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Slovenia
BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE GOVERNANCE OF SCIENCE IN SLOVENIA
Slovenia has a long tradition of scientific research and academic excellence. The main strengths of Slovenian research and development are a relatively high share of GDP invested in R&D, relatively high quality of scientific research with well established international cooperation, and relatively young and fairly numerous researchers with negligible brain drain. A well established net-work of bilateral cooperation agreements, successful participation in the EU Framework Programmes for Research & Technological Development, and participation in the scientific programmes of multilateral organizations assure Slovenian science to remain integrated in global scientific trends and activities.
Most research takes place in universities and in research institutes as well as within research units of companies. Financial support to scientific research is provided by
I. Government sector:
the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
through the following programme priorities: defining strategic and developmental goals of R&D in Slovenia, harmonising higher education with the Bologna guidelines, promoting a fa-vourable environment for innovation through financial support for companies in the field of technological development, coor¬dinating the implementation of the programme in the area of information society, establishing broadband networks to link
up the educational, cultural, research and development areas,
implementing key development activities in the metrology system of the Republic of Slovenia;
the Slovenian Research Agency, which performs professional, development and executive tasks relating to the National Research and Development Programme at every level, as well as other work to promote research and development activities;
the Slovenian Technology Agency, which carries out expert development and executive tasks which to advance technological development and innovation in accordance with the adopted National Research and Development Programme and other national programmes supporting enterprises and competitiveness;
other Ministries.
II. Private non-profit sector (Foundations): Slovenian Science Foundation, whose mission is to support researchers and students for their development into experi¬enced and excellent researchers, integrated into European and global research projects and programmes. For this purpose, the Slovenian Science Foundation has developed a flexible
mechanism called »second chance« to enable young and ambitious researchers and students to real¬ize their goals regardless of state budget support.
Ad Futura, one of its main goals being to facilitate the international mobility of students and re-searchers through the provision of relevant information and to generate interest for cooperation.
III. Business Sector:
Large companies account for seventy per cent of all industrial R&D expenditure. In order to support both SMEs and large companies in their R&D endeavour in Slovenia tax allowances were introduced in 2006 with the aim to streamline the R&D expenditure by not offering only the form of subsidies obtained through calls for proposals.
SUMMARY REVIEW OF SCIENCE & RESEARCH COOPERATION WITH BELARUS
The Agreement on Trade-Economical and Scientific&Technical Cooperation, concluded by Slovenia and Belarus in 1991, constitutes the legal basis for S&T cooperation between two countries.
Based on this Agreement, the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA) and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) in 1993 concluded Agreement on scientific cooperation.
A number of Agreements and Protocols on cooperation is signed on the level of scientific institutes and universities of two countries.
Since 2001 through the Calls of Belarusian Republican Fund on Fundamental Research (BRFFR) 1 Belarus-Czech research projects bilaterally financed have been fulfilled.
To date, however, bilateral cooperation has mostly built on direct contacts between researchers and research organisations from the two countries or has taken place in the context of multilateral programmes.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENCE & RESEARCH COOPERATION SLOVENIA-BELARUS
On a bilateral level Slovenia has developed scientific and technological cooperation with 81 countries and has thus proved to be a reliable cooperation partner. Priorities areas for Slovenia's bilateral international cooperation are the EU member countries, neighbouring countries, Western Balkan countries, leading non-European S&T countries and regionally important countries.
In general, Slovenian researchers and research organisations are entitled to include partners from other countries (including from Belarus) in research projects for which they apply for support from the Slovenia national funding sources. In principle bilateral scientific and technological cooperation consists of joint research projects in whose framework the mobility of project partners is co-funded by each side, not excluding other forms of cooperation.
The Slovenian Research Agency in cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science & Technology conducts regular calls for research proposals. The opportunities within European projects and programmes also merit special attention.
WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFORMATION?
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Office of International Cooperation and Euro-pean Affairs Trg OF 13, SI-1000 Ljubljana Tel:+ 386 147 84 646, Fax:+ 386 147 84 719 http://www.mvzt.gov.si Slovenian Research Agency
Department for International Cooperation Tivolska cesta 30, SI-1000 Ljubljana Tel.:+ 386 1400 59 10 Fax: + 386 1 400 59 57 http://www.arrs.gov.si
Slovenian Technology Agency
Maurerjeva ulica 29 SI-1000 Ljubljana Tel:+ 386 1513 08 73 http://www.tia.si Slovenian Science Foundation
Stefanova ulica 15, SI-1000 Ljubljana Tel.:+ 386 1426 35 90 Fax:+ 386 1426 35 91 http://www.szf.si
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Novi trg 3, SI-1000 Ljubljana Tel:+ 386 147 06 100 Fax: + 386 1 42 53 423 http ://www. sazu. si Ad Futura
Kotnikova ulica 34, SI-1000 Ljubljana Tel.:+ 386 1434 10 80 Fax: + 386 1 434 10 90 http://www.ad-futura.si
CMEPIUS - Center of the Republic of Slove-nia for Mobility and European Educational and Training Programmes
Ob zeleznici 16, SI-1000 Ljubljana Tel: +386 1 586 42 51 Fax:+386 1586 42 31 http://www.cmepius.si Slovenia - Your Cooperation Partner
An integrated information system with a variety of on-line information on Slovenia's policies, institutions, economic and RTD activity, and its people, including data on National Contact Points. http://www.sycp.si
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