University Of Montenegro

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University Of Montenegro
State Of The Art And The Strategy Of RDI
Development In Montenegro Prof. dr Mira
Vukcevic Dean of Faculty of Metallurgy and
Technology, University of Montenegro - Podgorica
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• Knowledge-based society in Montenegro
• Reality or Fiction?
• Knowledge-based society indicators
• RDI budget per capita
• Number of researchers per capita
• Number of scientific institution with
  technological development program

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• Knowledge-based society indicators
• Percentage of the companies that apply
  innovative technologies
• Percentage of SMEs and private sector involvment
  in RDI financing
• Number of companies with departments for
  development
• Level of high-tech products export
• Number of patents per capita
• Number of researchers and scientific
  publications
• Human resources and education efficiency
• E-government

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• Montenegrin reality
• Services
• Low ICT products selling
• Modest social treatment of science
• Scientific institutional network
• Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts
• University of Montenegro
• Several institutes within companies

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THE ROLE OF THE MODERN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY Sci
ence Education Development Technological
engagement World examples Technologica
l parks and incubators, institutes and small
high-tech companies
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• The Real Role Of The University Of Montenegro
• - Several scientific groups with respectable
  reference lists
• The Lack of the scientific strategy recognazing
  of more perspective scientific streams and
  laboratories
• Transforming of education process from
  reproduction to creativity

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Development work
Business techn.incubator
Inovation center
Center for technology transfer
stakeholders in newdeveloped companies
stakeholders in new developed companies
shares in companies
shares in companies
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RD infrastructure at the University of
Montenegro

• Existing infrastructure in Montenegro has number
  of weaknesses
• Large differences in the development of different
  research units
• Lack of adequate premises
• Poor financial standing of research projects
• Significant need in print and electronic items
• 16.100 internet hosts per 100.000 habitants and
  100 PCs per 1000 habitants

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• Communication and information system development
  as one of the interest of Montenegro
• Supporting of the national infrastructure
  creation as a base for the involvment into
  European Grid-based e-science infrastructure
• Necessary decision and action (at the level of
  State and University) for efficient
  interinstitutional, international and
  interdisciplinar using of infrastructure
• Adequate executive schemes
• The role of national structures (NREN National
  Research and Educational Network)
• Financing of research ICT infrastructure
• Using of research network GEANT and upgrading of
  existing electronic networks, data base access

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• Status of Library Information system
• Low professional assistency
• Low infrastructure
• Low data base access possibilities
• Low interconnection of the several libraries
• COBISS bibliographical system and series and
  COBIB mutual catalogization

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• Needs
• Planning and coordination of the activities
  regarding the infrastructural interconnection of
  several University Libraries
• Supporting of the common communication capacities
  for the operation of central sevice
• Management of COBIB base
• Professional assistency to the libraries (PC
  equipment, installing and maintenance)
• Organizing of access to the other informative
  services and bases under the conition defined in
  consortium

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Human potential in RD

• Brain drain, brain waste
• Number of scientist low (606 scientists at the
  University, 351 Ph.D. and 255 M.Sc.
• Social sciences and humanities (almost 50)
• Engineering and technology (21)
• Medical sciences (10.3)
• Agricultural sciences (6.3)
• Non-University institutions 699 researchers
  204 Ph.D. and 495 M.Sc.

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Instruments of support

• More than 80 are public
• Ministry budget supports SR projects in various
  areas
• Ministry budget pays salaries of professors at
  universities and various institutes

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International cooperation in RD and
participation in EU funded projects

• 15 of the total RD budget is dedicated to
  international cooperation
• In 2004/5 participated in two FP6 projects (SSA),
  2 UNESCO, 12 other multilateral projects
  (UNDP,CERN,NATO,IAEA,COST)
• TEMPUS
• SEE-ERA.net (FP6)
• SEEREN 2 (FP6)
• SEEGRID 2 (FP6)
• ERA West Balkan

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National Scientific Research Projects

• In 2005
• 56 projects - 322.182,99
• In 2006
• 56 projects - 322.182,99

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Bilateral Projects

• 9 with SLOVENIA (3 technics, others from the
  different fields) - 18.820,00
• 14 with GREECE 43.480,00
• 3 with FRY MACEDONIA, - protocol not signed yet
• Pelikan - FRANCE 8.400

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Budget for RD

• Less than 1 of the national budget is alocated
  for RD 669,320.47 in 2006 (0.13 of the
  overall budget, which is 518,912,185.26 )
• (0.83 in 2001 to 0.30 in 2004)

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• The scope and the tasks of scientific and
  development institution in Montenegro
• More effective cooperation and new network of
  scientific institution and companies (business
  sector) new and inovative products and services
• The upgrading of basic (fundamental) knowledge
• Increasing of the competitiveness of Montenegrin
  companies and business sector Made in RDI
  sector of Montenegro
• Scientific and research strategy in Montenegro
• Planning of the strategy budget in less than 5
  years
• Stimulation of business sector for investing in
  RDI (fiscal politics)

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• The scope and the tasks of scientific and
  development institution in Montenegro
• Using of international sources and projects
• Increase funds for RDI
• Adequate legal arrangements in this field
• Not only the Role of State but market also in
  the development of RDI
• Enabling the NGO involvment, Private secotr
  involvment, potential partnership among the State
  and Private sector.

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