National Lisbon Strategy Implementation

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National Lisbon Strategy Implementation

• Lina Domarkiene
• Secretary of the Ministry

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• National Lisbon Strategy Implementation Programme
  
• Higher Education and RD
• Increase the RD expenditure to 2 of GDP by
  2010 private sector investment in RD should
  reach 1 of GDP
• Achieve a 20 of GDP share of high-tech
  industries by 2010
• Raise the computer literacy rate to 70 during
  the first 5 years
• Integrate the RD system of Lithuania in ERA and
  use the EU Structural Funds for research and
  development
• Strengthen the level of strategic intelligence in
  order to support policy making
• Invest in human resources and keep in and fully
  use the intellectual potential of the country
• Integrate into global knowledge creation and
  benefit from it

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National Lisbon Strategy Implementation Programme
(2005)

• Priority of Microeconomic Area To promote the
  competitiveness of Lithuanian companies
  Objective 1 To provide conditions for business
  to use the RD results of the public sector and
  to invest personally into RD through the
  development of RD capabilities of the public
  sector
• Falls within the area recognised in 2006 Annual
  Progress Report of the European Commission
  Strengthening the Science and Technology Base
  and priority action area established by the
  European Council Investing in Knowledge and
  Innovations

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Higher Education and RD Reform

• For implementing of the National Lisbon
  Strategy the Higher Education and RD Reform has
  been started.
• Objective -
• To achieve that the system of higher education
  and educational research could correspond to the
  state economy needs, society and individual
  needs, secure long-term cohesive development of
  country and international competitive ability..

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Main aspects of the reform

• RD
• Reformation of research funding system.
• Human resource development.
• Renewal of infrastructure of the Research and
  Higher Education institutions.
• Promotion of research and business relations.
• Creation of spin-off and start-out companies.

• Higher education
• Increasing of studies quality.
• Consolidation of Research and Studies
  institutions autonomy and responsibility,
  internal management development.
• Development of Studies funding and financial
  support for students.

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Higher educationIncreasing of studies quality

• Law on Science and Higher Education
• Main objectves
• To harmonize research and higher education system
  and make alingment to economy and public demands
• To warrant competitive ability of scientific
  research and experimental (social) development in
  global market.
• Programme on stimulating of international
  cooperation in Higher education sector
• Main objectves
• To stimulate the development of HE
  internationality and preparation of qualified
  specialists
• To increase Extent of Evaluation of studies
  quality by invoking increasingly foreign experts
• To give more attention on condition of students
  schoolwork and living environment

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Consolidation of Research and Studies
institutions autonomy and responsibility,
internal management development

• Law on Management and Use of Property of Public
  Higher Education Establishments
• This Law institutes principles, course and
  specifications of Management and Use of Property
  of Public Higher Education Establishments.
• Two distinguishable legal modes
• General expands the rights to dispose the
  assets, using them for rent or internal use,
  creating possibility to renew the property or
  transfer it according to usufruct agreement.
• Special right of trust is expended to the
  owner right (except some restrictions), it gives
  possibility to establish legal entities and
  invest in them.

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Development of funding of Higher Education(first
steps)

• Starting reform with concentrating additional
  state recourses to improve the quality of
  studies.
• Performed analysis of possibility of charging
  higher tuition fee. Continued discussion with all
  social partners about changing tuition fee.
• Refusing differentiated types of tuition payments
  for full-time daytime, part-time evening and
  part-time extramural students.
• Possibility to introduce principle Money after
  student.

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Development of financial support for students

• Loans
• tuition costs
• cost of living
• part-time studies abroad according to the
  international agreements.
• Possibility to use the financial resources of
  private sector (banks) for loans (currently loans
  are given only from state funds)
• Scholarship
• Increase social scholarships to ensure social
  accessibility of studies.
• Special scholarships for gifted students.

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RD Reformation of research funding

• To expand programming competitive funding
• Programmes elaboration National research
  programmes scheme has been elaborated
• Strenthening the principles Researches are
  chosen according to the competence
• Programmes administrative body Science Council
  of Lithuania has been reformed.
• To reform basic funding for science and studies
  institutions
• Allocated by using Government approved
  regulations by assessing the result of scientific
  activity
• Ensures the stability of system and links
  between science and studies.

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Human resources development

• Competence development of teaching and research
  personnel (20072013 EUSF support).
• Researchers Career Programme
• Raising qualifications and competence of
  scientists, doctoral students and other
  researchers
• Stimulating mobility of researchers and students
• Increasing the number of researchers and
  improving the age balance
• ST communication and promotion among young
  people and society at large
• Grant schemes for young and advanced researchers,
  postdocs, research groups, mobility of
  researchers (international and intersectoral),
  brain gain
• Programme for long term increase of competitive
  salaries for teaching personnel.

