Regional Innovation in Central Europe: Brno – Center of Education and Innovation (– 13.9.2006) Ivo Šanc: Support for research and development in the Czech

Regional Innovation in Central Europe: Brno – Center of Education and Innovation (– 13.9.2006)

Ivo Šanc: Support for research and development in the Czech Republic

Support for Research and Development in the Czech Republic

Source of data: Czech Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance of CR, „Guide…“ published by Czech Association for New Materials and Technologies

Ivo ŠancCZELO - Czech Liaison Office for Research and Development

Bastion Tower level 21Place du Champ de Mars 5B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

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+32 2 550 3785

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Parliament

Ministry of Finance

Grant Agency

Nat. Council for R & D

Ministry of Finance

Government

Academy of Sciences

Ministry of Education

Grant Agency

Academy of Sciences

Ministry of Education

▪ Public tenders▪ Institutional and project money

Implementing organizations

Implementing organizations

State budget

Ministries +agencies

Ministries + agencies

▪ Universities▪ Institutes of AS▪ Research centers▪ Private sector

Proposals

Scheme of state budget preparation and public support to R&D



Budget administrators:

• Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic• Grant Agency of the Czech Republic• Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports• Ministry of Trade and Industry• Ministry of Health• Ministry of Agriculture• Ministry of Environment• Ministry of Transport• Ministry of Culture• Ministry of Interior Affairs• Ministry of Defence• Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs• Ministry of Foreign Affairs• Ministry of Regional Development• State Office for Nuclear Safety• Czech Mining Office



Trend of total R & D expenditures (GERD) in CR (mil. CZK and % of GDP)

1 € = 28 CZK



R & D expenditures according to disciplines :(2003; millions CZK; 1€ = 28 CZK)

total public resources

Natural sciences 7874 4847

Engineering & Technology

185774164

Medicine 3298 1640

Agriculture 1610 1194

Social sciences and humanities

1883 1643



Total public R & D expenditures according to the sectors of use (business sector, governmental, universities)

25%

60%

24%

15,7

%23%

15,6

%

61%

23%

15,3

%21%

14,8

%

14,2

%

60% 61

%

64%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Business sector Government Higher Education

year 2000

year 2001

year 2002

year 2003

year 2004



Trend of public support to R & D (mil. of CZK and % OF GDP) in the Czech Republic

9 672

16 458

11 641

7 553

8 732

12 578

14 664

13 921

12 4980,45

0,5

0,56

0,54

0,54

0,43

0,55

0,520,54

6 000

8 000

10 000

12 000

14 000

16 000

18 000

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0,3

0,35

0,4

0,45

0,5

0,55

0,6

Support rate (mil. CZK)

Support rate (% GDP)



Trend of public support to R & D for selected main providers in the years 1998 - 2005

2 14

7

871

964

1 80

4

638

464

341

4 44

0

1 32

6 1 85

0

850

724

560

5 47

8

0

1 000

2 000

3 000

4 000

5 000

6 000

Academy ofSc.

Grant ag. CR MTI MEYS M. Health M. Agric. M. Envir.

Stát

ní p

odpo

ra V

aV v

lete

ch 1

996-

2003

(mil

. Kč) 1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005



60%

40%

57%

43%

0

0,1

0,2

0,3

0,4

0,5

0,6

0,7

project financing institutional financing

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

R & D expenditures: relation between project and institutional financing (%)



Percentage of total and public R & D expenditures in the regions of the Czech Republic

total public total public total public Prague 34,5% 58,3% 36,8% 60,9% 37,9% 58,0%Central Bohemia 25,8% 6,0% 21,6% 6,5% 20,6% 8,3%South Bohemia 2,9% 4,0% 3,2% 4,1% 3,3% 4,6%Plzeň region 2,8% 3,2% 2,2% 1,4% 2,4% 1,2%Karlovy Vary region 0,3% 0,1% 0,3% 0,1% 0,3% 0,2%Ústí nad Labem region 1,5% 0,4% 1,9% 0,4% 1,5% 0,4%Liberec region 2,6% 0,8% 2,5% 1,3% 2,5% 0,9%Hradec Králové region 2,2% 1,8% 2,4% 1,5% 3,4% 3,9%Pardubice region 3,4% 0,8% 3,9% 0,9% 3,9% 0,8%Highlands (Jihlava) region 1,4% 0,0% 1,3% 0,0% 1,5% 0,1%South Moravia 10,6% 16,8% 10,8% 16,2% 11,3% 15,6%Olomouc region 3,0% 2,1% 2,8% 1,8% 3,0% 2,0%Zlín region 4,2% 2,7% 2,8% 1,3% 2,2% 0,5%Morava-Silesia region 4,8% 2,9% 7,5% 3,4% 6,3% 3,6%

Region NUTS3/type of expenditure

2002 2003 2004



Number of R & D employees in Czech Republic

(full-time equivalent, end of 2003)

Business sector 13711

Government sector 7977

High education sector 5987

Non-profit sector 282

Total27957

= 3,1 per 1000 employees



Indirect support to R&D (Tax incentives)

• Direct support prevails• Private company can subtract 100 % of R&D spendings from income

taxation

Next measures in consideration:• Indirect tools of the support to SMEs (spin-offs, start-ups)• Tax incentives based on the cooperation between industry and academia



Thank you for your attention !

Ivo ŠancCZELO - Czech Liaison Office for Research and Development

Bastion Tower level 21Place du Champ de Mars 5B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

[email protected]

+32 2 550 3785

mailto:[email protected]

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