RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SLOVENIA 2019 Institutional structure

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SLOVENIA 2019

Institutional structure Ministry of Education, Science and Sport Science Directorate Science Division for R&D structural funds

S&T Landscape 5 universities (2 emerging) 16 national research institutes > 600 R&D units in business sector

Governance of R&I system Government S&T Council MIZS MGRT SRA Research organizations POLICY Other ministries SPIRIT Centres of Excellence FINANCING Technology Parks, Networks and Centres PERFORMANCE

MINISTRY AGENCY (executive; independant evaluations) 1. Infrastructural programmes and founder‘s financing RECEPIENTS OF FUNDS Research organisations (RO) Public HEI Public RI Private RO 2. Research programmes and research projects Enterprises 3. Training and development of scientific staff RO from abroad 4. Research infrastructure 5. Scientific literature 6. International scientific cooperation

R&D personnel in Slovenia (2016)

GERD as a % of GDP 3, 00 2, 57 2, 50 2, 58 2, 42 2, 37 2, 20 2, 04 2, 07 % od BDP 2, 00 1, 97 2, 00 2, 02 2, 04 2, 03 2, 01 1, 86 1, 50 1, 00 0, 50 0, 00 2011 2012 2013 2014 EU (28 držav) 2015 Slovenija 2016 2017

GERD as a % of GDP by sectors 3 2, 58 2, 57 2, 5 2, 42 2, 37 2, 2 2, 06 2 1, 83 1, 79 1, 68 1, 63 1, 5 2 1, 97 1, 95 1, 51 1, 42 1, 4 1, 17 1, 05 1 0, 92 0, 85 0, 38 0, 23 0, 38 0, 26 0, 35 0, 22 0, 37 0, 29 0, 35 0, 29 0, 34 0, 27 0, 3 0, 22 0, 29 0, 25 0, 27 0, 22 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 Business 2010 Government 2011 Higher Ed 2012 Non-profit 2013 2014 Total 2015 2016

Strategies (I) Research and innovation strategy of Slovenia 2011 -2020 (RISS) Objective: „to establish modern research and innovation system that will allow for a higher quality of life for all, critical reflection in society, efficiency in addressing social challenges, increased value added per employee, and assure of more and higher quality work-places“

Strategies (II) Smart Specialisation Strategy (S 3) Objective: „sustainable technologies and services for a healthy life“ Priority areas: HEALTHY WORKING AND LIVING ENVIRONMENT Smart cities and communities Smart buildings and homes including wood chain NATURAL AND TRADITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE Networks for the transition to circular economy Sustainable food production Sustainable tourism (S)INDUSTRY 4. 0 Factories of the future (Fo. F) Health – medicine Mobility Development of materials as end products

Programme period 2014 -2020 ESIF Measures for improvement of R&I infrastructure and excellence development in R&I approx. € 185, 34 mio. ESRR Efficient use of research infrastructure and competence development for better cooperation within knowledge triangle Improvement of international competitiveness and research excellence for cooperation within value chains Better use and development of research infrastructure Efficient cooperation within international research programmes including H 2020 Efficient use of researchers potential and mobility (international as well as sectoral)

Slovenia in FP 5, FP 6 & FP 7 FP 5 contracts: 385 participants: 481 EC financing: 39, 6 MEUR FP 6 contracts: 503 participants: 616, co-ordinators: 31 EC financing: 76, 4 MEUR FP 7 contracts: 718 participants in retained projects: 930, co-ordinators: 58 EC financing: 170, 4 MEUR in signed contracts

Slovenia in H 2020 (till 29. 09. 2018) contracts: 538 participants in contracts: 764 EC financing: 199, 8 MEUR in signed contracts Co-ordinators: 60 Organisation budget INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN 30. 298. 338, 03 UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI 28. 974. 757, 31 INNORENEW COE 10. 454. 000, 00 KEMIJSKI INSTITUT 10. 032. 278, 19 PIPISTREL 5. 486. 353, 00 XLAB 5. 339. 894, 36 ZAG 4. 298. 946, 25 UNIVERZA V MARIBORU 4. 032. 009, 43 ACIES BIO 3. 168. 000, 10 ELES 2. 891. 808, 13

No. of applications by year and fraction in H 2020 2014 -2016 > 50% Source: HORIZON 2020 in full swing I Three years on I Key facts and figures 2014 -2016

No. of applications per 1000 researchers per MS / application intensity Source: HORIZON 2020 in full swing I Three years on I Key facts and figures 2014 -2016

Success rate 1 /6 1 /9 Source: HORIZON 2020 in full swing I Three years on I Key facts and figures 2014 -2016

Payment to EU budget in 2016 / share of funds received 2, 75 2, 5 1, 84 2, 25 2 1, 75 1, 25 1 0, 75 0, 25 0 CY NL EE SI EL DK SE FI PT AT IE UK ES BE LU MT DE LV HU IT FR BG HR CZ SK LT RO PL

Synergies between sources Excellence

Innovation index European Innovation Scoreboard 2017 EU Member States’ innovation performance

International cooperation EU OECD International organizations (e. g. CERN) Regional Cooperation Bilateral Cooperation

Bilateral scientific cooperation Intensive development in the field of research and development after Slovenian independence Priority countries: Neighboring countries, Western Balkan Countries, EU, BRIC countries, non-European S&T leading countries (Japan, USA), regionally important countries

Number of bilateral research projects 1994– 2017 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 19 94 19 95 19 96 19 97 19 98 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14 20 15 20 16 20 17

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