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ROADMAP TO FOSTER CO-OPERATION BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH AND BUSINESS IN SPAIN
This project aims to enhance collaboration between universities, public research organisations and businesses in Spain. Building on extensive expert and stakeholder engagement, it will identify current obstacles to effective collaboration as well as opportunities for reform, leveraging lessons from relevant national and international practices. The project is funded by the European Union via its Structural Reform Support Programme and undertaken by the OECD in collaboration with the European Commission and Spain’s Ministries of Science and Innovation and Universities.
Project brief (pdf) | Descripción del proyecto [en español] (pdf)
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Latest news
- A second working session took place on 26 October 2021. The session gathered more than 50 stakeholders to discuss about the possible implementation of reforms to improve the intermediary ecosystems in Spain. Find the working session agenda here.
- A first working session took place on 6 October 2021. The session gathered more than 60 stakeholders to discuss about the possible implementation of institutional incentive mechanisms in the Spanish public research system. Find the working session agenda here.
- An international workshop took place on 27 September 2021. The workshop gathered over 65 participants, including STI experts and practitioners from different OECD countries, to discuss about their experiences in designing and implementing policies to: 1) Set up or improve institutional incentive mechanisms for knowledge transfer and collaboration, and 2) Build or support effective knowledge intermediaries. Find the workshop agenda here.
- The OECD launched its International Survey of Science for scientists, researchers and other actors involved in scientific research in Spain in February 2021, to collect evidence and views that contribute to the Roadmap project. The survey is still open. We welcome stakeholder participation and distribution through networks of the invitation to participate in this study. The survey can be completed in Spanish and English.
Previous news
- A two-day workshop took place on 10-11 March 2021 to discuss the preliminary findings to feature in the diagnostic report of the OECD on the current challenges and opportunities for science-business cooperation in Spain. The workshop gathered more than 100 stakeholders and experts of the Spanish science and innovation system, with the aim of creating consensus around the main areas for policy reform that will be explored in the second phase of the project. Find the workshop agenda here [in Spanish]
- 1st March 2021. The Roadmap project has already conducted 45 interviews with over 85 different stakeholders and experts in Spain.
- On February 4th 2021, the Spanish Parliament (Deputies Chamber) approved, with no votes against, a non-binding law proposal exhorting the government to develop a “Roadmap for knowledge transfer” in Spain.
- The project kick-off meeting took place on Monday, 7 September 2020. Find the agenda and the list of participants here. You can also find the slides presented in the meeting here [in Spanish]
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Main project objectives
- Reach a shared and evidence-based understanding of the current state of public research – business collaboration, identifying key obstacles to effective co-operation and priorities for policy reform.
- Develop a policy implementation roadmap with concrete, evidence-based and actionable policy measures to enhance collaborative research and innovation, tailored to the Spanish context.
An open, participative project
The engagement of all relevant national and regional stakeholders is a key pillar of the project, instrumental towards identifying, prioritising and designing reform proposals that can be put in place. It will engage representatives from different government ministries and agencies, regional administrations, universities, public research institutions, business associations, trade unions and professional organisations in building an in-depth diagnosis and reform agenda. Stakeholders are engaged through:
- Bilateral consultation through interviews conducted in the first phase of the project
- Workshops and events
- Working groups organised to develop specific policy proposals.
The project also draws on existing diagnostic reports and policy papers that explore different aspects of knowledge transfer and collaboration in Spain, produced by a wide range of actors of the system.
Why this project?
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Spain’s scientific capabilities are widely recognised among the world’s best. However, several national and international diagnoses of Spain’s innovation system coincide in pointing to structural weaknesses in the mechanisms that are meant to enable existing expertise and the new knowledge generated in universities and in public research organisations to contribute to the generation of new economic opportunities and improvements in societal wellbeing. On several metrics, Spain lags its peers in terms of innovation and productivity performance. Increased engagement and collaboration between the worlds of science and business is critical for Spain’s innovation system to rise to the challenges its society currently faces.
In this context, the upcoming Spanish Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy (2021-2027) includes knowledge transfer and promoting research and innovation in the Spanish business sector as two main strategic objectives. This project will contribute to the design and implementation of measures for consideration by the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Ministry of Universities. |
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| Why the OECD? |
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The OECD is an international organisation that works with governments and civil society to establish evidence-based international standards and find solutions to today’s social, economic and environmental challenges.
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) helps EU Member States carry out reforms to stimulate job creation and sustainable growth. Upon request from EU Member States, it delivers support in the form of tailor-made expertise. As the world-leading forum for policy advice on science, innovation and entrepreneurship, the OECD has been asked by DG REFORM to support the Spanish Government in its long-standing efforts to translate its reform strategic objectives into effective, implementable measures, drawing on OECD’s evidence building and advisory experience.
The OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation and the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities have joined forces to implement this project. |
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Key project activities
1. Analysing the current state of public research-business collaboration in Spain
The first phase of the project will explore the current state of science - business collaboration in Spain, including the policy, regulatory and administrative landscape, with the objective of identifying the current obstacles to effective cooperation and the areas of improvement. Such diagnosis, captured in a short report, will build on primary data collected by the OECD as well as interviews with all relevant stakeholders.
2. Drawing lessons from relevant European and international policy practices
Policy initiatives and regulatory schemes implemented in different European countries to foster public research - business collaboration will be analysed, focusing on lessons from success practices that help inform the Spanish case. Study visits will provide critical insights on those experiences.
3. Stakeholder workshop and working groups to develop concrete policy reform option
A workshop in March 2021 will gather stakeholders to share provisional findings and build consensus on areas for policy reform. Over the following months, expert working groups convened by the OECD will develop reform options for each of the identified priority areas identified.
4. Developing a policy roadmap to improve public research-business collaboration
The roadmap resulting from previous activities will contain concrete and actionable measures to improve public research-business collaboration in Spain, as well as a range of indicators to monitor and evaluate its implementation. These will be proposed for implementation within the action plan for Spain’s Science and Innovation Strategy 2021-27.
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Project timeline and milestones
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Contact
OECD: roadmap_innova_es@oecd.org
European Commission – Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support: Patricia.Perez-Gomez@ec.europa.eu
Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation: Ignacio.Garcia@ciencia.gob.es
Spanish Ministry of Universities: Manuel.Gonzalez@universidades.gob.es