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EAST-HORIZON WP3 D3.4 – Report on the interrelation between National & H2020 R&D priorities, existing Information Society (IS),
Policy Dialogues, Innovation-related policies & the Digital Agenda for Europe 1
EAST-HORIZON
Fostering Dialogue and Cooperation between the EU and EECA in the HORIZON 2020 perspective
Grant agreement 611063
D3.4
Report on the interrelation between National & H2020 R&D priorities, existing Information Society (IS), Policy Dialogues, Innovation-related policies & the
Digital Agenda for Europe
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DOCUMENT CHANGE LOG
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Each change or set of changes made to this document will result in an increment to the version number of the document. Minor changes will increment the decimal point of the version number. The change log will record this process and will identify for each version number of the document any modification(s), which caused the version number to be raised.
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Date Partner Reason for Change
1 ATC Basic Structure and TOC Set
2 1/12/2014 ATC Inclusion of input from Deliverable 3.2, early synthesis matrices initiated
3 9/12/2014 ATC Inclusion of input from Deliverable 3.3, synthesis matrices further populated
4 10/12/2014 ATC Inclusion of input from Deliverable 3.1, synthesis matrices completed
5 11/12/2014 ATC, PLANET Validation of Synthesis matrices, draft of conclusions
6 12/12/2014 ATC, PLANET Discussion and fine-tuning of conclusion, finalization of synthesis matrices
Final 15/12/2014 ATC, PLANET, Review of Document; final changes
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Table of Contents
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1. Executive Summary 7
2. Introduction 8
3. Overview of the National and H2020 R&D Priorities 9 3.1 R&D Snapshot for Russian Federation 9
3.1.1 R&D Structure in the Russian Federation 9 3.1.2 R&D Performers in the Russian Federation 10 3.1.3 Research and Development Priorities: The Official View 10 3.1.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs 11 3.1.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Societal Needs 12 3.1.6 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs 13 3.1.7 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Russia 17 3.1.8 Conclusions 19
3.2 R&D Snapshot for Belarus 20 3.2.1 R&D Structure in Belarus 20 3.2.2 R&D Performers in Belarus 21 3.2.3 Research and Development Priorities: The Official View 21 3.2.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs 22 3.2.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Society Needs 23 3.2.6 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs 24 3.2.7 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Belarus 25 3.2.8 Conclusions 27
3.3 R&D Snapshot for Ukraine 28 3.3.1 R&D Structure in Ukraine 28 3.3.2 R&D Performers in Ukraine 28 3.3.3 R&D policy: objectives and priorities: the Official View 28 3.3.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs 29 3.3.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Societal Needs 30 3.3.6 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs 31 3.3.7 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Ukraine 32 3.3.8 Conclusions 33
3.4 R&D Snapshot for Armenia 35 3.4.1 R&D Structure in Armenia 35 3.4.2 R&D Performers in Armenia 35 3.4.3 R&D policy: objectives and priorities: The Official View 35 3.4.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs 36 Research and Development Priorities: The Societal Needs 37 3.4.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs 38 3.4.6 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Armenia 40 3.4.7 Conclusions 41
3.5 R&D Snapshot for Azerbaijan 43 3.5.1 R&D Structure & Performers in Azerbaijan 43 3.5.2 Research Performers 44 3.5.3 R&D policy: objectives and priorities: The Official View 45 3.5.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs 45 3.5.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Societal Needs 46 3.5.6 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs 47
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3.5.7 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Azerbaijan 49 3.5.8 Conclusions 50
3.6 R&D Snapshot for Moldova 51 3.6.1 R&D Structure and Performers in Moldova 51 3.6.2 R&D policy: objectives and priorities: The Official View 52 3.6.3 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs 54 3.6.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Societal Needs 55 3.6.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs 56 3.6.6 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Moldova 57 3.6.7 Conclusions 58
3.7 R&D Snapshot for Georgia 60 3.7.1 R&D Structure 60 3.7.2 R&D Performers 60 3.7.3 R&D policy: objectives and priorities: The Official View 60 3.7.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs 61 3.7.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Societal Needs 62 3.7.6 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs 63 3.7.7 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Georgia 64 3.7.8 Conclusions 65
3.8 R&D Snapshot for Kazakhstan 67 3.8.1 R&D Structure& Performers 67 3.8.2 R&D policy: objectives and priorities: The Official View 67 3.8.3 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs 68 3.8.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Societal Needs 69 3.8.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs 70 3.8.6 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Kazakhstan 70 3.8.7 Conclusions 72
3.9 R&D Snapshot for Uzbekistan 74 3.9.1 R&D Structure and Performers 74 3.9.2 R&D policy: objectives and priorities 75 3.9.3 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs 75 3.9.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Societal Needs 76 3.9.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs 77 3.9.6 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Uzbekistan 78 3.9.7 Conclusions 79
3.10 R&D Snapshot for Kyrgyzstan 80 3.10.1 R&D Structure & Performers 80 3.10.2 R&D policy: objectives and priorities 80 3.10.3 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs 81 3.10.4 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Kyrgyzstan 82 3.10.5 Conclusions 83
4. Synthesis and Conclusions 84
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1. Executive Summary
The comparison of five sets of H2020 topics, each originating form a different perspective, brought valuable
results in the form of:
A. Confirmation or not of precious findings on which the key H2020 topics or regions are for each of the 10 EECA countries studied
B. Depiction of H2020 topics with a high degree of relevance with the industrial, social and policy landscape in each of the countries that had not been considered yet as “key” for
cooperation between the Region and the EU Research actors.
C. Depiction of certain H2020 topics which, although conceived so far as suitable for co-operation, they do not seem to conform with any of the industrial and societal needs of a
the country or region
The five sets of H2020 topics that had been compared derived from:
a) Previous work in the project and in projects before that;
b) Industrial needs as deriving from a ranking of the industries in each country and assessment
of their needs vis-à-vis H2020 topics and regions
c) Societal needs as deriving from societal priorities set by local governments in each country
and assessment of their interrelation with the H2020 topics
d) Specific Guidance by Local Governments in each EECA country versus the objectives of
the H2020 topics
e) “Proof-of-concept” of common EECA-EU priority by matching content of R&D Programs
launched
In general, previous findings are very useful and the application of the above procedure leads to enhanced
data in the form of:
Loci of “common hot topics” between H2020 and R&D priorities in the region (as derived by juxtaposing the above five sets)
Specific actions that need be pursued in specific countries with some particular industrial or societal profile, distinctly different from the region average, to improve the chances to achieve the EAST
HORIZON objectives of increasing EECA countries participation in EU Research
Paths to avoid as they may be supported by some individual scientific excellency are not supported by industrial, societal or policy needs
The concrete directions above and the results obtained by them, can act as guidelines for future EAST
HORIZON activities in the fields of awareness and training, to accomplish the project’s vision to assist the
most suitable R&D performers in the EECA region combine their excellence, talent and expertise with EU
R&D performers in joint Research and Development or Innovation focused consortia.
