STI in Flanders
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We gladly present you our publication "STI in Flanders", which will be updated yearly. You'll find in depth information about Science, Technology and Innovation policy in Flanders, important figures or indicators, the broad context and the performance of the research and innovation landscape, and an overview of the main actors and the public entities engaged in the field of R&D and innovation.
STI system in Flanders
Flanders is an autonomous region located in the northern part of Belgium. While certain policy domains remain exclusively federal, other domains have largely been transferred to either the Communities or the Regions. The latter is the case for the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) domain: in terms of legislation and budget, scientific research is mainly a community competence, whereas innovation is almost completely a regional competence.
Funding of R&D
At the European Summit in Barcelona (March 2002), the Heads of State or Government decided on the objective of increasing total R&D expenditure (GERD) to 3% of GDP (gross domestic product) in the EU (the “3 % objective”) by the year 2010. As an additional objective, they decided that one-third of R&D expenditure should be publicly funded, with the other two-thirds coming from the business community.
Human resources in science and technology
Highly educated and skilled personnel are a key resource for science and technology. Consequently, indicators for Human Resources in Science and Technology (HRST) are very important.
Innovation efforts by enterprises in Flanders (CIS results)
The overall innovation rate (process innovations, product innovations, organizational and marketing) of Flanders is still well above the EU-28 average of 49% and therefore keeps its ranking among the top countries.
STI productivity or STI output?
Patent statistics and publication statistics provide important indicators for measuring R&D output. Long time series are available and the data allow cross-country comparison. This section looks more closely at the role of publications and patents (applications and grants) as an output of R&D expenditure.
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