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Basque Country: Technology and Innovation Strategy

D. Juan Goicolea

Vice Minister for Innovation and Technology of Basque Government

April 2010

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General Data

Science, Technology and Innovation Network

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

4 Crisis and Challenges

General Data1

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GENERAL DATA1

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Integrated Science and Technology System

Located in the North of Iberian Peninsula, Euskadihas an area of 7.235 m2 and around 2,2 millionsinhabitants.GDP per inhabitant: 32.133€ (UE‐27: 25.100€)Unemployment in 2008: 4,6%

GENERAL DATA1

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R&D in Basque Country

The global expense in R&D supposes the 1,96% of the GDP16.684 people working in R&D10.374 working as researchers2009 European Innovation Index (Ell): 0.51 (EU‐27:0.48)The business expense in R&D is 1,58% of the GDPIn 1970 R&D expense amounted to less than 0,1% of GDP, one of the lowest in Spain.

Evolution of R&D

expenditure

2003: 1,39%2004: 1,51%2005: 1,48%2006: 1,58%2007: 1,88%2008: 1,87%2009: 1,96%

Source INE

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R&D in Basque Country

Basque companies have financed almost 59% of the total expense, and have executed 81,1%29.351 companies carry out technological innovation activities (2006‐2008)Seven basque companies among the 1000 European companies with the highest investment in R&D: ITP, Iberdrola, Gamesa, Faes Farma, Fagor, CAF and Cie Automotive, raising the investment to 239 millions of euros

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Innovation in Basque Country

The Basque Country stood at 10th place, in the group of high innovation countries in the EU‐27.Human Resources, Linkages and Entrepreneurship and Economic Effects are the three best dimensions of basque innovation 46,7 per thousand young people aged 20 to 29 are graduates of Science and Engineering and Social Sciences and HumanitiesThe percentage of the population with higher education aged 25 to 64 came to 42.2%Personnel employed in knowledge‐intensive service sectors represents 19% of total employmentMedium and high‐tech exports represented 51,5% of total exports30,5% of SMEs have developed a technological innovation

Science, Technology and Innovation System2

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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SYSTEM2

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The R&D network heart

The heart of the Basque Country

scientific and technological network

is formed by Technological Corporations,

Cooperative Research Centres, R&D Business Units and Universities

major network of organizations

increasing cooperation and integration processes

in the way to scientific and technological specialization

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•INVEMA•EUSKOIKER•EUSKO IKASK.•EUSKO MEDIA•ASMOZ FUNDAZIO•F. METALINGUA•F. NOVIA SALCEDO•F. FORMAC. TEC. M-H•FUND. AIC AUTOMITIVE

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CENTROS DE INVESTIGACIÓN

C.I.C. CENTROS TECNOLÓGICOS

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•P.T. ZAMUDIO•P.T. MIÑANO•P.T. MIRAMON•P. INNOV. GARAIA

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CENTROS DE INVESTIGACIÓN BÁSICAY DE EXCELENCIA

•ASOCIACIÓN BC3•ASOCIACIÓN BCAM•ASOCIOACION BCBL

CENTROS DE INVESTIGACIÓN

CENTROS SECTORIALES

UNIDADES DE I+D EMPRESARIALES

UNIDADES DE I+D SANITARIAS

UNIVERSIDADES

LABORATORIOS

ORGANISMOS PÚBLICOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN

ORGANISMOS INTERMEDIOS DE INNOVACIÓN

PARQUES TECNOLÓGICOS Y CEI`S

•ETIC-EMBEDDED TECHNOLOGIES•CTDE-TRANSM. Y DIST. ELECTRICA

TECNALIA

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Industry and Services Key Clusters

Business clusters have played a

key role in developing the

competitiveness of the Basque

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Basque business groups

Geographical distribution of the Basque Business Groups subsidiaries abroad

99 business groups, among which 25 are

foreign, make up the system.

The business groups create an important

tractor effect that impulse the generation

of employment and economic wealth in the

territory


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R&D Units

R&D Units are private research centers aimed at developing

business competitiveness through the improvement of

processes and products for the companies (or business groups)

they belong to.

