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National Research Priorities in
Luxembourg:
from Foresight to Programmes
TIP-
OECD TIP-RIHR Workshop on evaluation
and priority setting
15-
Paris, 15-16 September 2008
Dr. Robert KERGER
Overview
Rationale
The way towards national research
i iti
priorities
Government decision
Implementation of priorities
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Rationale / Motivation
Very dynamic national environment since 2000
Creation of University of Luxembourg (2003)
Adhesion to ESA, EMBL
…
Considerable increase of budgetary means
(roughly x7 in 8 years)
bottom-
(Mainly) bottom-up driven research scene until
2008
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Rationale / Motivation
(2004-
Government programme (2004-2009):
« Concentrate the national R&D efforts in a limited
number of themes with obvious potential, national
impact and international visibility […] “
OECD review on innovation system (2006)
National Reform Plan (EU Lisbon process)
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Our Way towards National
Research Priorities
2 step approach:
Foresight exercise performed by the National
Research Fund (FNR) on behalf of Ministry of
Research
Analysis and refinement of the foresight results by the
Ministry of Research in collaboration with user
communities and civil society
Government decision
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The FNR Foresight: the aim
Identification of (potential) national
short-
research priorities with short-term and/or
medium-to-long- socio-
medium-to-long-term socio-economic
interest for Luxembourg
Scientific and political rationale for the choice
of the priorities
Shared understanding of stakeholders
Proposal of set of priorities to government
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The FNR Foresight: the aim
What the prioritization process was
intended to:
Identify national research priorities
Concentrate additional R&D fundings g
What the prioritization process was NOT
intended to:
Not a « winner takes it all » process
No immediate stop of existing activities
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The FNR Foresight: the process
Aims: Creating a Baseline Setting a Context Identifying Priorities
Interviews Online Expert workshops
Data collection Questionnaire Stakeholder per field
Method: Exploratory Workshops SWOT Analysis
Bibliometrics
Workshop
International Initial assessment
Input: research trends of domains
Evaluation of FNR ‘Long list’ of No formal input Future trends
programmes research Luxembourg
domains context
Mapping of Lux.
Research
landscape Initial Research
assessment General priorities
Results: Challenges for
‘Long list’ of Selection of candidates
broad research Luxembourg
possible research Conclusion and
domains fields recommendations
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The FNR Foresight: Phase 1
Identifying potential research priorities
Duration: January 2006 – September 2006
Identifying status quo, analysing
international trends, identifying potential
priorities
Expert interviews, questionnaires, expert wsh
Product:
long-
« long-list » of 56 possible research areas
with about 250 issues
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The FNR Foresight: Phase 2
Building a case for prioritization
Duration: October 2006 – March 2007
Purpose: identifying national priorities and
providing a clear rationale
Thematic field workshops: (re)define and
review the 56 research domains
2nd round of wsh: objectives, rationales,
feasability and implementation issues
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The FNR Foresight:
Prioritization Funnel
Phase 1: „Long List“:
56 possible research areas
with about 250 research issues
End of Phase 1:
about 25 Research Domains
Phase 2:
19 Research Domains
+ 4 Technology Platforms
Official Presentation of the Final
Report to the Minister of Research:
June 18th, 2007
6 Research Priorities
Rationale based on 11 criteria Further
prioritization
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Refinement of Foresight Results
« Tour des ministères »:
Bilateral interviews and discussions of the
FNR Foresight results with (potential) user
communities and civil society, notably
• Ministries,
• Public administrations,
• Parliament
• Professional chambers and associations
Aim: better correspondation of offer and
demand
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National Priorities:
Government decision (31 oct 07)
Innovation in services:
Development and performance of financial systems
High-quality and highly productive business services
High-
Information security
High-
High-performance telecommunication networks
S f
Sustainable management of water ressources
Labor market, educational requirements and social
protection
Identities, diversity and integration
New materials, surfaces and sensing applications
Regulation of chronic, infectious and degenerative
diseases
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Implementing the
National Research Priorities
Performance contracts:
One of the major recommendations of the
OECD review on LU innovation policy
Governance instrument based on clearly
ex-
identified ex-ante defined outputs (limited
number…)
Signed between Government and
institution/agency
Duration of 1st PCs: 2008 – 2010
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Implementing the
National Research Priorities
PC of Public research centres: PC of Public research centres:
State block funding State funding
Contract research Multi-annual research programme(s)
covering National Research Priorities
Competitive funding
Scientific quality and socio-economic
& impact
# Doctoral students PhD and Post-doc research contracts and
grants
# PhD thesis accomplished
# scientific publications
Procedural and structural objectives
# spin-offs
# Patents, licenses, etc.
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Implementing the
National Research Priorities
The FNR CORE thematic programme
(start early 2008):
Overall objective:
Foster the scientific quality in the priority domains in
medium-to-
order to ensure that sustainable medium-to-long
socio-
term socio-economic relevance can be assured
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Implementing the
National Research Priorities
The FNR CORE thematic programme:
Covers the national priorities (and only
those…)
1 call per year (better previsibility for both
FNR and research centres)
selection criteria identical for all scientific
domains. Prime criterion: scientific quality
2008-
Budget 2008-2010: 81 mio. € (will go
beyond…)
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Lessons learnt thus far
Not the optimal way to commission National
Research Fund with foresight in view of priority
setting
Communicate, communicate, communicate
C i t i t i t
Clearly state objectives of exercise
Etc.
Implication of (mainly) all ministries very helpful –
priority setting is above all a political process
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