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2. Introduction
In this deliverable, work conducted in Workpackage 2 will be compared and combined with an aim to verify
findings of Workpackage 2 (produced by synthesis work of partners and invited experts on existing and new
information on the R&D profile of each EECA country) vis-à-vis an analytical approach that tries to locate
which H2020 priorities are relevant to each country based on the Industrial profile, the societal priorities, the
governmental directives and existing R&D work supported)
Thus, for each of the 10 countries in the EAST HORIZON project, an iterative procedure will be conducted,
that will permit a synthesis of:
a) The findings of EAST HORIZON partners and invited experts (WP2) b) The results of a systematic analysis conducted in WP3 in order to compare, enhance and
augment the above relative to:
i. The needs of the key industries for each nations as these were selected based on 1) contribution to GDP and employment; 2) absorption of local and FDI; 3) contribution
to exports and 4) governmental directives as officially stated in Governmental Plans
and Decrees
ii. The societal needs as they stem from Governmental directives as officially stated in Governmental Plans and Decrees
iii. Any Matching with local R&D Programs’ Objectives and Topics and iv. The Governmental directives on R&D specifically.
The purpose of the deliverable is to create:
1. A locus of “hot topics” for each country and for the EECA region (or distinct parts of it) as a whole 2. Specific points that should be taken into account in improving R&D conditions and the EAST
HORIZON objectives in each country
No R&D result will ever be really important, unless it is consumed by the industry and/or the society, who
will then sustain the viability of the research by direct or indirect funding). Thus, any guidance on R&D
issues must take into account the industrial priorities and the societal needs (either these are directly depicted
by data or indirectly via government directives).
Successful guidance of coordination action is absolutely necessary if the EAST HORIZON objectives are to
be attained and should its impact is to last beyond its duration.
Hence, with this approach EAST HORIZON will validate findings so far (previous projects, WP2) and will
draught loci of common research priority between the EU and EECA countries that will permit the creation
of consortia with the participation of multidisciplinary groups of EECA participants (i.e. groups of
technology developers, technology transformers or integrators and technology consumers).
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3. Overview of the National and H2020 R&D Priorities
3.1 R&D Snapshot for Russian Federation
The following is a snapshot of the R&D Environment in the Russian Federation, in terms of:
Macro-economic figures regarding R&D magnitudes in the Russian Federation (section 3.1.1) Density of Research and Development performers in the country (section 3.1.2) The Official Governmental View regarding the R&D priorities (section 3.1.3) The relevance of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis the key industrial sectors of the nation (section 3.1.4) The relevance of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis the key societal needs of the nation (section 3.1.5) The matching of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis existing R&D programs in the nation (section 3.1.6) The key H2020 priorities for Russia as per the input by project partners and invited experts and
relevant work in Deliverable 2.1 (Section 3.1.7)
3.1.1 R&D Structure in the Russian Federation
Main Science and Technology Indicators1
2009 2010 2011 2012
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D, million roubles, before 1998 – billion roubles:
at current prices 485834.3 523377.2 610426.7 699869.8
at constant 1989 prices 6.07 5.86 5.90 5.90
Gross domestic expenses on R&D:
as a percentage of GDP 1.25 1.13 1.09 1.12
as a percentage compared to the
previous year at constant 1989 prices
110.6 94.2 101 105.7
Federal budget appropriations on civil S&T, million roubles, before 1998 – billion roubles:
at current prices 219053.4 237644.0 313899.3 355921.1
at constant 1991prices 7.50 7.13 8.15 8.52
as a percentage of GDP 0.56 0.51 0.56 0.57
National R&D personnel, thousand 742.4 736.5 735.3 726.3
Researchers, thousand 369.2 368.9 374.7 372.6
Researchers per R&D institution,
head-count
104 106 102 104
Researchers per 10000 employed,
head-count
55 55 55 55
1 Science Indicators: 2014, Statistical Data book, Moscow, Higher School of Economics 2014
Russian Federation
Capital: Moscow
Official language: Russian
Population: 143.5 million (2013) World Bank
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3.1.2 R&D Performers in the Russian Federation
As seen in the following table2 the S&T institutional structure has a number of specific features that
distinguish Russia from most of the other developed countries. There are about 3,600 R&D organizations
operating in Russia.
2009 2010 2011 2012
Total 3536 3492 3682 3566
Research institutes 1878 1840 1782 1744
Design organisations 377 362 364 338
Construction project and exploration
organisations
36 36 38 33
Experimental enterprises 57 47 49 60
Higher education institutions 506 517 581 560
Industrial enterprises 228 238 280 274
Others 454 452 588 557
Russian R&D organisations are divided into four main sectors, depending on their main activity and
functions:
Governmental sector which provide support to government institutions, working for the society as a whole.
Business enterprise sector which support companies producing goods and services for sale (both privately and publicly owned).
Higher education sector engaged in highly skilled professionals training at higher education institutions.
Sector of non-profit organisations, including private companies which do not operate for profit.
3.1.3 Research and Development Priorities: The Official View
R&D policy: objectives and priorities3
The priorities mentioned above were set by the governmental decree №2433-p of December 20, 2012 “On
Approving the State Programme of the Russian Federation “Development of Science and Technology 2013-
2020”. The list of thematic areas for financing basic and applied research in priority S&T areas (Appendix I
to the State programme of the Russian Federation “Development of Science and Technology 2013-2020”)
includes:
New materials and nanotechnologies Information and telecommunication technologies Biotechnologies Medicine and health Rational use of natural resources Transport and space systems Energy efficiency and energy conservation Interdisciplinary studies in sociology, economics and humanities
2 Science Indicators: 2014, Statistical Data book, Moscow, Higher School of Economics 2014
3 http://www.st-gaterus.eu/en/179.php
http://www.st-gaterus.eu/en/179.php
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The lists of priority S&T areas and critical technologies were also approved by the President of the Russian
Federation in July 2011 (Presidential Decree № 899 of July 7, 2011 “On Approving Priority Areas of
Science and Technology Development in the Russian Federation and the List of Critical Technologies of the
Russian Federation”).
Priority R&D areas define the general trends capable of providing new technologies and facilities that
contribute to the development of national economy and social sphere.
The list of priority S&T areas includes eight priorities:
Information and telecommunications systems Nanosystems industry and materials Living systems Rational use of natural resources Energy efficiency, energy conservation and nuclear energy Transport, aviation and space systems Safety and terrorism counteraction Prospective armaments, military and special equipment
3.1.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs
The following table summarizes the Industrial Priorities for Russia (as stemming from Deliverable 3.2) and
their correspondence to ICT R&D Priorities:
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3.1.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Societal Needs
The following Topics appear as Priorities by matching topic content with stated society needs.
