Policy messages in Latvian of the Specific Support to Latvia II.
Executive summary in Greek of the Specific Support to Cyprus final report.
A PSF expert panel has examined how Cyprus’s publicly funded universities and research institutes can increase their engagement with the country’s business community. The panel found that their engagement is, indeed, currently low. The main reason is not an unwillingness to engage but a shortage of firms with sufficient “absorptive capacity” as to be able to benefit from the research, laboratory and consulting services that the universities and research institutes could offer: where there is very little effective demand, developing sustainable supply is practically impossible.
Summary Article of the Specific Support to Malta
At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Armenia’s rich history and traditions somehow overshadow a vibrant (yet untapped) youth culture and tech scene, Policy Support Facility (PSF) experts discovered during a year-long investigation. Their findings point to concrete actions and a timetable for reforming the country’s research and higher education ecosystem.
The PSF Specific Support to Malta aims to provide external advice and operational recommendations on an Open Access policy to the country’s authorities. The objective is to enable Malta to adopt a timely and effective path towards achieving European goals related to Open Access and bridging the gap with other leading Member States in this area.
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.
Following a request from the Cyprus authorities for a PSF Specific Support on the “Optimal Utilisation of Research Laboratories of Organisations funded by the Government, by the Business Community”, an international panel of experts was appointed by the Commission (Directorate-General for Research and Innovation).
Armenian translation of the Final Report of the Specific Support to Armenia.
The aim of the PSF Specific Support for Armenia, carried out by a panel of independent European research and innovation policy experts from April 2019 to February 2020, was to assist in reforming and reinforcing the performance of the Armenian research institutions and enhancing cooperation between higher education and research institutions.
Drawing on the experience of other EU and associated countries, notably the Baltic States, the PSF team developed 19 recommendations and a roadmap for their implementation covering three main topics: