Jobless in their fields of study

http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/5,114944,12013424,Pokolenie_bez_szans__Mlodzi__wyksztalceni__ZDJECIA___.html

The rationale for the S3 Can we afford losing talents in Europe?

Jerzy M LangerAcademia Europaea, London,Inst Phys, Polish Acad Sci, WarsawMunicipality of Wroclaw, Wroclaw

Smart Investment for Smart Specialization, Jachranka, Poland,27/8 June 2012

European decline, why?

Phd grad ths EU-27 100 US 52In S&E 40 19

Patents/mln inh EU-27 117 US 106Publications 38% 31%

but The EU contributes less than the US to high-impact publications

The EU is not specialised in the most dynamic research disciplines

Most Nobel Prize winners come from the USA (expats and emigrants)

Highest impact technologies come from the USA Highest ranked universities are in the USA

and Largest growth in HE and S&T is in Asia and

Brasil !!!

Europe lacks ~1 mln researchers

USA EUROPEpopulation 300 500 researchers 1.46 1,58 (2,43)Total deficit -0,85GDP 13,1 14,1

USA EUROPEHE +RTO 0,35 0,91 (0,6)business 1,13 0,67 (1,88)Deficit in business

-1,2

The focal issue

How to address the young generation of talented Europeans to regain their trust, confidence and the will to build their personal future HERE - in Europe ?Polish problem vis a vis Europe is the same as Europe vis a vis the USA

Students in Europe – the source

EU-1027%

EU1773%

EU -27

18,8 mln

USA 19,1 mlnJAPAN 3,8 mln

BulgariaCzech Republic

EstoniaLatvia

LithuaniaHungary

Poland42%

Romania22%

Slovenia Slovakia

5 mln students in EU -10 (NMS)

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Europe cries for the huge outflow of young educated Europeans to the USA, but

MC fellows net flow shows the same but inside Europe

Internal European brain drain

Danger of a two-speed Europe

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Networks of Excellence Average contract

FP country financial „retour”

The NMS (EU-12) today are subsidising EU-15, In the H2020 it will be worse

Can we afford losing talent

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A huge and so far unused potential lies dormant in the new EU states

The EU should seek to redress the imbalance by establishing research infrastructures in struggling countries.

Miroslav Topolanek – Czech Prime Minister, 2009

In a time of crisis, it is necessary to develop a more inclusive programme that without compromising the excellence will equally recognize talent all over Europe.

EU-12 Science Ministers, 23 May 2012

New Cohesion Policy

Source: P.Godin, DG REG, Eureka Acad, Brussels, 18 Jan, 2012

ERDF Total 255 bln €

Source: P.Godin, DG REG, Eureka Acad, Brussels, 18 Jan, 2012

163 bln €92 bln €

General hints

SF is the EU –”Marshall Plan” NMS must invest and not just spend. Building a pro-innovative capacity is a

must National policy must be backed by

regional &metropolitan S3 approach Countries to follow: Finland, Israel, Korea,

NorwayCaring for talent is a priority

Poland – „hidden” assets

The talent is there !

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Number of S&T students 1993-2003; average annual change

Poland - demographic potential in innovative S&T

http://www.euractiv.com/en/socialeurope/eu-regions-ranked-high-tech-workforce/article-172402

Malta (47.1%) and Poland (44.3%) had the highest national shares and Germany the lowest (around 22%) of young people employed in S&T (aged 25-34) among the total labour force in the 25-64 age group. Southern Polish region had the highest share in the EU, with nearly 50% of its S&T workforce aged 25-34, whereas Germany's Thüringen had the lowest (14.7%)EUROSTAT May, 2008

Poland must double no. of researchers!

USA EUROPE Polandpopulation 300 500 38researchers 1.46 1,58

(2,43),065 (,185 ,120)

Total deficit -0,85 -0,12GDP 13,1 14,1 ,4

USA EUROPE PolandHE +RTO 0,35 0,91 (0,6) ,054

(,044 ,069)business 1,13 0,71 (1,88) ,011

(,143 ,054)Deficit in business

-1,2 -0,13 (x12)

Innovativeness done in the right way

Yes, but before1. Analysis of human capital and its

perspective2. Analysis of comparative advantages (no

need to copy Silicon Valley) – ex ante analysis

3. Local strategy collectively (region, municipality, academics, business)

4. Agreement and determination to change old thinking (education !!!)

Smart Specialisation Strategy