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3.1.6 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs
The following table summarizes the matching between ICT R&D Priorities and Priorities of existing R&D
Programs in Russia:
Quality of life and conditions for doing business
Developing services to
simplify the
procedures between
citizens and
the government
through the use of IT;
Converting to online delivery
of all state and
municipal services;
Developing the digital
government
services access infrastructure;
Developing innovative
high-tech
services; increasing
transparency
in the government
and court operation;
Creating a digital data
management
system for the healthcare
industry and
introducing individual
digital patient records;
Developing innovative ICT solutions for improving the
quality of research and
education services; developing innovative
high-tech services in the
area of digital content and cultural heritage.
ICT in ‘Excellent science’
Research infrastructures x x
Development, deployment
and operation of ICT-based
e-infrastructures
x x x x
ICT in ‘Leadership in
Enabling and Industrial
Technologies’
Future Internet x
Advanced Cloud
Infrastructures and Services
x x x x
FIRE+ (Future Internet
Research & Experimentation)
x
Content technologies and
information management
x x
Big data - research x x
ICT Cross-Cutting Activities x x x x x
Cyber security, Trustworthy
ICT
x x x x
ICT in ‘Societal challenges’
SC1: Health, demographic
change and wellbeing
Improving health
information, data exploitation
and providing an evidence
base for health policies and
Regulation
x x x x x
Digital representation of
health data to improve
disease diagnosis and
treatment
x x
SC6: Europe in a changing
world – Innovative,
inclusive and reflective
societies
ICT-enabled open
government
x x x x
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egovernment & effective state governance
E-
gover
nment
and
effecti
ve
state
gover
nance
Shaping a
common
legally
significant
space for
digital
interaction;
Developing
interdepartmental data
management systems
and creating a single
system of data
elements, reference
databases and
classifiers used by
state and municipal
information systems;
more effective use of
ICT solutions by
regional and
municipal
governments (e-
regions and e-
municipalities);
Creating
a spatial
data
infrastruct
ure in
Russia;
Providing a
regulated
access to
R&D
materials;
Supporting
the
conversion
of the
government’
s accounting
work into
digital
format;
Developing
special
information
and IT
systems to
support
ICT in ‘Excellent
science’
Research
infrastructures
x x x
Development,
deployment and
operation of ICT-based
e-infrastructures
x x
ICT in ‘Leadership in
Enabling and
Industrial
Technologies’
Future Internet x
Advanced Cloud
Infrastructures and
Services
FIRE+ (Future Internet
Research &
Experimentation)
x x
Content technologies
and information
management
x x
Big data - research x x
ICT Cross-Cutting
Activities
x
Cyber security,
Trustworthy ICT
x
ICT in ‘Societal
challenges’
SC6: Europe in a
changing world –
Innovative, inclusive
and reflective societies
ICT-enabled open
government
x x x x
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The Russian market for ICT
Creating stimuli for
domestic ICT
development projects;
Developing science and technology,
and training qualified personnel for
the ICT industry, to give Russia a
competitive edge in this area;
economic and financial development
through the use of ICT tools;
Developing a network
of high-tech industry
parks.
ICT in ‘Excellent science’
Research infrastructures x
Development, deployment and operation
of ICT-based e-infrastructures
x x x
ICT in ‘Leadership in Enabling and
Industrial Technologies’
Future Internet x x
Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and
Services
x x
FIRE+ (Future Internet Research &
Experimentation)
x x
Big data - research
Robotics x x
Photonics KET x x
Factories of the Future x x
The basic infrastructure of the Information society
Developing TV
and radio;
2. Developing
the basic
information
society
infrastructure;
Raising the
awareness of
the public and
business
community of
the
opportunities
offered by the
information
society;
Training
people in using
ICT,
Popularizing the
opportunities and
advantages of the
information
society
ICT in ‘Excellent science’
Research infrastructures
Development, deployment and
operation of ICT-based e-
infrastructures
x x x x x
ICT in ‘Leadership in Enabling and
Industrial Technologies’
Future Internet x x x x x
Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and
Services
FIRE+ (Future Internet Research &
Experimentation)
x x x x x
Security in the Information society
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1. Fighting the use of
ICT potential for the
purpose of damaging
Russia’s national
interests;
Ensuring
technological
independence of the
ICT industry;
Developing information
protection technology to
protect people’s privacy and
family, as well as to protect
limited access data;
Upholding Russia’s
sovereign rights in
the information
society.
ICT in ‘Leadership in
Enabling and Industrial
Technologies’
Advanced Cloud
Infrastructures and Services
x x x x
Cyber security, Trustworthy
ICT
x x x x
Digital content and cultural heritage.
Preserving Russia’s
multi-ethnic cultural
heritage;
Safeguarding cultural heritage
monuments and ensuring greater
penetration of scientific, cultural and
artistic phenomena in everyday life by
digitizing such materials, improving
data processing methods and remote
access to digital content;
Developing digital content
processing tools.
ICT in ‘Leadership in
Enabling and Industrial
Technologies’
Content technologies and
information management
x x x
Big data - research x x x
Finally, the following table indicates the matching between Priorities set out by Experts in the Country (WP
2) and a) industrial objectives; b) societal challenges; c) government priorities; d) existing R&D programmes
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3.1.7 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Russia
The following table juxtaposes the views obtained in the course of WP2 regarding key H2020 topics for
Russia to those topics found to be of critical important from the viewpoints of: a)industrial priorities; b)
societal needs; c) Governmental Guidelines; d) Existing National R&D Programs.
The locus of topics where most if not all perspectives converge to depict as critical will be considered as a
list of very high priority and will be heavily promoted in subsequent EAST-HORIZON Awareness and other
Activities.
Topics-areas
Match with
industrial
priorities
Match with
societal
challenges
Match with
Official View
Existing R&D
Program
ICT in ‘Excellent science’
Research infrastructures + +
Development, deployment and operation of ICT-
based e-infrastructures
ICT in ‘Leadership in Enabling and Industrial
Technologies’
Future Internet +++ +++
Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services
Content technologies and information
management
+++ +++
Big data - research
Robotics +++
Micro- and Nano-electronic technologies,
Photonics
+++
Generic micro- and Nano-electronic
technologies
Photonics KET
ICT Cross-Cutting Activities +++
Cyber security, Trustworthy ICT
Factories of the Future +++
ICT-enabled modeling, simulation, analytics and
forecasting technologies
ICT in ‘Societal challenges’
SC1: Health, demographic change and
wellbeing
+++
Improving health information, data exploitation
and providing an evidence base for health
policies and Regulation
Digital representation of health data to improve
disease diagnosis and treatment
SC6: Europe in a changing world –
Innovative, inclusive and reflective societies
+++
ICT-enabled open government
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Thus, following the results of WP2, confirmed by WP 3, the following List of Topics constitutes the top-
priorities for Russia.
