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Investigation of the EU Countries in Horizon 2020 Program and The Role of Higher Education Institutions in The Process of Innovation

Year 2020, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 75 - 83, 30.08.2020
https://doi.org/10.32329/uad.731286

Abstract

The European Union, in a competition process based upon information and technology, has started to implement certain policy sets to be able to boost its knowledge-based activities, empower scientific capability and accelerate innovation production. One of these policy sets is the framework programs which is addressed within science, research and higher education policies. Via instrumentalization of the framework programs, the European Union aims to develop its capacity and capability of innovation production, increase its economic competitiveness and provide sustainable growth. Current framework program is Horizon 2020 which is in practice between 2014-2020. This study aims to discuss the European Union countries’ participation in Horizon 2020 and elaborate the role of higher education institutions in the process of innovation production. In this context, Horizon 2020 program was conceptually described, the member countries’ contribution to the program budget, number of the projects they participated and funds they received were analysed. Additionally, profiles of the institutions participated in the projects and role of the higher education institutions in production of innovation were elaborated. In the study, it is concluded that considering the number of projects and the amount of grants acquired within the framework of Horizon 2020, there is a very heterogeneous distribution among EU countries and the ability to produce innovation increases as cooperation increases between higher education institutions and companies.

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Avrupa Birliği Ülkelerinin Ufuk 2020 Programına Katılımı ve Yenilik Üretimi Sürecinde Yükseköğretim Kurumlarının Rolü

Year 2020, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 75 - 83, 30.08.2020
https://doi.org/10.32329/uad.731286

Abstract

Bilgi ve teknolojiye dayalı bir rekabet sürecinin içerisinde olan Avrupa Birliği, bilgi odaklı faaliyetlerini artırmak, bilimsel kabiliyeti güçlendirmek ve yenilik üretimini hızlandırabilmek için çeşitli politika setleri uygulamaya koymuştur. Bunlardan biri de bilim, araştırma ve yükseköğretim politikası içerisinde ele alınan çerçeve programlarıdır. Avrupa Birliği, çerçeve programlarını araçsallaştırarak yenilik üretebilme kapasitesini ve kabiliyetini geliştirmeyi, ekonomik rekabet edebilirlik gücünü artırmayı ve sürdürülebilir büyümeyi tesis edebilmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çerçeve programlarından sonuncusu 2014-2020 yılları arasında geçerli olan Ufuk 2020’dir. Bu çalışmanın amacı Avrupa Birliği üye ülkelerinin Ufuk 2020 Programına katılımlarını tartışmak ve yenilik üretimi sürecinde yükseköğretim kurumlarının rolünü ele almaktır. Bu bağlamda öncelikle Ufuk 2020 Programı kavramsal olarak tanımlanmış, üye ülkelerin program bütçesine sundukları katkılar, katıldıkları proje sayıları ve aldıkları hibeler analiz edilmiştir. Projelere katılan kurumların profilleri ve projeler sonrasında ortaya çıkan yeniliklerde yükseköğretim kurumlarının rolü incelenmiştir. Çalışmada, Ufuk 2020 çerçevesinde proje sayısı ve edinilen hibe miktarı dikkate alındığında AB ülkeleri arasında oldukça heterojen bir dağılımın olduğu ve yükseköğretim kurumları ile şirketler arasında iş birliğinin arttıkça yenilik üretme kabiliyetinin yükseldiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

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  • Akses, S. (2010). AB Bilim ve Araştırma Politikası, Iktisadi Kalkınma Vakfı Yayınları, Yayın No:241, İstanbul.
  • Conceiçao, P. ve Heitor M.V. (2005). Innovation for All?, London, Preeger.
  • European Commission (2013). Factsheet: Horizon2020 Budget, https://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/pdf/press/fact_sheet_on_horizon2020_budget.pdf .
  • European Commission (2015). Horizon Magazine EU Research Framework Programs 1984-2014, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Special Issue, Brussels.
  • European Commission (2018). Horizon2020 in full swing, Key Facts and Figures 2014-2016, Luxembourg, 2018.
  • European Defence Agency (2018). EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation, https://www.eda.europa.eu/procurement-biz/information/codeda-regulationaba/eu-framework-programme-for-research-and-innovation .
  • European Institute of Technology (2018). EIT as part of H2020, http://eit.europa.eu/eit-part-horizon2020.
  • EU Jıint Research Centre (2014). European Research Area Dashboard- An Open Labour Market for Researchers, Brussels.
  • European Parliament (2015). Horizon 2020 Budget and Implementation, A guide to the structure of the programme, Brussels.
  • Fisch, P. (2017). Monetary distribution effects of Horizon 2020 – An updated analysis, Coburg.
  • Harris, T. (2017). Collaborative Research and Development Projects, New York, Springer.
  • Karlson, C., Stough, R.R., Johansson, B. (2009). Introduction: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Functional Regions, (Ed.) Karlsson, C., Entrepreneurship and Innovations in Functional Regions, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Nepelski, D. Pesone, A., (2016). Universities and Collaborative Innovation in EC-funded Research Projects: An Analysis based on Innovation Radar Data, Luxembourg , European Commission,.
  • Sabadie, J.A., Kwiatkowski, C. (2016). The Community Innovation Survey and the Innovation Performances of Enterprises Funded by EU’s Framework Programmes, Brussels, European Commission.
  • Ufuk 2020 Dashboard. European Commission, H2020 Dashboard https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/dashboard .
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Primary Language Turkish
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Oğuz Güner 0000-0003-1619-579X

Publication Date August 30, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020 Volume: 3 Issue: 2

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APA Güner, O. (2020). Avrupa Birliği Ülkelerinin Ufuk 2020 Programına Katılımı ve Yenilik Üretimi Sürecinde Yükseköğretim Kurumlarının Rolü. Journal of University Research, 3(2), 75-83. https://doi.org/10.32329/uad.731286

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