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National <strong>system</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>novation</strong> <strong>in</strong> Slovenia<br />

Figure 3.1.2: Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) by sector <strong>of</strong> performance<br />

and field <strong>of</strong> science, Slovenia (2008)<br />

100%<br />

90%<br />

80%<br />

70%<br />

60%<br />

50%<br />

40%<br />

Higher education sector<br />

Government sector<br />

Bus<strong>in</strong>ess sector<br />

30%<br />

20%<br />

10%<br />

0%<br />

Natural<br />

sciences<br />

Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />

and<br />

technology<br />

Medical<br />

sciences<br />

Agricultural<br />

sciences<br />

Social<br />

sciences<br />

Humanities<br />

Source: SORS (2009).<br />

3.2 Number and composition <strong>of</strong> research personnel<br />

In 2008, 16.243 people (headcount) were employed <strong>in</strong> R&D activity <strong>in</strong> Slovenia,<br />

<strong>of</strong> which 40 % were women. Of these, 10.124 were researchers. While the bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />

sector <strong>in</strong>vests more <strong>in</strong> R&D than government does, the comb<strong>in</strong>ed number <strong>of</strong><br />

researchers <strong>in</strong> public research <strong>in</strong>stitutions (<strong>in</strong> 2008) <strong>in</strong> full time-equivalent (FTE)<br />

positions (<strong>in</strong> HEI 1.795 and <strong>in</strong> research <strong>in</strong>stitutes 2.156) is higher than <strong>in</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />

(3.058). The bus<strong>in</strong>ess sector, on the other hand, employs a significantly larger<br />

number <strong>of</strong> technical personnel <strong>in</strong> R&D (2.519 <strong>in</strong> FTE compar<strong>in</strong>g to 683 <strong>in</strong> public<br />

research <strong>in</strong>stitutes and 216 <strong>in</strong> higher education sector), suggest<strong>in</strong>g that the activity<br />

is more ‘development’ focused.

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