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Renewal of infrastructure of the Research and
Higher Education institutions

• Programme of Renovation and Reconstruction of
  Science and study institutions on 2007 2009
  year
• Retrieval of international competitive
  ability of Lithuanian High Schools by Development
  of universities and colleges infrastructure
  (auditoriums, laboratories), basic equipment
  (training and laboratories) which is needed for
  studies, science and research associated with
  improving quality of the specific study programs.
• Financial sources - 20072013 EUSF support

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Integrated Research, HE and Business Centers
(Valleys) (1)

• 1. Technology valley Sauletekis in Vilnius
• Laser and Light technologies Material
  science and Nanotechnologies Electronics and
  Optoelectronics Civilian engineering and
  Geotechnics
• 2. Valley Santara in Vilnius
• Biotechnology and Hard-molecular
  substances Molecular medicine and Biopharmacy
  Researces of ecosystems and secure environment
  Designing, Informatics and Technologies of
  communications
• 3. Integrated science, studies and business
  centre Valley Nemunas
• Creation of safe and competitive plant
  and animal production and keeping technologies
  Plant and animal genetics, biotechnology and
  selection Food quality and safety assurance,
  design of new technologies and products Biomass
  for energy and renewable energy resources,
  sustainable environment.

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• Integrated Research, HE and Business Centers
  (Valleys) (2)
• 4. Integrated science, studies and business
  centre Valley Santaka
• Sustainable chemistry and Pharmacy Mechatronics
  and related Electronic technologies, Biomedical
  engineering Future energy Informational and
  Communicational technologies
• 5. Integrated science, studies and business
  centre (valley) for the development of the
  Lithuanian maritime sector
• Marine environment - Natural Resources and
  Aquaculture, Nature Protection and Coastal
  Management, Recreational Resources and Tourism
  Marine technologies - Marine Transport and Ports,
  Marine Constructions and Technologies, Marine
  mechatronic system

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Promotion of research and business relations
National Integrated Programmes (1)

• The National Integrated Programme for certain
  business sectors where special complex approach
  via study, research and business cooperation are
  needed in long term perspective
• The main objective of the Programme is to
  increase in complex manner (through direct and
  indirect
• measures) the proportion of scientific research
  and development intensive sectors of economy.

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National Integrated Programmes (2)

• Feasibility studies selected for preparation
  of National Framework Programmes
• Integrated programme of marine sector
• National integrated programme of agriculture,
  forestry and food ecinomics
• Integrated programme of informational technology
• Consolidated integrated programme of development
  of Biotechnology and Biopharmacy
• Integrated programme of mechatronics sector
• Integrated programme of sustainable chemistry
• Consolidated Integrated programme of laser,
  nanotechnologies and applied physical sciences.

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Creation of spin-off and start-out companies

• Project of Law on Management and Use of Property
  of Public Higher Education Establishments
• This Law is designed to warrant attitude of
  culture, science, research, teaching and autonomy
  of public Higher Schools.
• This Law institutes principles, course and
  specifications of Management and Use of Property
  of Public Higher Education Establishments.

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Key aspects for Lithuania in ERA future

• Well balanced EU, regional and national RD
  policies
• Specific integration mechanisms narrowing the gap
  in RD systems between advanced and less advanced
  EU countries
• Researchers mobility schemes preserving national
  research potential
• Regional and national medium and small-size
  research infrastructures complementing the large
  pan-European ones
• Concerted policy and methods of intellectual
  property management ensuring proper knowledge
  transfer from public sector to business

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The future action on international level

• Pursuing and sequence of the innovation politics
  on EU level
• Stimulating network of researchers avoiding
  braindrain from new countries
• Creation and pursuing of horizontal innovation
  strategy in the national level
• Identification and development of the excellence
  of new EU members

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Lisbon agenda for 2008 2010 year (1)

• Increasing of study quality
• Consolidation of Research and Studies
  institutions autonomy and responsibility,
  internal management development
• Guarantee of higher autonomy for Higher
  Schools
• Reformation of management of science and
  study institutions.
• Development of studies funding and financial
  support for students
• Reorganization of systems of sponsorship of
  studies and students support
• Reformation of research funding
• Reformation and consolidation of programme
  based competitive founding for RD and
  innovations

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Lisbon agenda for 2008 2010 year (2)

• Human resource development
• Implementation of Researchers Career
  Programme
• Preparation of the Programme of stopping
  brain-drain
• Allowing researchers to raise their capacity
  in all stages of career.
• Renewal of infrastructure of the research and
  rtudies institutions
• Programme of Renovation of State realty
• Development of Integrated Research, HE and
  Business Centers (Valleys).
• Promotion of research and business relations
• Implementation of National Integrated
  Programmes
• Creation of spin-off and start-out companies.

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