Research infrastructures
Future Internet o Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services
Content technologies and information management o Big data - research
Robotics
Micro- and Nano-electronic technologies, Photonics o Generic micro- and Nano-electronic technologies o Photonics KET
ICT Cross-Cutting Activities o Cyber security, Trustworthy ICT
Factories of the Future o ICT-enabled modelling, simulation, analytics and forecasting technologies
SC1: Health, demographic change and wellbeing o Improving health information, data exploitation and providing an evidence base for
health policies and Regulation
o Digital representation of health data to improve disease diagnosis and treatment
SC6: Europe in a changing world – Innovative, inclusive and reflective societies o ICT-enabled open government
Further to the above, a complete list of priorities must include the topics below, as per the analysis (industrial
priorities, society needs, government direction, existing R&D programs) conducted in WP3.
The combination of this list with the above constitutes the ultimate locus of priority topics for the nation.
Topics-areas
Match with
industrial
priorities
Match with
societal
challenges
Match with
Official
View
Existing R&D
Program
A new generation of components and systems –
(ICT1-ICT2)
Match with
needs of
several priority
industrial
sectors
Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
NMP
Advanced Materials
Match with
needs of
several priority
industrial
sectors
SC7: Secure societies
Clear match
on most
topics
Clear
Directive
Existing Program
All energy related topics in SC3/SC4 Horizontal need due to both the importance of the industry and the
societal needs
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3.1.8 Conclusions
In general, both Governmental Directions and existing programs converge in that Research and Development
in the nation need set some goals which were part of the objectives of frameworks that preceded H2020 as
well as follow those set in H2020.
The topics of:
Research infrastructures
Future Internet o Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services
Content technologies and information management o Big data - research
Robotics
Micro- and Nano-electronic technologies, Photonics o Generic micro- and Nano-electronic technologies o Photonics KET
ICT Cross-Cutting Activities o Cyber security, Trustworthy ICT
Factories of the Future o ICT-enabled modelling, simulation, analytics and forecasting technologies
SC1: Health, demographic change and wellbeing o Improving health information, data exploitation and providing an evidence base for
health policies and Regulation
o Digital representation of health data to improve disease diagnosis and treatment
SC6: Europe in a changing world – Innovative, inclusive and reflective societies o ICT-enabled open government
could provide opportunities for the nation to perform a leapfrog move in certain aspects of the transformation
of its economy and governmental activities
It is also clear that the following domains should also be pursued actively in seeking international
cooperation:
A new generation of components and systems – (all topics)
Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
NMP
Advanced Materials
Cyber Security
All energy related topics in SC3/SC4
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3.2 R&D Snapshot for Belarus
The following is a snapshot of the R&D Environment in the Belarus, in terms of:
Macro-economic figures regarding R&D magnitudes in the Belarus (section 3.2.1) Density of Research and Development performers in the country (section 3.2.2) The Official Governmental View regarding the R&D priorities (section 3.2.3) The relevance of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis the key industrial sectors of the nation (section 3.2.4 ) The relevance of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis the key societal needs of the nation (section 3.2.5) The matching of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis existing R&D programs in the nation (section 3.2.6 ) The key H2020 priorities for Belarus as per the input by project partners and invited experts and
relevant work in Deliverable 2.1 (Section 3.2.7 )
3.2.1 R&D Structure4 in Belarus
Research indicators (2012)
Domestic expenditures on R&D 3 537.8 bln BYR (330 mln EUR)
Domestic expenditures on R&D as % of GDP 0.67
Number of R&D personnel, thousand 30.4
Number of R&D personnel/10 thousand population 32.2
Number of R&D personnel/10 thousand manpower 66.6
Number of researchers, thousand 19.3
Number of highly qualified workers as % of the number
of researchers
19.6
The total number of R&D personnel is 30.4 thousand (66.6/10 thous. of employed in the economy and
32.2/10 thous. of population) including 19.3 thous. researchers1. On the contrary to negative tendencies of
2001-2005, by 2009 the number of R&D personnel increased 7%, the number of researchers – 12%.
However, the financial and economic crisis has dropped back these indicators to the level of the year 2005.
Women represent 41% of the total number of researchers. The largest share of researchers work in the
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NAS) and industrial companies subordinated to the Ministry of
Industry (30% and 23% respectively). Despite the fact that the number of R&D personnel in industry grew
significantly during the last years, R&D is still dominantly undertaken in extra-mural R&D organisations,
mainly in the NAS.
4 Science and Innovation Activities. Statistical book. National Statistical Committee of the Republic of
Belarus. 2013.
Belarus
Capital: Minsk
Official language: Russian, Belarusian
Population: 2014 estimate:9,468,154 (Wikipedia)
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3.2.2 R&D Performers5 in Belarus
In 2012, research was carried out in 530 organisations of which most were state owned. The attempts of the
Government to re-organise the national science and technology area, optimize its structure and create
conditions for increasing the effectiveness of R&D have resulted in a significant increase of the total number
of R&D organisations and, in particular, those in business enterprise sector.
Sector of performance Number of R&D organisations
2005 2009 2012
Total 322 466 530
Government sector 122 80 104
business enterprise sector 144 255 352
higher education sector 56 63 70
3.2.3 Research and Development Priorities: The Official View
R&D policy: objectives and priorities6
The Programme of Social and Economic Development of the Republic of Belarus for 2011-20157 states
innovations and increase of investments to be a precondition of the country’s growth. By the end of 2015,
Belarus has to reach the following indices: 20-21% of innovative products in total shipped industrial
products, 12-14% of innovative and high-tech products in the total export of products and services. The
strategy of science, technology and innovation activities formulated in this document includes the following
key tasks:
Developing effective national innovation system, Increasing innovative activities of companies, and Support to entrepreneurship and inventions.
These tasks are being implemented on the basis of:
Technological modernization of key industries and productions, introducing science-based technologies (such as information, nano-electronic, optical, thin chemistry, biological technologies,
etc.) in manufacturing of products with high added cost and low energy and material consumption,
incl. productions based on hydrogen technologies;
Development of the material resources of the national science sector, as well as training the highly qualified experts in the area of innovation activities;
Increase of spending for R&D up to 2.5-2.9% GDP and the share of non-budget funding - up to 52-54% of the total funding. At the beginning of 2014, it’s clear, however, that the first indices are
elusive.
The state S&T policy in Belarus is formed on the base of priority areas of S&T activities. For the period of
up to 2015, the following priorities are defined by the Decree of the President of Belarus of 22 July 2010 №
378:
energy and energy saving; agricultural industry technologies and productions; industrial and construction technologies and productions; medicine, medical equipment and technologies, pharmaceuticals; chemical technologies, nano- and biotechnologies;
5 Science and Innovation Activities. Statistical book. National Statistical Committee of the Republic of
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information and communication, aviation and space technologies; new materials; effective nature management, resource saving and protection from emergency; Defence and national security.
3.2.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs
The following table summarizes the Industrial Priorities for Belarus (as stemming from Deliverable 3.2) and
their correspondence to ICT R&D Priorities:
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3.2.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Society Needs
The following Topics appear as Priorities by matching topic content with stated society needs.