Three main characteristics:

Maier TCKonikerUkmatikOlakerMIKAotekLortekOrona eicEdertekFagorHometekUkmatikAotekLortek

Sidenor I+DGuaskor I+DCAF I+DAuto EngineeringAsoc ZIV I+DIkorCromoduro I+DInnovaliaRecydeIbermaticaISEAOBEKISPYROArcelorSidenor I+D

BiotechnologyInstituteDominion I+DOCT I+dI68 I+DALFA AIELagun Artea I+DLanik InvestigaciónAmetzagainaPID RID SAGasbi I+dFundación InatecArtexeBiotechnologyInstitutePID RID SACentro Stirling

MCC


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Universities


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Scientific Excellence Sub‐System (BERCs)

Basque University Excelence Network

Its main objective is to position Euskadi in the

global research networks and to endow

it with attractiveness and visibility at

international level


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Cooperative Research Centers

Cooperation platforms among universities,

research institutes and companies, directed to

the capacities development at

emergent sectors of special interest in the

Basque Country

manufacturing

tourism

biosciences

biomaterials

nanosciences

microtechnologies

alternative energies


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Technological Corporations

Technological Corporations integrate

the scientific and technological

capacities of the largest and most

competitive technology agents

(partly supported by the Basque

Government)

1.750 researchers

6 technological centers

115 million € turnover

1.162 researchers

6 technological centers

80 million € turnover


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Technological Parks

The largest technology district in SpainThe three Basque technological parks gather 310companies

The Technological Parks of Abando and Ortuella, and Garaia Innovation Pole together with the Scientific Park of the Basque University are as many steps towards the consolidation of technological diffusion, and quality business development spaces

Bizkaia TP Araba TP Gipuzkoa TP TOTAL

Companies 202 104 58 369

Employment 6.750 3.076 2.840 12.733

Turnover 1.950 605 379 3.000


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Innovation and Firms Centers

Incubation centers network

and new business projects

Science, Technology and Innovation Policies3

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Science, Technology and Innovation Steps en Basque Country

1980‐1996OFFER POLICY

The basis for the actual S & T network were established

1997‐2005

COMBINED OFFER AND DEMAND POLICY

Consolidations and orientation of the Basque S&T towards the social

and business needs

2006‐ 2015VALUE ORIENTATED POLICY

Business diversification, social competitivenessInternationalization of ST policy

Innovation

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Technological Development Infrastructure

Guardianship decree

Support to R&D business Units

SCIENTIFIC POLICY PROGRAMMES

Creation of the Technological Strategy Unit(UET)

First steps of the technological Strategy Planification (PET)

1st Industrial Policy Plan 91-95

Industrial technology Plan 93-96

2nd Industrial Policy plan 96-99

Science and Technology Plan 97-00

Interinstitutional plan for EC. Promotion 00-03

RIS

RIS+

Science, Technology and Innovation Plan01-04

Information Society Plan

PRAI

BASQUE STRATEGY 2015

BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS AND SOCIAL INNOVATION

PLAN 06‐09

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND

INNOVATION PLAN2010

nanoBASQUE 2015

20102010

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION POICY

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SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION



HEALTHICTsTRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES

INDUSTRY

The diversification strategy for the Basque industry develops four main bets in strategic sectors such as the biotechnology, nanotechnology, renewable energies and electronics for the intelligent transport. At the same time, the Government fosters the necessary actions and mechanisms to boost the creation of technologic, material and professional capacities for these core sectors to represent the basis of the future Basque industry.

Strategic Bets for the Basque Industry Network

MANUFACTURING BIOTECHNOLOGY

ALTERNATIVE ENERGIESELECTRONICS INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT

ENVIORNMENTAL INTELLIGENCE

NANOTECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION POICY

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Mechanisms for pursuing competitiveness

The R&D support programs suppose one of the main impulse mechanism for both the companies and technological agents activities.

These programs, which respond to the core strategic goals in key areas as innovation, technology and internationalization, have been established in order to pursue the competitiveness in the Basque Country.

Support for the Companies•Gaitek•Etorgai•Nets

95.059.250 M€

Support for the RVCTI•Emaitek•Etortek•Saiotek

68.000.000 M€

Support for the innovation•Aldatu•Innovation itineraries

24.260.00 M€

Support for the Internationalization•Prointer•Gauzatu

18.326.391 €

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4 Crisis and Challenges

Coping with the crisis

• Strengthening the focus on results

• Promoting co‐responsibility

• Consolidation of the Technology centers.

• Enhanced financing instruments

• Identifying new challenges (electric vehicle, smart grids…)

• Stronger focus on internationalization.

CRISIS AND CHALLENGES4

Challenges for the new normality

• Governance• New financial instruments• Public procurement• Dimension to compete• Increased internationalization of the basque

technology network.• Technology transfer agents.• Emerging countries and markets

CRISIS AND CHALLENGES4

EL PAÍS VASCO EN CIFRAS1

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Basque Country Today

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The Basque Government is firmly believes that a strong regional innovation system is the key for increasing the competitiveness of the Basque economy and overcoming the present crisis.

Thank you for you attention / Eskerrik asko zuen arretagatik

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