| Objectives |
INNOCULT is a comparative study of policy-styles in RTD policy-making in the EU. In the project, we will look at the way in which national RTD policies pursue different, and at times divergent, national RTD strategies. Although the study will look at RTD policy-making as a whole, the focus of the project is the strategies for internationalisation and globalisation of scientific and technological research. In particular, we will explore ways in which policy can enhance opportunities for collaborative RTD projects outside the EU.
The study will address three fundamental policy related questions:
- To what extent are RTD systems and policies in Europe converging?
- Do national RTD systems complement each other or not? Is this complementarity useful for trans-national RTD collaboration? If not, what measures would improve co-operation?
- What role does the European agenda play? How does this agenda and, more specifically, the Framework Programme influence national RTD policies and institutions? How do these in turn impact on the European agenda?
In order to answer these questions, the INNOCULT project will consider both structural and socio-cultural factors that distinguish different national RTD policy regimes.
We have chosen a broad scope for the study both in terms of policy-style and geography. The project will encompass Austria, Sweden, Finland, France, Germany, Portugal and the UK. This selection of countries not only covers the major regions of the EU, it also includes representatives of the predominant RTD management styles (such as tight co-ordination and RTD sector autonomy, co-operative approaches and more isolated RTD sectors). |
Göteborg University, Sweden