The aim of the PSF Specific Support to Latvia is to provide external advice and recommendations on reforms and actions to address the development of Latvia’s human capital for research and innovation (R&I), focusing on:
- Policies for attracting and retaining talents in scientific and technological careers in Latvia and developing their skills and productivity – e.g. raising the attractiveness of scientific and technological (S&T) careers, attracting young talents in doctoral studies as well as internationally mobile talents (e.g ERC or Marie Sklodowska-Curie grantees), improving researchers’ careers' structure, working conditions, skills and productivity, and limiting brain drain.
- Policies to develop S&T human resources and employment in businesses – e.g. growing the pool of S&T human resources and raising their long-term employment in knowledge-intensive business activities, through developing managerial and entrepreneurial skills, boosting science-business linkages or tax benefits.
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An overview of the Specific Support to Latvia.
The aim of the PSF Specific Support to Latvia, carried out by a panel of independent European R&I policy experts from June 2019 to February 2020, was to provide tailored advice and concrete recommendations on (1) attracting and retaining people in scientific and technological careers in Latvia and developing their skills and productivity, and (2) developing the employment of science and technology (S&T) human resources in the Latvian business sector.
This report provides background information on the Latvian research and innovation system with specific focus on human capital for research and innovation. It includes a concise overview of Latvia’s current performance in research and innovation, and the defined national priorities and targets for research and innovation system development, as well as recent achievements in fulfilling the set objectives.
Expert panel of the Specific Support to Latvia.
Despite evidence of progress and strong political will, Latvia’s research, innovation and higher education system remains wedded to EU funding cycles, making longer-term planning difficult, according to the latest study by the Policy Support Facility (PSF) under Horizon 2020. To boost overall investment and career prospects, and increase innovation capacity in the private sector, the PSF experts called on the Latvian government to explore a strategic yet practical course of action.
Policy messages in Latvian of the Specific Support to Latvia II.