2014 ERA Survey of Research Performing Organisations

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1 2014 ERA Survey of Research Performing Organisations Fields marked with are mandatory. FOREWORD TO THE SURVEY

2 The reinforced European Research Area Partnership aims at achieving free circulation of researchers, knowledge and technology. It seeks to optimise Europe s public research systems which are an essential condition to remain competitive globally. It also promotes growth and job creation and improves the quality of life in Europe. The 2014 edition of the ERA Survey aims at assessing whether the efforts deployed so far are sufficient to meet the ERA objectives. This simplified survey is made up of several sections, which will require that you collect information from different services within your organisation. Therefore, it is advisable to: Download the questionnaire (according to the profile of your organisation) in PDF format from the right hand panel of this page; Distribute the questionnaire to the different services concerned; and, Fill in the questionnaire online once all the answers have been collected. Please note that the system automatically disconnects the user after 60 minutes of inactivity. Please also note that: Most questions are mandatory however you can choose not applicable (i.e. if a question is not relevant to your organisation) or not known; Some questions require the respondent to provide numbers and percentages. When the figures are not known, please leave the box empty; A glossary with the key terms is available here; You should click the 'SUBMIT' button only after you have answered all the questions. You can save a PDF file with your answers. The consultation deadline has been extended until 9 April The identification number sent to you with the invitation will only be used to keep track of the questionnaires as they are filled in. The results of the survey will be used in summary form only, to protect confidentiality. In no circumstance will collected data be used to report back at an organisational level. All data collected as part of this survey will be recorded in a secured and protected database hosted by the European Commission, the operation of which abides by Regulation (EC) 45/2001. The results will be made available on the dedicated available in the 2013 ERA Facts and Figures. European Commission Website. The results at EU level of the 2012 ERA Survey are The survey will be managed by an external contractor (ICF GHK) on behalf of the Commission. Please send any queries to the following address: RTD-ERA-SURVEY-2014@ghkint.com. The European Commission would like to thank you in advance for participating in this survey. A. INTRODUCTION 1. Please enter the code provided in the invitation If you have not received an invitation to participate in the survey but you would like to participate, please contact: RTD-ERA-SURVEY-2014@ghkint.com

3 2. Please select the country in which your organisation is based Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom Other If other, please specify: 3. Name of the organisation (local language) 4. Name of the organisation (in English) 5. Please provide the national identification number of your organisation The national identification number is a unique number allocated to organisations or individuals for the purposes of work, taxation, government benefits, health care, and other government related functions. The equivalent of the national identification number for private organisations is the value added tax identification number. 6. Please enter the official address of your organisation Please enter your full address in the field below. 7. Please enter the website of your organisation 8. Is your organisation an international organisation? An international organisation arises from an association of states. It is established on the basis of a treaty or similar act and has an international legal personality distinct from that of its Member States. It has an international membership, scope, or presence.

4 9. Please indicate the legal status of your organisation The legal status is the relative positions or standing of an organisation in the eyes of the law. Organisation under private law with public mission: refers to a public sector body or a legal entity governed by private law with a public service mission. Private organisation without a public mission: a firm or company in the private (non-public) sector of an economy whose main aim is to generate profit, which is controlled and operated by private individuals (and not by civil servants or government-employees) and is not accountable to governmental organisations. Public organisation Organisation under private law with public mission Private organisation without a public mission 10. Please specify the degree of autonomy of your organisation: Autonomous organisation: an organisation is considered autonomous or semi-autonomous if the organisation can make its own decisions with regard to resource allocation and spending, activities to be carried out, human resources and management issues, etc. n-autonomous organisations include for instance research units or university departments in organisations where most important decisions are made centrally Fully autonomous organisation Semi-autonomous organisation n-autonomous organisation Please indicate if your organisation is autonomous or semi-autonomous in the following areas: Tick as appropriate, my organisation is semi-autonomous, my organisation is autonomous Definition of research priorities Allocation of research funding Support to transnational cooperation activities Support of gender issues Support to knowledge transfer Support to digital research services 11. Did your organisation implement any of the following activities in 2013? Please tick as appropriate Funding research or allocating research funding (at national and/or regional level) Funding and performing research Performing research (the research may be performed continuously - i.e., with permanent research staff, or occassionally - i.e., only as needed) ne of these This survey is for Research Performing Organisations only. As your organisation funds research please go to the Research Funding Organisations questionnaire available here.

