environment • International initiatives: • ERA-NET Transport III • Electromobility+
Examples of R&D projects relatedto transport Project title: Shaping environmentally friendly transport system Funding: Applied Research Programme Project title: The simulation system for the sustainable management of mixedelectrical and combustion fleet of taxis Funding: Applied Research Programme Project title: Environmentally friendly vehicles electronic system for public transport Funding: Innovative Economy Project title: Multimodal traffic monitoring system Funding: INNOTECH
134 R&D projects within transport research area
Thank you! National Centre for Researchand Development Nowogrodzka 47a 00-695 Warsaw, Poland Tel: +48 22 39 07 401 www.ncbr.gov.pl