The Researchers Report 2012 Country Profile: Croatia

The 2012 Researchers Report prepared by Deloitte Consulting for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation looks at the extent to which those prerequisites are already met, since a full understanding of the researcher profession in its complexity is indispensable for sound decision and policy-making. The report (see link below) is accompanied by country fiches - of which we present here the ones prepared for the Western Balkan countries.

“Croatia had an R&D intensity of 0.84% in 2009, a value which is considerably lower than the EU average of 2.01%. R&D intensity in Croatia has fluctuated over the last decade. More precisely, it decreased from 1.05% in 2004 to 0.76% in 2006, slightly increased to 0.9% in 2008, before decreasing in 2009 to 0.84%. These fluctuations are mirrored by fluctuations in the R&D intensity of both private and public sector (Government plus Higher Education) over the same period.

In 2009 the business enterprise expenditure on R&D as a% of GDP was 0.34% and the public sector expenditure (Government plus Higher Education) was 0.50%, these values being above the Reference Group countries' average. Given the trend scenario presented below, Croatia would still be below the EU average in 2020, at an R&D intensity level of 0.68%. Even if the Associated countries to the European research cooperation does not form part of the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union, certain countries do envisage fixing an objective for research investment and initiatives for fast growing innovative enterprises. This strategy could be justified if based on a consultation with the stakeholders in the country.”

Source: EURAXESS

Document type
  • Report
Language

English

Publication Year

2012

Country
Croatia
Author(s)/Editor(s)
Deloitte
Geographical focus
  • Croatia
  • Western Balkans
Scientifc field / Thematic focus
  • Cross-thematic/Interdisciplinary
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Entry created by Danaja Lorencic on December 21, 2012
Modified on December 24, 2012