Research and Innovation Strategy of Slovenia 2011-2020

In Slovenia, based on encouragement measures by the state, diverse public and privateinstitutions were established that connect companies and PROs, and ensure supportingservices for them (e.g. technological centres, technological parks, entrepreneurship anduniversity incubators, clusters, and technological networks ...). By means of SupportiveEnvironment for Entrepreneurship Act, the legal bases are set for co-investments of thestate into development of services by supporting institutions, but are being carried outpartly and unsystematically. The role of these supporting institutions in comparison topublic implementing agencies is not clear; therefore, the programmes and measures areduplicating in places.System of monitoring and evaluating of the effects is not established.To create a positive innovation microclimate, Slovenia must continue to move towardsstrengthening the culture of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, as defined inChapter 6.ObjectiveThe aim is to establish a comprehensive and high quality network of supportinginstitutions, namely:1. Improving effectiveness of operation of implementing institutionsWith integration and restructuring of public implementing institutions from the areas ofresearch and development, innovations and entrepreneurship, the duplication uponpreparing and carrying out of measures of development policies, will be eliminated.Bigger efficiency of operation will be ensured by means of clearly defined mission, tasks,and responsibilities for achieving the objectives of the development policy, and forregular evaluation of their work, in accordance with measures from the Chapter 2. Theirexpert and cost effective implementation of various public functions is going to beverified, and the potential for their optimisation by the transfer of powers to the mostqualified public or private institutions examined.2. Updating the network of supporting actors in entrepreneurship and innovationTo make better use of entrepreneurial and innovative potentials and to encourage linkingin the economy, and also between research, educational and cultural organisations,individuals (researchers, innovators, and artists) and the economy, we will formcomprehensive strategy for the development of the network of supporting institutions (asfor example, technological and development centres, clusters, design centres,technological parks, incubators, ...) which can assure additional supporting services forthe wider circle of users by means of inclusion into the network. A special attention willbe paid to the development of services in support of implementing new business models,and of encouraging international integration. In this framework, an efficient and easyaccess to facilities of current R&D infrastructures is also needed, along with promotingtechnology transfer or activities for technology transfer offices, as defined in Chapter 3.2.My means of forming comprehensive network of supporting institutions, we will enableusers’ better transparency and easier access to these services. Larger reliability andforecast of functioning of the entrepreneurship-innovation infrastructure will be ensuredby financing multi-annual programmes of individual institutions, selected according to thequality of services and by means of regular evaluation of the implementationsuccessfulness.3. Improving transparency and accessibility of information on public callsThe measure calls for the establishment of a single portal for the publication of all publiccalls, along with a search engine for interested users, and implementation in accordancewith the Public Finance Act 18 and the provisions on public and transparent publication ofpublic tenders, which is at the moment assured with the publication in the OfficialGazette of the Republic of Slovenia. The portal will become a single and sole point for18 Uradni list RS, št.11/2011- official consolidated text.