The Czech national research programme on cultural heritage and European integration Zuzana Bauerová Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic Miloš Drdácký

The Czech national research programme on cultural heritage and European integration

Zuzana Bauerová

Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic

Miloš Drdácký

Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Research programmes of the Ministry of culture 2006-2011

National RNational R&D policy 2004-2008&D policy 2004-2008 Lisbon strategy (sustainable development and

social inclusion) Action plan for Europe R&D Act No. 130/2002 National Research Programme (valid until 2009)

Priorities:Priorities: Human resources International cooperation Regional aspect R&D in use R&D evaluation

Some priority areas:Some priority areas: Information and knowledge based society Life quality and safeness New materials and technologies


The The RR&D&D Council Council Advisory council to

the government of the Czech Republic

Article 2 (Government ResolutionNo. 82 (19/1/2005):Scope of Responsibilities

(1) The Council shall draw up long-term fundamental trends and schemes for the

development of research and development in the Czech Republic through its advisory bodies, which have been established as expert commissions involved in the respective trends of research and development;

process regular annual analyses and assessments of the research and development situation in the Czech Republic, compare them with foreign countries and submitthe findings to the Government;

develop a mid-term draft forecast for research and development support and estimate the total costs of research and development covered from individual budget chapters and propose their allocation;

assess opinions concerning research and development documents submitted to the Government,

conduct negotiations with the advisory bodies of the European Communities on research and development and with the research and development councils of the individualMember States of the European Communities but also other countries;

act as administrator and operator and approve the rules for the operation of the Research and Development Information System,

propose to the Government to appoint and/or remove the Chair and other members of the Board of the Czech Republic Grant Agency,

fulfil any other tasks and duties set forth in the Act on the Support of Research and Development and special legal regulations, or those imposed by the Government.

Coordination Centre for RCoordination Centre for R&D at the &D at the Ministry of CultureMinistry of Culture advisory body of the R&D Council in matters

of culture and cultural heritage Draw-up departmental conception and its

realization Set-up departmental programmes Fulfillment of priorities Act as administrator and operator and approve

the rules for the operation


4 programmes: Research and evaluation of cultural and historical

values, sustainability tools and research of traditional culture as integral part of intangible cultural heritage

Access to the cultural heritage resources and their preservation

Research and documentation of musical, theater and artistic resources, literature history, theory and critics, analytical and social circumstances of culture and audiovisual masmedia

Testimony of czech, moravian and silesian museums and galleries



2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ∑

In ths. CZK

1 2,494 3,854 8,446 10,545 11,335 2,929 39,603

2 2,046 3,545 9,000 15,000 12,000 2,495 44,086

3 2,046 3,545 3,573 3,873 3,873 3,376 20,286

4 2,046 6,150 8,231 9,282 9,442 9,200 44,351

∑ 8,632 17,094 29,250 38,700 36,650 18,000 148,326

Analysis of existing state of R&D in CZ and a comparison with the situation abroad

total expenditure (% of GDP)


share of foreign funds in total R&D expenditure (in %)


share of public funds in total R&D expenditure (in%)

Documents

The Czech national research programme on cultural heritage and European integration Zuzana Bauerová Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic Miloš Drdácký