R&I PolicyPedro Carneiro, FCT Vice-President

R-ECFA visit to Portugal15 May 2015, Coimbra

Outline

1. FCT

2. FCT strategy to implementing Portugal’s R&I Policy

3. CERN – Portugal

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) is the Portuguese national funding agency for science and research.

FCT is a publicly-funded government agency, under the responsibility of the Ministry of Education and Science.

FCT’s vision is to:• Establish Portugal as a global

reference for science, technology and innovation;

• Fully harness knowledge generated by scientific research for economic development and social progress.

FCT budget for science

and research

€436 million

National State budget

€287 million

European Union

€142 million

Others

€7 million

2014 Budget

FCT’s budget of €400-500 million/year is provided by the Portuguese government and European Union Structural Funds.

FCT funding accounts for 30% of Portugal’s annual public funding for science.

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FCT’S MANDATE

1. Ensure training and the career development of researchers, via instruments such as the PhD Programmes and the FCT Investigator programme.

2. Maintain effective funding for science through regular calls for proposals, across all funding schemes, and improve the execution of allocated budgets.

3. Ensure rigorous and transparent evaluation processes, based on peer review by national and international experts.

FCT’S MANDATE (cont)

4. Adjust funding for science to the transitions between European Framework Programmes.

5. Honour previous multiannual commitments.

6. Ensure Portugal is a partner in major international scientific organisations such as CERN

7. Prepare the national research and innovation system for Horizon 2020.

FCT’S MANDATE (cont)

8. Bring science and business together, by encouraging business sector investment in R&D and involving companies in researchers’ advanced training and recruitment.

9. Be a forum for dialogue with the scientific community and other stakeholders, to inform national science policy.

10. Coordinate Information Society public policies and support access to advanced computing resources and online scientific publications.

PEOPLE IDEAS INSTITUTIONS KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Transparency and quality in evaluation

Be a think-tank for science and research policy

Communicate with the scientific community and with citizens

ENSURING BALANCED GROWTH OF THE R&D SYSTEM IN PORTUGAL

Inform and coordinate policies for the Information Society

NEW AND ADAPTED FUNDING SCHEMES UNDERPIN FCT’S RESEARCH AND INNOVATION STRATEGY

Tailor funding schemes to the current status of Portugal’s research base

Boost quality and international competitiveness(as measured by scientific, economic and social impact (quality) rather than quantitative indicators)

Balance funding across the different strands of FCT activity, in order to ensure the harmonious growth of the Portuguese research base

Invest in talented researchers, in breakthrough research projects, in well-equipped and forward-looking research units, in strong international relations, while boosting knowledge transfer (to the economy and society).

CERN AND PORTUGAL

Portugal´s accession to CERN was signed in 1985

As a Member State, Portugal´s annual contribution equals to around 1% of CERN overall budget

FCT manages Portugal´s participation in CERN (political, financial and other levels…

FCT MANAGES PORTUGAL’S PARTICIPATION IN CERN ACTIVITIES

R&D PROJECTS WITH CERN

IN 2011:- 30 FUNDED PROJECTS- €3 MILLION

IN 2015 (ONGOING EVALUATION)- 30 SUBMITTED PROPOSALS

PORTUGUESE HR AT CERN

IN 2013/14:- 94/102 USERS- 26/27 FELLOWS- 21/20 STUDENTS- 49/56 MEMBERS OF STAFF

TRAINEESHIPS AT CERN,

ESA AND ESO

INDUSTRIAL RETURN

CERN ANDFCT

TRAINEESHIPS AT CERN, ESA AND ESO (MÁX. 2 YEARS)

Goal of the programme*: to develop an on-the-job training plan in strategic technological domains that will lead to the increase in the competitiveness of Portuguese companies;

Since its creation, more than 250 engineers participated.

50/50 (statistically) return to Portugal, versus those that stay in the European market, in academia and as staff members at the organizations.

*The evaluation board is composed by senior researchers and senior representatives of referenced multinational Portuguese companies

[2000-2014] 86M€ of

Supplies & Services by Portuguese companies

[2014] Portugal is

considered a well balanced* Member State

(MS) with Switzerland, France and

Hungary*The return coefficient of a MS is the ratio between that MS share of the value of contracts and that MS contribution to the CERN budget over 4 years

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Thank you

EXCELLENCE| KNOWLEDGE| IMPACT