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Public presentation of the Dossier on

Public presentation of the Dossier on "Research and Innovation in Portugal and Spain"
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What are the decisive factors in a country's research and innovation systems? What about the links between science and business? We present the new Dossier of the Social Observatory of the "la Caixa" Foundation.
“Research can’t be simply turned on and off like a tap; it requires investment in the long term”

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“Research can’t be simply turned on and off like a tap; it requires investment in the long term”
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Andrew W. Wyckoff, the OECD’s current director of Science, Technology and Innovation, reviews the major challenges posed by the digital transformation in the economic, social and educational sphere. 
Evolution of science and technology in Portugal and Spain

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Evolution of science and technology in Portugal and Spain
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Luis Sanz Menéndez, CSIC Institute of Public Goods and Policies, Madrid, Spain; Tiago Santos Pereira, Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra, Portugal;

Research and innovation in Portugal and Spain have developed along parallel paths, albeit with some distinctive features. 

Science-business links in Portugal and Spain: untapped potential for innovation?

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Science-business links in Portugal and Spain: untapped potential for innovation?
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Manuel M. Godinho, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon; José Guimón, Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM); Catalina Martínez, Institute of Public Goods and Policies, Spanish National Research Council (IPP-CSIC); Joana Mendonça, IN+ Centre for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, IST, University of Lisbon;

In Portugal and Spain, only 6% of PhD holders work in the business sector. There is a broad margin for improvement in the relationship between science and business.

Scientists and engineers by sex

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Scientists and engineers by sex
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Portugal, together with Denmark, is an exception within the framework of the EU-27 and has percentages of women scientists and engineers that slightly exceed the European average.

PhD qualifications by different branches of knowledge and by sex

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PhD qualifications by different branches of knowledge and by sex
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While the participation of female PhD holders in Portugal is situated above the EU‑27 average in all fields of knowledge considered, in Spain the participation of female PhD holders is situated below the European average in the fields of art, humanities and social sciences.

Innovative companies and business cooperation on R&D activities

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Innovative companies and business cooperation on R&D activities
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In Portugal and Spain, the proportion of innovative companies, and the degree to which these collaborate with other companies and organisations, is below the EU-27 average

Expenditure on R&D by sectors

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Expenditure on R&D by sectors
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In 2019, the percentage of total public spending assigned to R&D was 0.82% in Portugal and  1.24% in Spain, both below the EU-27 average.

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