The objective of the review of Romania’s research and innovation system is to provide support to the country in its efforts in reforming its public science sphere. This aims to improve the quality and performance of the national R&I system and help the integration of Romania into the European Research Area (ERA).
The focus areas of the Country review were:
- Governance of the Romanian R&I system and structural changes;
- Framework conditions for public research;
- The internationalisation of the Romanian R&I system in an inclusive ERA;
- Public-private partnerships as key drivers for better innovation;
- Effectiveness and impact of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF)in relation to the National R&D&I Plan (2015-2020).
The activity identified key impediments and came up with policy recommendations complemented with short and long-term measures that are necessary in order to improve the country’s research and development performance.
Documents
The summary article gives an overview on the exercise, including the PSF panel's main findings, policy messages and operation recommendations on reforming the Romanian science base. Available in English and Romanian.
This summary factsheet of the PSF Country review of Romania’s R&I system includes an outline of the five focus areas, the names of the experts, peers and PO, as well as the scheduled meetings of the peer review. The overall objective of the factsheet is to provide all stakeholders with basic information on the whole project.
The background report provides qualitative and quantitative information on the Romanian research and innovation system with a specific focus on the public science base and its interface with the private sector.
It is mainly targeted at the external experts involved in the Horizon Europe PSF, and aims to provide them with a comprehensive and detailed overview of the Romanian R&I system and recent developments.
This report presents the result of the Country review of the Romanian Research & Innovation system carried out by the independent experts of PSF.
It identifies key challenges and provides the rationale behind the policy messages and operational recommendations to address the structural weaknesses of Romania’s R&I system clustered into thematic areas.
The key findings of the final report is available in Romanian as well titled: “Analiza de țară a sistemului de cercetare și inovare din România”