Dades de la participació catalana a les convocatòries de l'European Research Council (ERC)

Els Papers de l’Observatori per la Indústria recullen l’anàlisi, propostes i recomanacions en els seus diferents àmbits fruit del Pacte Nacional d’Indústria. La tercera entrega, L’impacte laboral de la indústria 4.0 a Catalunya (Joan Miquel Hernández Gascón et al, 2018) planteja els canvis que pot generar la denominada “4a Revolució industrial” en el nombre de treballadors, la qualitat de la seva ocupació o les seves necessitats de formació.

Presentaciones de la Jornada Nacional Convocatoria MSCA COFUND 2018 celebrada el 24 de abril de 2018 en el Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad de Madrid.

EU support for research and innovation adds value by encouraging cooperation between research teams across countries and disciplines that is vital in making breakthrough discoveries. It allows the EU to deliver on priorities such as the Paris Agreement on climate change.

In the context of the preparation of the future research and innovation Framework Programme of the European Union (FP9), the study collects and analyses evidence of current and recent mission-oriented research and innovation initiatives in European Member States and other major economies around the world. The study includes a desk research improving the understanding of mission-oriented R&I initiatives, a definition, and an inventory and analysis of over forty ongoing initiatives (of which seven in depth cases) addressing major global challenges, such as climate change, health, ageing or food security. The analyses explore implementation and management, including their governance structure, the policy mix as well as the monitoring systems and evaluation mechanisms. The Study highlights that there is a plurality of mission-oriented R&I initiatives. Directionality and intentionality nevertheless differentiate them from other initiatives, such as those that are challenge-driven. The success of these initiatives highly depends on pre-conditions, such as institutions and policies already in place as well as existing capacities and knowledge.

In the context of the preparation of the future research and innovation Framework Programme of the European Union (FP9), the study collects evidence to assess the potential impacts of mission-oriented R&I approaches. The extensive desk research is the basis for the analysis of mission-oriented R&I initiatives and provides new insights in the understanding of their potential impacts and help determine the potential influence of a move towards mission orientation in the EU28 countries. The Study identifies three potential scenarios: a transition to accelerator or transforming missions only, or to the compound of these two (hybrid model). Opinions and data from a varied audience of stakeholders were collected through interviews, a survey and a workshop. The main findings are that the introduction of a mission-oriented approach is widely supported, and that the hybrid model is deemed the most appropriate. The design and implementation of this approach will need to consider carefully the engagement of a wide array of stakeholders including citizens, the coordination across policy domains, policy departments and governance levels, and evaluation and monitoring mechanisms among others.

Industrial research infrastructures, whether public, semi-public, or private, refer to facilities, equipment and support services for industry to test/validate, upscale and bring new solutions to the market. EU industry requires responding to rapid technological change to address international growth opportunities, while responding to global competition. Across the EU, there is increasing industry demand for access to new technology, products testing and validation support. There is growing recognition that efforts and investments across the EU (and within EU Member States) require greater coordination and targeting in order to address industry needs by providing industrial research infrastructures which are open, shared, and accessible. It is time for a European strategy, coordinating existing policies, closing eventual gaps and prioritising at EU-level the needed industrial research infrastructures for the benefits of EU citizens and businesses.

The value of a business is increasingly linked to its intellectual property (IP) assets, which are becoming more and more important in many sectors. IP can be transferred or licensed, offered to enter into cooperation agreements or contributed as capital in a joint venture. In order to highlight the importance of well-drafted agreements for protecting and managing intellectual property, the European IPR Helpdesk has recently published their new guide “IP and Contracts”. Complementing the ever-growing portfolio of free online training and information material, this new guide provides various practical examples helping businesses to understand the key points to consider regarding contracts in the IP field. Starting off with an overview on general contract clauses, the second part of the guide focuses on some of the most common IP contracts and IP clauses.

El Ranking CYD 2018, como las ediciones anteriores, se ha elaborado asociado con U-Multirank, para el cual la Fundación CYD ha sido el interlocutor en España. El Ranking CYD comparte con el U-Multirank los mismos principios metodológicos adoptados en su elaboración y la mayoría de los indicadores. Sin embargo, incorpora también indicadores apropiados para el sistema de educación superior español. La quinta edición del Ranking CYD incluye 71 universidades más 2 universidades adicionales para las cuales se ofrecen solo indicadores bibliométricos y de patentes. Estos indicadores se han elaborado extrayendo información de las publicaciones indexadas en la base de datos Web of Science y de la base de datos PATSTAT (EPO-Worldwide Patent Statistical Database de la Organización Europea de Patentes). En la presente edición se han actualizado los datos de cuatro ámbitos: Medicina, Psicología, Sociología y Trabajo Social. Además, se han añadido cinco nuevos ámbitos de conocimiento: Ciencias Políticas, Enfermería, Educación, Farmacia y Odontología; que se añaden a los analizados en anteriores ediciones: Biología, Empresariales, Economía, Física, Historia, Ingeniería Informática, Ingeniería Civil, Ingeniería Eléctrica, Ingeniería Industrial/Producción, Ingeniería Mecánica, Ingeniería Química, Matemáticas y Química. El objetivo es incorporar en las próximas ediciones más universidades y ampliar el número de ámbitos de conocimiento.

This policy report explores the role of R&D grant schemes in supporting young innovative firms with growth potential. It uses primarily literature from the Science direct and Scopus databases, and available policy evaluations. The analysis focuses on the impact of R&D grant schemes on companies' outcomes such innovation, employment, and economic and innovative performance, with the intent of providing evidence that could inform current and future R&I policy.

La publicación de datos y cifras de Propiedad Industrial (PI) que ofrece la Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas, O.A. (OEPM) pretende mostrar una visión generalizada de las actividades relacionadas con las distintas modalidades de protección en materia de Propiedad Industrial de acuerdo con las estadísticas del año 2017. La presente publicación constituye una referencia rápida de consulta que cubre las siguientes modalidades: invenciones (patentes y modelos de utilidad), signos distintivos (marcas y nombres comerciales) y diseños industriales.

Infografía con los datos más relevantes del informe "La OEPM en Cifras 2017"

La transferencia de conocimiento de la investigación pública a la sociedad se ha convertido en un elemento estratégico y fundamental por varios aspectos. La transferencia representa una fuente de financiación para la actividad investigadora, una fuente de innovación para las empresas y una fuente de desarrollo económico. Además, es parte fundamental del objetivo de construir una economía basada en el conocimiento y constituye el tercer eje de la Estrategia española de ciencia y tecnología y de innovación. A este respecto, resulta fundamental evaluar la actividad de transferencia para conocer la situación actual y proponer acciones de mejora. En este trabajo proponemos un modelo de evaluación de la eficiencia de los hospitales españoles en producción científica, dato que podría utilizarse como indicador de transferencia de conocimiento.

The International Day of Light is a global initiative that provides an annual focal point for the continued appreciation of light and the role it plays in science, culture and art, education, and sustainable development, and in fields as diverse as medicine, communications, and energy. The broad theme of light will allow many different sectors of society worldwide to participate in activities that demonstrates how science, technology, art and culture can help achieve the goals of UNESCO – education, equality, and peace.