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3.2.6 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs
The following table summarizes the matching between ICT R&D Priorities and Priorities of existing R&D
Programs in Belarus:
State Program for Innovative Development of the Republic of Belarus for 2011-2015
promoting
development
of the
information
society based
on
innovations
development of
ICT industry to
anticipate the
growing
information
needs of citizens, business
and the State
developing national
information industry and
attracting investment in
national production of ICT,
information resources and
electronic services
improving the
education
system to
train high-
quality human
resources
development of
a system of
information
security to
protect the
national
interests of
Belarus in the
global
information
space
ICT in ‘Excellent science’
Research infrastructures
Development, deployment and
operation of ICT-based e-
infrastructures
x x x
ICT in ‘Leadership in Enabling
and Industrial Technologies’
Future Internet x x x
Advanced Cloud Infrastructures
and Services x x
Tools & Methods for Software
development x
Content technologies and
information management
Big Data Innovation & Take up x x
Big data - research x
Technologies for better human
learning and teaching x
ICT Cross-Cutting Activities
Cyber security, Trustworthy ICT x
Finally, the following table indicates the matching between Priorities set out by Experts in the Country (WP
2) and a) industrial objectives; b) societal challenges; c) government priorities; d) existing R&D programmes
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3.2.7 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Belarus
The following table juxtaposes the views obtained in the course of WP2 regarding key H2020 topics for
Belarus to those topics found to be of critical important from the viewpoints of: a)industrial priorities; b)
societal needs; c) Governmental Guidelines; d) Existing National R&D Programs.
The locus of topics where most if not all perspectives converge to depict as critical will be considered as a
list of very high priority and will be heavily promoted in subsequent EAST-HORIZON Awareness and other
Activities.
Topics-areas
Match with
industrial
priorities
Match with
societal
challenges
Match with
Official View
Existing R&D
Program
ICT in ‘Excellent science’
Research infrastructures +++ +++
Development, deployment and operation of ICT-
based e-infrastructures
ICT in ‘Leadership in Enabling and Industrial
Technologies’
Future Internet +++
Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services +++
Tools & Methods for Software development +++
Content technologies and information
management
Big Data Innovation & Take up +++
Big data - research +++
Technologies for better human learning and
teaching
+++ +++ +++
Robotics +++ +++ Robotics Micro- and Nano-electronic technologies,
Photonics
+++
Generic micro- and Nano-electronic
technologies
+++
Photonics KET +++
ICT Cross-Cutting Activities +++ +++
Cyber security, Trustworthy ICT +++
Factories of the Future
ICT-enabled modeling, simulation, analytics and
forecasting technologies
ICT in ‘Societal challenges’
SC1: Health, demographic change and
wellbeing
+++ +++
Advancing active & healthy ageing
Advanced ICT systems and services for
Integrated Care
Digital representation of health data to improve
disease diagnosis and treatment
SC3: Secure, clean and efficient energy +++ +++
Smart cities and Communities solutions
integrating energy, transport
SC6: Europe in a changing world –
Innovative, inclusive and reflective societies
+++ +++
ICT-enabled open government
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Thus, following the results of WP2, confirmed by WP 3, the following List of Topics constitutes the top-
priorities for Belarus.
Future Internet o Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services o Tools & Methods for Software development
Content technologies and information management o Big Data Innovation & Take up o Big data - research o Technologies for better human learning and teaching
Robotics o Robotics
Micro- and Nano-electronic technologies, Photonics o Generic micro- and Nano-electronic technologies o Photonics KET
ICT Cross-Cutting Activities o Cyber security, Trustworthy ICT
SC1: Health, demographic change and wellbeing o Advancing active & healthy ageing o Advanced ICT systems and services for Integrated Care o Digital representation of health data to improve disease diagnosis and treatment
SC3: Secure, clean and efficient energy o Smart cities and Communities solutions integrating energy, transport
SC6: Europe in a changing world – Innovative, inclusive and reflective societies o ICT-enabled open government
Further to the above, a complete list of priorities must include the topics below, as per the analysis (industrial
priorities, society needs, government direction, existing R&D programs) conducted in WP3.
The combination of this list with the above constitutes the ultimate locus of priority topics for the nation.
Topics-areas
Match with
industrial
priorities
Match with
societal
challenges
Match with
Official
View
Existing R&D
Program
Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Close match
due to the very
strong
manufacturing
sector in the
country
Biotechnology
Clear
directive
exists
SC7: Secure Societies
Match with
several
criteria
Clear
Directive
exist
The extremely comprehensive work in WP2 for Belarus has limited the above list to only two Programs that
was under the focus of work conducted in the course of the activities of Deliverable 2.1 as mainly LEIT and
Societal Challenges Topics were considered. It is also noteworthy that a high degree of convergence exists
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between stated priorities and the analytical approaches in WP 3on all fronts: Industrial Priorities; Societal
Needs; Government Views: Existing Programs
3.2.8 Conclusions
In general, both Governmental Directions and existing programs converge in that Research and Development
in the nation need set some goals which were part of the objectives of frameworks that preceded H2020 as
well as follow those set in H2020.
The topics of:
Future Internet o Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services o Tools & Methods for Software development
Content technologies and information management o Big Data Innovation & Take up o Big data - research o Technologies for better human learning and teaching
Robotics o Robotics
Micro- and Nano-electronic technologies, Photonics o Generic micro- and Nano-electronic technologies o Photonics KET
ICT Cross-Cutting Activities o Cyber security, Trustworthy ICT
SC1: Health, demographic change and wellbeing o Advancing active & healthy ageing o Advanced ICT systems and services for Integrated Care o Digital representation of health data to improve disease diagnosis and treatment
SC3: Secure, clean and efficient energy o Smart cities and Communities solutions integrating energy, transport
SC6: Europe in a changing world – Innovative, inclusive and reflective societies o ICT-enabled open government
Could provide opportunities for the nation to perform a leapfrog move in certain aspects of the
transformation of its economy and governmental activities
It is also clear that the following domains should also be pursued actively in seeking international
cooperation:
Advanced Manufacturing Processes, (all topics) due to strong manufacturing sector in the nation
Biotechnology, due to Government Directives
It should also be noted that Government Directives are strong in the direction of assisting exploitation of
R&D Results and Entrepreneurship in general.
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3.3 R&D Snapshot for Ukraine
The following is a snapshot of the R&D Environment in the Ukraine, in terms of:
Macro-economic figures regarding R&D magnitudes in the Ukraine (section 3.3.1) Density of Research and Development performers in the country (section 3.3.2) The Official Governmental View regarding the R&D priorities (section 3.2.3) The relevance of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis the key industrial sectors of the nation (section 3.3.4 ) The relevance of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis the key societal needs of the nation (section 3.2.5 The matching of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis existing R&D programs in the nation (section 3.2.6 ) The key H2020 priorities for Ukraine as per the input by project partners and invited experts and
relevant work in Deliverable 2.1 (Section 3.2.7)
3.3.1 R&D Structure in Ukraine
There are 1143 (source: http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/ ) research institutions in Ukraine, representing the
following sectors of science:
academic field Industry.
