National Centre for

Research and Development

• Executive agency supervised by the Minister of Science and Higher Education

• One of the two research funding agencies in Poland• Established in 2007 with new by-laws since 2010• Agency funding applied research and research intensive development• Grants offered to companies and research performing organizations • Annual budget exceeding 1 billion EUR

About NCRD

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NCRD’s activities • Support of sustainable economic growth of Poland through the

use of R&D results• Funding for applied research• Funding commercialization and transfer of scientific research

results to the economy• Facilitation of science-business cooperation• Financing of international cooperation• Supporting the development of young scientists • Financing of research for security and defense• Main funding initiatives:

• Programmes designed according to national science policy (strategic programmes – STRATEGMED, BIOSTRATEG, TECHMATSTRATEG)

• Programmes supporting innovative economy and competitiveness [ 3 ]

NCRD’s budget 2007-2014, in MN EUR

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Sources of funding

Source Execution in 2013 (in K EUR)

Plan for 2014 (in K EUR)

Budget share (in 2014)

Innovative Economy Operational Programme 491 520 676 333 53,26%

Earmarked (task-oriented) subsidy 252 777 256 103 20,17%

Human Capital Operational Programme 164 117 183 959 14,49%

Infrastructure and Environment Operational Programme 94 887 119 779 9,43%

Norwegian Financial Mechanism 13 820 19 429 1,53%

Subject (grantee-oriented) subsidy 7 671 9 654 0,76%

Technical Assistance Operational Programme 3 157 3 284 0,26%

Other incomes (EC, ERA-NET) 710 863 0,07%

Investment subsidy 394 477 0,04%

Total 1 029 053 1 269 881 100,00%

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NCRD’s beneficiaries

Beneficiary type

2012

No of projects

Share in total no of projects

Value of grants(PLN)

Share in total value of grants

Consortia 332 31,20%1 448 717

41036,47%

Enterprises 328 30,83% 1 223 815 824 30,81%

Universities 295 27,73% 1 040 207 267 26,19%

Research institutes

52 4,89% 115 152 400 2,90%

Research institutes

PAN34 3,20% 122 476 599 3,08%

NGOs 18 1,69% 20 344 868 0,51%

Others 5 0,46% 1 470 388 0,04%

Total 1064 100%3 972 184

756 100%

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Agreements signed with consortia(% of all contracts)

4,25%

31,20%

46,40%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

2011 2012 2013

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Projects implemented at universities by field of study (OECD classification)

* Projects financed with national funds only (contracts signed from 2004 until March 2013)[ 8 ]

Relation of private expenditure of NCRD beneficiaries to Business Expenditures on R&D

Source: Central Statistical Office (GUS)[ 9 ]

R&D funding initiatives related to transport research area

1. Main national funding initiatives: Applied Research Programme INNOTECH LIDER

2. Join venture: in cooperation with National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water

Management in cooperation with General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways

3. European Structural Funds: Innovative Economy Human Capital Infrastructure and Environment

4. International initiatives: ERA-NET Transport III Electromobility+

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Examples of R&D projects related to transport

Project title: Shaping environmentally friendly transport systemFunding: Applied Research Programme

Project title: The simulation system for the sustainable management of mixed electrical and combustion fleet of taxisFunding: Applied Research Programme

Project title: Environmentally friendly vehicles electronic system for public transportFunding: Innovative Economy

Project title: Multimodal traffic monitoring systemFunding: INNOTECH

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134 R&D projects within transport research area

Thank you!

National Centre for Research and Development Nowogrodzka 47a00-695 Warsaw, PolandTel: +48 22 39 07 401 www.ncbr.gov.pl