Més de 1.300 startups ja formen part d’un ecosistema consolidat com el primer hub europeu del sud d’Europa. Hi predominen les empreses emergents en Indústria 4.0, ciències de la vida i tecnologia mòbil.

Principales mensajes y conclusiones del debate del Seminario "Evaluar la Innovación", celebrado en CDTI el 28 de septiembre de 2018 en colaboración con el Máster de Evaluación de Programas y Políticas Públicas de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Análisis anual de los recursos destinados a I+D+i contenidos en los Presupuestos Generales del Estado (PGE). En el informe se destaca la progresiva pérdida de relevancia estratégica de la I+D+i en los Presupuestos Generales del Estado, lo que es toda una declaración de intenciones sobre las políticas científicas a desarrollar y del futuro que realmente proponen a la sociedad los sucesivos gobiernos. Pruebas irrefutables de esta pérdida de relevancia es el descenso de más de 2.400 millones de euros en los presupuestos de 2018 respecto de los de 2008, y que las partidas destinadas a I+D+i han sido las terceras que más se han reducido durante ese periodo. En cuanto a la ejecución de presupuestaria, en 2017 solo se ejecutaron el 29,7% de los fondos dedicados, pero si analizan los fondos financieros, que son los relevantes para el sistema de ciencia, solo se ejecutaron el 18,11%, cifra que empeora, más si cabe, la situación del sistema.

The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) aims at accelerating the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies, at improving new technologies and at bringing down their costs, by coordinating national research efforts and facilitating financing of projects in the energy sector. Its goal is to promote innovation partnerships across Europe by supporting the most impact-ful technologies that will contribute to the EU's transformation to a low-carbon energy system.

Monitoring flashes are quick reports on strategic topics that will be included in the formal annual Horizon 2020 Monitoring report, and provide insights and analysis of the Horizon 2020 implementation. They serve as a timely and targeted evidence base for policy discussions, including in preparing the ground for Horizon Europe. Monitoring flashes complement and contextualise the constantly updated monitoring data that is available through the Horizon 2020 Dashboard. This monitoring flash further explores certain aspects of the collaborations between participants and provides additional evidence related the dynamic evolution of the network of participants to the Programme. While the complexity of such a large network can be examined from different angles, this flash focuses on cross-country collaborations. In particular, the analysis highlights how the situation of entities in participating countries has changed over the last decade.

This paper looks at innovation by EU firms and how this relates to financing constraints. Using the EIB Investment Survey, this working paper categorises EU firms according to their involvement in R&D and other innovation activities. It explores why young innovators are not more engaged in innovation, examining the role of credit constraints and public grants.

Informe de resultados de la Encuesta de Percepción Social de la Ciencia y la Tecnología en España que se realiza cada dos años sobre la percepción de la ciudadanía sobre los avances científicos y tecnológicos, y sobre la capacidad de éstos para la mejora de la calidad de vida de la población.

Percepción Social de la Ciencia y la Tecnología 2018. Tablas

En aquest web trobareu una gran varietat de recursos de divulgació realitzats pels membres de l'Institut de Ciències del Cosmos i el Departament de Física Quàntica i Astrofísica de la Universitat de Barcelona. Des de xerrades, cursos, tallers, a programes de ràdio, articles monogràfics, vídeos... referents a diferents camps de la Física com són la Cosmologia, Gravitació, Partícules elementals, Atòmica i Nuclear.

Based on a survey launched in early-2018 for the year 2017, this Annual Monitoring Report 2017 provides an overview on the state-of-play of Raw Material Commitments (RMCs) of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials (EIP-RM). Commitments are joint undertakings by several partners, who commit themselves to carrying out activities that contribute to achieving actions and targets of the EIP-RM.

The Energy Union is one of the 10 political priorities of the current Commission; and comprises five closely interlinked dimensions, the fifth of which addresses research, innovation and competitiveness (RIC). Trends in patents are among the key performance indicators monitored annually to evaluate the contribution of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) to the objectives of the Energy Union in a quantifiable way, as part of the reporting on the State of the Energy Union. At regional level, the Commission has called on the relevant authorities to develop smart specialisation strategies for research and innovation, encouraging all European regions to identify their areas of competitive advantage, where research and innovation investment under cohesion policy could be prioritised. This document provides an overview of regional performance in the Research, Innovation and Competitiveness Priorities of the Energy Union through maps.

The OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2018 is the twelfth edition in a series that biennially reviews key trends in science, technology and innovation (STI) policy in OECD countries and a number of major partner economies. The 14 chapters within this edition look at a range of topics, notably the opportunities and challenges related to enhanced data access, the impacts of artificial intelligence on science and manufacturing, and the influence of digitalisation on research and innovation. The report also discusses the shortcomings of current policy measures, how the Sustainable Development Goals are re-shaping STI policy agendas, and the need for new - more flexible and agile - approaches to technology governance and policy design. While these disruptive changes challenge policy makers in a number of ways, the digital revolution underway also provides solutions for better policy targeting, implementation and monitoring. This report relies on the latest academic work in the field, research and innovation statistical data, as well as data on wider trends and issues. It makes extensive use of country responses to the 2017 EC OECD STI policy survey (https://stip.oecd.org) and features contributions by renowned experts and academics to broaden the debate and provide more personal, sometimes controversial, angles to it.

New digital tools are empowering, and can serve to support a new source of inclusive global economic growth. To seize this opportunity it is essential that no one, and especially no woman, is held back in trying to achieve their aspirations. Now is the time to ensure the digital transformation represents a leapfrog opportunity for women and a chance to build a more inclusive digital world. This brochure, prepared with the support of the Australian Government and launched in New York at the margin of the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, presents preliminary analysis and experimental indicators to help broaden the evidence base.

Priorities of Progress: understanding citizens’ voices is an Economist Intelligence Unit report commissioned by Nitto Denko that sheds light on citizens’ priorities among issues that range from healthcare, education, social protection, public safety, R&D, to the environment and transport infrastructure. The report builds insights from a 50-country citizen survey and interviews with a panel of experts and measures survey responses against publicly available spending data. The study aims to contribute to the current debate on how well societies are meeting the needs of their populations, how citizens feel about their country’s progress, and how closely this progress aligns to their preferred vision of society. About technology R&D and progress, overall 60% responded technology has and will continue to benefit society (compared with 14% who disagreed); however when asked of the need to invest public resources, citizens placed the least priority on R&D.