Academic science is presented by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine which is the highest state-
supported research organisation, enrolling academicians, corresponding members and foreign members and
integrates all researchers of its institutions and carries out studies in various branches of knowledge,
develops scientific fundamentals for technological, socio-economic and cultural advancement of the nation
as well as five field academies of sciences – Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences, Academy of Medical
Sciences, Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Academy of Legal Sciences and Academy of Arts. Research is
also carried out by field institutes, institutions of higher education, industrial research institutes, engineering
departments and special engineering bureaus.
3.3.2 R&D Performers in Ukraine
According to the State Committee of Statistics of Ukraine, the number of the research institutions personnel
is 123 219 of whom 4,3% are researchers (as for 2013), and women-researchers make 45,8%.
The statistical data shows that the most number of Ukrainian researchers (more than 42,3%) work in the field
of engineering which reflects the traditional direction of Ukrainian science.
3.3.3 R&D policy: objectives and priorities: the Official View
The Law of Ukraine “On Priorities of Science and Technology Development” defines the following national
priorities up to 2020:
basic scientific research of the most important problems of scientific and technological, social and
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Ukraine
Capital: Kyiv
Official language: Ukrainian
Population: The population of Ukraine is 43 009 258 mln
people (as of 1 May 2014)8
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economic, political and human potential development to ensure Ukraine’s competitiveness in the
world and sustainable development of its society and state;
information and communication technologies; energy and power efficiency; efficient nature management; life sciences, new technologies of prevention and treatment of the most wide-spread diseases; New substances and materials.
The S&T priorities are defined according to the National Target S&T and Innovation Development Forecast
Programme of Ukraine. They are discussed by the scientific community and submitted by the Cabinet of
Ministers of Ukraine to Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for correction. According to the a/m Law of Ukraine, on
September 07, 2011, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a Resolution “On Approval of the List of
Priority Thematic Directions of Scientific Research and Science and Technology Designs for the period up to
2015”.
The Law of Ukraine “On Priorities in Innovation Activities in Ukraine” defines the following strategic
innovation priorities for the period 2011-2021:
assimilation of new technologies of energy transportation, putting into operation of energy-efficient and resource-saving technologies, assimilation of alternative sources of energy;
assimilation of new technologies of high technology development of the transportation system, rocket and space field, aircraft industry and shipbuilding, armament and military technologies;
assimilation of the new technologies of materials production, their processing and interconnection; creation of the nano-materials and nano-technologies industry;
technological modernization and development of agro-industrial complex; introduction of new technologies and equipment for a quality medical service, treatment and
pharmaceutics;
wide use of technologies of cleaner manufacturing and environment protection; Development of modern information and communication technologies and robotics.
3.3.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs
The following table summarizes the Industrial Priorities for Ukraine (as stemming from Deliverable 3.2) and
their correspondence to ICT R&D Priorities:
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3.3.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Societal Needs
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3.3.6 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs
The following table summarizes the matching between ICT R&D Priorities and Priorities of existing R&D
Programs in Ukraine:
Information Society in Ukraine in 2007-2015
Formation
of the legal,
organization
al,
scientific,
technical,
economic,
financial,
teaching and
humanitaria
n conditions
of
informatizat
ion
developmen
t
Applicatio
n and
developm
ent of
modern
informatio
n
technolog
y in the
respective
spheres of
public life
in Ukraine
Formatio
n of
system of
the
national
informati
on
resources
Creation
of the
national
network
of
informatio
n
providing
for
science,
education,
culture,
health
care, etc.
Creation
of
national
systems of
informatio
n and
analytical
support of
state and
local
governme
nts
Efficienc
y of
domestic
productio
n through
extensive
use of
informati
on
technolo
gy
Formattin
g and
maintaini
ng of the
informati
on
products
and
services
market
Ukraine`
s
integratio
n into the
global
informati
on space
ICT in ‘Excellent
science’
Research
infrastructures
Development,
deployment and
operation of ICT-based
e-infrastructures
x x x x x x
ICT in ‘Leadership in
Enabling and
Industrial
Technologies’
A new Generation of
components and
systems
x x x
Smart System
Integration
x x x x x x x
Future Internet x x x x x x x
Content technologies
and information
management
x x
Big data – research x x
Technologies for better
human learning &
teaching
x
ICT in ‘Societal
challenges’
SC1: Health,
demographic change
and wellbeing
Improving health
information, data
exploitation and
providing an evidence
base for health policies
and Regulation
x
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3.3.7 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Ukraine
The following table juxtaposes the views obtained in the course of WP2 regarding key H2020 topics for
Ukraine to those topics found to be of critical important from the viewpoints of: a)industrial priorities; b)
societal needs; d) Existing R&D Programs
Data on Governmental Guidelines have not been taken into consideration due to expectation of new
guidelines from a new Government with a totally new Agenda.
The locus of topics where most if not all perspectives converge to depict as critical will be considered as a
list of very high priority and will be heavily promoted in subsequent EAST-HORIZON Awareness and other
Activities.
Topics-areas
Match with
industrial
priorities
Match with societal
challenges
Existing R&D
Program
ICT in ‘Excellent science’
Research infrastructures +++
Development, deployment and operation of ICT-
based e-infrastructures
ICT in ‘Leadership in Enabling and Industrial
Technologies’
A new Generation of components and
systems
Smart System Integration Future Internet +++
Tools and Methods for Software development +++ Content technologies and information
management
Big data – research +++
Technologies for better human learning &
teaching
+++
Micro- and Nano-electronic technologies,
Photonics
+++
Generic micro- and Nano-electronic
technologies
Factories of the Future
ICT-enabled modeling, simulation, analytics and
forecasting technologies
ICT in ‘Societal challenges’
SC1: Health, demographic change and
wellbeing +++
Improving health information, data exploitation
and providing an evidence base for health
policies and Regulation
Digital representation of health data to improve
disease diagnosis and treatment
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Thus, following the results of WP2, confirmed by WP 3, the following List of Topics constitutes the top-
priorities for Ukraine.
Big data – research
Micro- and Nano-electronic technologies, Photonics
Health, demographic change and wellbeing (all topics)
Future Internet
Further to the above, a complete list of priorities must include the topics below, as per the analysis (industrial
priorities, society needs, government direction, existing R&D programs) conducted in WP3.
The combination of this list with the above constitutes the ultimate locus of priority topics for the nation.
