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Policies supporting efficiency and effectiveness of R&I systems

Research and innovation (R&I) are key determinants of economic competitiveness and growth as well as employment creation in Europe. Hence, European governments and enterprises are strongly investing in R&I. However, such R&D investments will be in vain if national R&I systems are not effective and efficient. Yet, there is still uncertainty about the determinants of effectiveness and efficiency of national R&I systems as well as about how to design policy measures to reach the desired outcomes. This study was designed to identify and analyse policies supporting the efficiency and effectiveness of national R&I systems. The study included comparative analyses of (1) national R&I systems and their efficiency and (2) the impact of policy reforms on national R&I systems and their effectiveness.   

 

Policy Brief 1

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Policy Brief 2

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Workshop summary

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Programme

Overview:

09.15 - 09.30 Tour de table

Welcome and introduction

  • Pierre Vigier, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation: The European Commission’s policy objectives about Research and Innovation Systems
Brief questions and answers		  
09.30 - 10.30

Research findings I

Findings from research about R&I systems in ten selected countries

  • Cor-Jan Jager, Dialogic (Netherlands)
 

 

 
 

A critical discussant’s view

  • Dr. Dominique Guellec, Head of the Country Studies and Outlook (CSO) Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (OECD)
General discussion		  
10.30 - 10.45

Coffee and tea break

  
10.45 - 12.15

Case studies

Switzerland: R&I policies in a high-performing country

  • Jürg Burri, Vice Director, Head of Directorate Research and Innovation, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI (Switzerland)
Discussion

 

 
 

Austria: R&I policies in a country on the way to become a leader in innovation

  • Wolfgang Polt, Director of the Centre for Economic and Innovation Research, Joanneum (Austria)
Discussion		  
12.15 - 13.15

Lunch break

  
 13.15 - 14.30

Research findings II

Policies supporting efficiency and effectiveness of R&I systems

  • Prof. Franz Barjak, School of Business, University of Applied Sciences North-Western Switzerland (Switzerland)
 

 

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A critical discussant’s view

  • Dr. Matt Allen, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester (UK)
General discussion

 

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14.30 - 14.45

Coffee and tea break

  

 14.45 - 16.00

 

Panel discussion

R&I systems policies in Europe – the way forward

  • A public policy view: Eric Sleeckx, Head of Unit of the Monitoring & Analysis Department, IWT (Belgium)
 

 

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  • A business view: Gonçalo Lobo Xavier, AIMMAP - Association of Portuguese Metallurgical, Mechanical Engineering and Similar Industrial Companies(Portugal)
 

 
 
  • A researcher’s view: Prof. Andrew Tylecote, Management School, University of  Sheffield, (UK)

General discussion

 

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16.00 - 16.30

Conclusions

  • Johan Stierna, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
 		  
 Workshop Chair: Prof. Stefan Zagelmeyer, empirica, Bonn