Beijing Roundtable on
Innovation Policies
Beijing, 18- 19 October 2011
Public research institutions in
Italy: change and continuity
Sveva Avveduto
Director, Italian National Research Council,
Institute for research on population and Social Policies
Relevant Research
Institutions
CNR is the biggest
Other relevant ones under the Ministry for
Research:
 INFN (Particle and Nucl. Phys.)
 INAF (Astronomy and Astrophysics)
 INGV (Geophysics and Volcanology)
Under other Ministries, e.g. ENEA (Energy), ISS
(Health), INEA (Agriculture)
Mission of CNR
To perform research in its own labs
To promote innovation and competitiveness in the
industrial system
To promote the internationalization of the research
system
To provide technologies and solutions to emerging public
and private needs
To advise Government and other public bodies
To contribute to qualification of human resources
3
CNR figures
Full range of scientific areas, except Particle Physics,
Space and Astronomy/Astrophysics
Premises widespread over the country
7400 employees of which 4400 researchers
2500 junior scientists completing their training
Wide cooperation with universities and other research
institutions
Torino 2
Pallanza 1
Moncalieri 1
Trieste 1
Padova 4
Venezia 2
Genova 2
Bologna 3
Cassana 1
Parma 1
Faenza 1
Sesto Fiorentino 5
Firenze 3
Pisa 7
Ancona 1
Perugia 1
Porano 1
Roma 18
Monterotondo 5
L’Aquila 1
Bari 5
Lecce 1
Monserrato 1
Cagliari 1
S. M. La Palma 1
Napoli 12
Avellino 1
Ponticelli 1
Pozzuoli 3
Ercolano 1
Trento 1
Milano 7
Pavia 2
Segrate 2
Potenza
Mangone 1
Arcavacata di Rende 1
Rende 1
Catania 1
Messina 1
Palermo 1
CNR premises
CNR 20 research campuses
Pisa
Bologna
CNR Finance
Incomes Euro/mil
State Contribution
Other Incomes
552
248
Total
800
Survey OECD
Respondig Organizational Units of
Public Research Institution
INEA
1.8%
INFN
10.6%
INGV
1.8%
OGS Other Institutes
0.9%
7.1%
INAF
2.7%
ENSE
0.9%
ENEA
14.2%
CNR
60.2%
Which activities?
The characteristics of the main mission of the institutes
Provide specific instruments and facilities
4.9%
Provide expertise for norms/certifications/standard setting
5.7%
Provide R&D related services – e.g. testing
6.5%
Provide commissioned R&D for firms
8.6%
Provide commissioned R&D for public administration
10.8%
Provide research to solve societal grand challenges
11.6%
Provide education and training of researchers
13.2%
18.9%
Produce research oriented to strategic sectors
Produce basic research
0.0%
19.7%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
18.0%
20.0%
Share of national total
113 institutes / 250
45% of national total
Significant change of:
%
Mission
Organisation structure
Portfolio of activities
Relationships with other R&
Funding structure
Steering and management
Total
16.9
38.3
8.4
5.2
14.3
16.9
100.0
Causes and drivers of
change
Scientific
development
12.9%
Technological
development
7.8%
Political
development
8.6%
Overall
economic
development
7.8%
Public budget
restrictions
21.6%
New strategic
orientation
41.4%
Appearance of change by:
%
Growth of institute
14.6
Reduction of institute
Merger of institute
Split-up into several institutes
Larger research groups
2.5
20.9
3.8
12.7
Smaller research groups
Additional scientific fields
Reduction of scientific fields
3.2
14.6
3.8
Institutionalised collaboration
New management
Total
8.2
15.8
100.0
The activities in the field of science
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100%
30.4
36.9
39.7
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57.7
68.9
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69.6
63.1
60.3
76.2
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(Response rate 68.1%)
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same
decreased
Natural Sciences
Engineering and Technology
50.9
62.3
45.3
31.1
3.8
6.6
Medical and Health Sciences
52.2
45.7
2.2
Agricultural Sciences
24.4
73.2
2.4
Social Sciences
Humanities
Trans and Multidisciplinary
22.2
19.5
63.0
77.8
78.0
34.8
2.4
2.2
To what degree is the institute
internationalised?
%
high
middle
low
missing values
Total
% valid
19.5
48.9
8.8
22.2
11.5
28.9
60.2
100.0
Degree of change (Response rate 54.0 %)
increased
same
decreased
Number of international
partners
85.2
13.1
1.6
Numbers of countries with
established relations
85.2
14.8
-
Share of international joint
research projects
78.0
20.3
1.7
Share of funding from abroad
69.0
25.9
5.2
Share of staff with foreign
nationality
37.3
56.9
5.9
Participation in international
committees
73.7
26.3
-
Reasons for changes: Number of
international partners
%
Access to knowledge
7.1
Exploitation of knowledge
16.1
Globalised organisation of R&D
42.9
Economic needs
Strategic considerations
7.1
21.4
Political will
1.8
Other
3.6
Total
100.0
Current ownership and governance structure
%
Public agency
92.0
Independent public agency
6.0
Publicly owned company
2.0
Privately owned limited company
-
Independent foundation
-
Total
100.0
Mission: top management of org.b 40.4%
Strategic planning: Management of institute 50.0%
Research orientation/agenda:Management of institute 32.6%
Portfolio of activity structure: Top management of research organisation 45.7%
Selection of projects Management of institute 35.0%
Use of public institutional funds: Management of institute 59.6%
Use of public competitive funds: Project management 39.5%
Use of contracted funds: Project management 55.6%
What do you expect to be the main
challenges of your institute in the
next 5 years
Organisational
development
Increase scientific
impact (e.g. by
publications)
14.6%
25.2%
Increase degree of
internationalisation
Increase industry
impact (e.g. by
patents. contracts)
19.5%
Increase contract
research
24.4%
16.3%
Thank you for your
attention