Topics-areas
Match with
industrial
priorities
Match with
societal
challenges
Match with
Official
View
Existing R&D
Program
Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Heavy match
with traditional
industries
A new Generation of Components and Systems
Very important
ICT industry
focused on
outsourcing
Advanced Computing
Very important
ICT industry
focused on
outsourcing
Future Internet
Very important
ICT industry
focused on
outsourcing
Content Technologies
Very important
ICT industry
focused on
outsourcing
Several topics in SC2 (agriculture), SC3 (energy
efficiency), SC7
Close
match with
stated
societal
priorities
3.3.8 Conclusions
Ukraine is the ex-UUSR region with the highest competency in ICT, outside the Greater Moscow Region.
Ukrainian ICT firms are amongst the largest providers of ICT outsourcing services to the Western Europe
and North American ICT Performers.
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This is not reflected in the above analysis for several reasons, the most important being the total absence of
representatives of this industry in the national R&D processes
From the (mainly academia originating) input to Workpackage 2, the topics of
• Big data – research
• Micro- and Nano-electronic technologies, Photonics
• Health, demographic change and wellbeing (all topics)
• Future Internet
could prove the best cases for H2020 – UA cooperation in ICT R&D.
It is also clear that the following domains should also be pursued actively in seeking international
cooperation:
Advanced Manufacturing Processes, (all topics) Robotics, NMP (due to the importance of traditional industries in an economy in transition towards EU inclusion )
A new Generation of Components and Systems (all topics), Advanced Computing (all topics), Future Internet (all topics); Content Technologies (most topics) provided the large ICT outsourcing
Industries engage in local and transnational research directly as opposed to the practice of being
“fed” research results from their Western world clients.
It should also be noted that Government Directives have been treated as “in-the-making” taking into account
recent changes. It is expected that will create some convergence with H2020 which remains to be seen.
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3.4 R&D Snapshot for Armenia
The following is a snapshot of the R&D Environment in the Armenia, in terms of:
Macro-economic figures regarding R&D magnitudes in the Armenia (section 3.4.1) Density of Research and Development performers in the country (section 3.4.2) The Official Governmental View regarding the R&D priorities (section 3.4.3) The relevance of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis the key industrial sectors of the nation (section 3.4.4 ) The relevance of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis the key societal needs of the nation (section 3.4.5) The matching of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis existing R&D programs in the nation (section 3.4.6 ) The key H2020 priorities for Armenia as per the input by project partners and invited experts and
relevant work in Deliverable 2.1 (Section 3.4.7)
3.4.1 R&D Structure9 in Armenia
In Armenia R&D was one of core sectors of economy before the collapse of the USSR. The independent
Armenia inherited quite ramified and developed network of research and education institutions distributed
among Academic, university and branch/enterprise sectors. Armenia was specialised in several fields of
sciences and technology, including physics and astrophysics, computer sciences and information
technologies, biotechnology, chemistry and others.
3.4.2 R&D Performers10 in Armenia
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS RA) with its around 35 research institutions exists without major
systemic and functional changes and is the main R&D performer in the country.
3.4.3 R&D policy: objectives and priorities: The Official View
In May 2010, the Government adopted the Strategy on Development of Science in Armenia, which outlined
the state policy towards development of science in 2011-2020. Based on this strategy, the Action Plan 2011-
2015 was approved by the government in 2011 on the development of science in Armenia which
incorporates the following targets for the stated period as follows:
Improving the S&T management system and ensuring adequate conditions for the sustainable development;
Measures on increasing the number of young and talented specialist involved in research, education and technological development, upgrading of research infrastructure;
Creating adequate conditions for the development of integrated science, technology and innovation system;
Developing international cooperation in RTD.
One of the main positive aspects in the latest adopted policy documents is the existence of quantitative
targets to measure the success of implementation of envisaged measures.
In May 2010, the government issued a resolution on Science and Technology Development Priorities for
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Capital: Yerevan
Official language: Armenian
Population: 3,060,631 (July 2014 est.)
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2010-1014 in the Republic of Armenia. These priorities are stated to be as follows:
Armenian Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences; Life Sciences; Renewable Energy, New Energy Sources; Advanced technologies, Information Technologies; Space, Earth Sciences, Sustainable Use of Natural Resources; Basic research promoting applied research of vital importance.
3.4.4 Research and Development Priorities: The Industry Needs
The following table summarizes the Industrial Priorities for Armenia (as stemming from Deliverable 3.2) and
their correspondence to ICT R&D Priorities:
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3.4.5 Research and Development Priorities: The Societal Needs
The following Topics appear as Priorities by matching topic content with stated society needs.
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3.4.6 Research and Development Priorities: The Existing Programs
The following table summarizes the matching between ICT R&D Priorities and Priorities of existing R&D
Programs in Armenia:
Armenia Development Strategy program eGovernance Development
Strategy for Republic of Armenia
Continuatio
n of
establishment of
techno
parks, incubators
and other IT
infrastructu
res
Being
implemen
ted through
PPP
toolsets
Support to
universities
in implementa
tion of
modern curricula
and acquisition
of
necessary laboratories
, through
promotion of their
cooperation
with private sector
Implementa
tion of
favourable tax policy
promoting
export potential in
the sector
Implementa
tion of
state‐support programs
for SMEs
and start‐ups involved in
the IT
Sector, including
access to
markets, professional
trainings
and ensuring
access to
information
Direct
support
to IT compan
ies
offering innovati
ve product
s or
services
Transpar
ent and accounta
ble
Government
A
non-
divided
digita
l societ
y
A society
with good
education, health
services
and governance
s supported by
information
and communica
tion
technology
Improved
access
to public
services
ICT in
‘Excellent
science’
Research
infrastruct
ures
x x
Developme
nt,
deployment
and
operation of
ICT-based
e-
infrastructur
es
x x x x x
ICT in
‘Leadershi
p in
Enabling
and
Industrial
Technologi
es’
Future
Internet x x x x x x
Smart
Networks
and Novel
Internet
Architecture
s
x x x x x
Advanced
Cloud
Infrastructur
x x x x
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es and
Services
Content
technologie
s and
informatio
n
manageme
nt
Technologie
s for better
human
learning &
teaching
x x x
ICT Cross-
Cutting
Activities
Cyber
security,
Trustworthy
ICT
x x
SC1:
Health,
demograph
ic change
and
wellbeing
Advancing
active and
healthy
ageing
x
Advanced
ICT systems
and services
for
Integrated
Care
x
SC6:
Europe in a
changing
world –
Innovative,
inclusive
and
reflective
societies
ICT-
enabled
open
government
x x x x
SC7:
Secure
Societies –
Protecting
freedom
and
security of
Europe and
its citizens
x
Privacy x x
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Finally, the following table indicates the matching between Priorities set out by Experts in the Country (WP
2) and a) industrial objectives; b) societal challenges; c) government priorities; d) existing R&D programmes
3.4.7 A multi-dimensional view of R&D priorities for Armenia
The following table juxtaposes the views obtained in the course of WP2 regarding key H2020 topics for
Armenia to those topics found to be of critical important from the viewpoints of: a)industrial priorities; b)
societal needs; c) Governmental Guidelines; d) Existing National R&D Programs.
The locus of topics where most if not all perspectives converge to depict as critical will be considered as a
list of very high priority and will be heavily promoted in subsequent EAST-HORIZON Awareness and other
Activities.
Topics-areas
Match with
industrial
priorities
Match with
societal
challenges
Match with
Official View
Existing R&D
Program
ICT in ‘Excellent science’
Research infrastructures +++
Development, deployment and operation of ICT-
based e-infrastructures
ICT in ‘Leadership in Enabling and Industrial
Technologies’
Future Internet
Smart Networks and Novel Internet
Architectures
Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services Content technologies and information
management
Big data – research +++
Cracking the language barrier +++
Technologies for better human learning &
teaching
+++ +++ +++
ICT Cross-Cutting Activities
Cyber security, Trustworthy ICT +++
ICT in ‘Societal challenges’
SC1: Health, demographic change and
wellbeing +++
Advancing active and healthy ageing +++
Advanced ICT systems and services for
Integrated Care
SC3: Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart cities and Communities solutions
integrating energy, transport +++
SC6: Europe in a changing world –
Innovative, inclusive and reflective societies
ICT-enabled open government +++ +++ +++ SC7: Secure Societies – Protecting freedom
and security of Europe and its citizens
Privacy +++
Thus, following the results of WP2, confirmed by WP 3, the following List of Topics constitutes the
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top-priorities for Armenia:
Big data – research
Cracking the language barrier
Technologies for better human learning & teaching
ICT-enabled open government
Secure Societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Advancing active and healthy ageing
Smart cities and Communities solutions integrating energy, transport
ICT-enabled open government
Research Infrastructures
Health, all topics
Further to the above, a complete list of priorities must include the topics below, as per the analysis (industrial
priorities, society needs, government direction, existing R&D programs) conducted in WP3.
The combination of this list with the above constitutes the ultimate locus of priority topics for the nation.
Topics-areas
Match with
industrial
priorities
Match with
societal
challenges
Match with
Official
View
Existing R&D
Program
Advanced Manufacturing Processes
NMP
Robotics
Heavy match
with needs of
traditional
industrial
sectors for
modernization
All Novel Energy Technologies Topics in SC4 Clear
directive
Existing Programs
3.4.8 Conclusions
In general, both Governmental Directions and existing programs converge in that Research and Development
in the nation need set some goals which were part of the objectives of frameworks that preceded H2020.
However, topics of particular importance regarding the advanced position of the nation relative to the
process of cooperation with the EU and Russia alike are reflected in both the Directives towards R&D and
the resulting Programs.
The topics of:
Big data – research
Cracking the language barrier
Technologies for better human learning & teaching
ICT-enabled open government
Secure Societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Advancing active and healthy ageing
Smart cities and Communities solutions integrating energy, transport
ICT-enabled open government
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Research Infrastructures
Health, all topics
could provide opportunities for the nation to perform a leapfrog move in certain aspects of the transformation
of its economy and governmental activities
It is also clear that the following domains should also be pursued actively in seeking international
cooperation:
Advanced Manufacturing Processes, (all topics) Robotics, NMP (due to the importance of traditional industries in an economy in transition towards EU inclusion )
All Novel Energy Technologies Topics
It should also be noted that Government Directives are strong in the direction of assisting exploitation of
R&D Results and Entrepreneurship in general. This opens a window of opportunity for cooperation with
analogous structures in EU Programs and with Financial Institutions operating in the Central Asia / Caucasus
region
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3.5 R&D Snapshot for Azerbaijan
The following is a snapshot of the R&D Environment in the Azerbaijan, in terms of:
Macro-economic figures regarding R&D magnitudes in the Azerbaijan (section 3.5.1) Density of Research and Development performers in the country (section 3.5.2) The Official Governmental View regarding the R&D priorities (section 3.5.3) The relevance of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis the key industrial sectors of the nation (section 3.5.4) The relevance of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis the key societal needs of the nation (section 3.5.5) The matching of H2020 priorities vis-à-vis existing R&D programs in the nation (section 3.5.6) The key H2020 priorities for Azerbaijan as per the input by project partners and invited experts and
relevant work in Deliverable 2.1(Section 3.5.7)
3.5.1 R&D Structure & Performers in Azerbaijan
Instead of science providing the rational basis for the overall social restructuring and democratisation of
society, Azerbaijan has witnessed exactly the opposite trend: political power relies on the imports of
"recipes" and other kinds of "knowledge" about social restructuring, thus to a large extent abusing science.
The complex field of RTD is fragmented. Institutional and functional links between the universities and
professional RTD organisations have been cut. A very small number of companies are carrying out in-house
research as their resource for normal functioning and future development. However, their impact on the
domestic (state-run) RTD complex is extremely marginal. Economic activities greatly rely on importing
knowledge and technology (a restrictive and externally strictly controlled operation), mostly under very
unfavourable or unregulated conditions. The overall creative potential is marginalised and exposed to
pressures by distinctly conservative proponents advocating explicit state regulation of all scientific and
research activities12
.
Research Indicators13
Number of organisations that carried out RTD:145
Employees engaged in R&D (full-time employees): 17 973 including Researchers: 11.698 of which
Doctors of sciences: 708
Candidates of sciences (PhD): 3.258
Number of research and educational employees of higher educational institutions: 11.591
(which are not on the staff of scientific research sub-sector , but are carrying out R&D)
of which
Doctors of sciences: 988
Candidates of sciences (PhD): 5.386
Number of corresponding members of ANAS: 100
Domestic expenditures on RTD
11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan#cite_note-Az.C9.99rbaycanda_demoqrafik_v.C9.99ziyy.C9.99t-1 12
http://www.increast.eu/en/147.php 13
Education, Science and Culture in Azerbaijan 2007, State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan Republic (SSCAR) 2007, p. 236-238, Stand: 2006
Azerbaijan
Capital: Baku
Official language: Azerbaijani
Population: 2014 estimate 9 494 60011
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million manats: 32.2
in million USD: 37.9
Allocated funds from state budget for science
million manats: 32.0
in million USD: 37.6
in per cent of GDP: 0.2
in per cent of expenditures from the state budget: 0.8
3.5.2 Research Performers14
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS)
There is no ministry of science in Azerbaijan. The ANAS plays a primary role in the scientific life of the
republic. In accordance with the President’s decree dated 04.01.03, the Academy, being the highest scientific
centre of the Republic of Azerbaijan, organises and carries out basic and applied research on scientific
problems and coordinates basic research conducted in scientific organisations and higher educational
institutions. The presidential order clearly notes that the Academy is accorded special status in the areas of
science policy development and implementation as well as science management in Azerbaijan and in its
relations with the state the Academy is to have direct contact with the republic’s Prime Minister.
There are 53 organisations functioning within the framework of the ANAS, including 34 research institutions
and 3 regional research centres. The breakdown of research institutions of the ANAS main body w