5 CONTACT DETAILS You have indicated that your organisation is not autonomous in the allocation of resources in one or several areas mentioned in the previous question. If your organisation is part of an over-arching organisation, please note that only the response from the over-arching organisation is expected. The over-arching organisation should contact the 2014 ERA Survey helpdesk to get a new code in order to respond to the survey. For our own records, please specify the name, address, website and contact person of the overarching organisation you are part of. Please complete Name of the organisation: Website of the organisation: address: Name of contact person: You have indicated that your organisation is semi-autonomous. In order to better process your answers and avoid double-counting, please specify the name, address, website and contact person of the overarching organisation you are part of. Please complete Name of the organisation: Website of the organisation: address: Name of contact person: Please provide the name, address and position of the person responsible for answering this questionnaire The person responsible is the person coordinating the organisation's answer to the questionnaire. Please complete Name: address: Position: Thank you for participating. This questionnaire addresses only autonomous research performing organisations which are public or have a public mission. Nevertheless, your organisation may want to specify potential actions at national level which could lead to the improvement in the functioning of the European Research Area. Please describe the potential actions in the box below. 350 character(s) maximum B. INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION This section includes questions related to the profile and sector of activity of your organisation as well as staff employed by your organisation.

6 12. Please specify the type of research performing organisation Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) are mission-oriented providers of innovation services to governments and firms, dedicated to improving quality of life and building economic competiveness. Research centre University or higher education institution carrying out research, including those occasionally carrying our research Research and Technology Organisation Other organisation carrying out research (e.g. hospital) 13. What is (are) the mission(s) of your organisation? Multiple answers are possible Research Technical development Innovation Funding Education and training Other (i.e. hospitals) 14. What is the sector of activity of your organisation? Multiple answers are possible Agricultural sciences Engineering and technology Humanities Medical and health sciences Natural sciences Social sciences Other 15. Please indicate the total number of staff in headcount and Full Time Equivalent employed by your organisation in 2013? Headcount data measure the total number of persons who are fully or partially employed by an organisation. at least 1 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) is a unit to measure employment taking into account work load of individual persons (average number of hours worked per week). An FTE of 1 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time.

7 17. Please indicate the number of R&D personnel in headcount and Full Time Equivalent employed by your organisation in 2013: at least 1 R&D personnel: persons employed directly on R&D, as well as those providing direct services such as R&D managers, administrators, and clerical staff (Source: OECD, 2002) Headcount data measure the total number of persons who are fully or partially employed by an organisation. If exact figures are not available, please provide careful estimates. at least 1 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) is a unit to measure employment taking into account work load of individual persons (average number of hours worked per week). An FTE of 1 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time. 18. Of which, please specify the percentage who were citizens of: Other EU Member States EU countries: countries which are part of the EU. These include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. Associated countries Associate country to the EU Framework Programme (AC): Several countries are associated to the implementation of the EU 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. These include Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, rway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. Please round to whole number. Third countries Countries whcih are neither EU Member States nor Associated Countries to the EU Framework Programme. 19. In 2013, what was the total number of researchers employed part-time and/or occasionally by your organisation whose main occupation was in the private sector? Researcher: professional engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems and also in the management of projects. Headcount data measure the total number of persons who are fully or partially employed by an organisation.

8 Full Time Equivalent (FTE): is a unit to measure employment, taking into account work load of individual persons (average number of hours worked per week). An FTE of 1 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time. 20. Please specify the number of PhD students and PhD graduates hosted by your organisation for the following periods: PhD student: An individual who attends a PhD program in order to obtain a PhD diploma. PhD graduate: An individual who earned a doctoral diploma, having successfully completed a PhD programme. Please fill in each row accordingly; fill in 0 if there are no PhD students and/or PhD graduates. PhD graduates make reference to the total number of PhD students which graduated in the year mentioned, i.e. by December of the year. Leave empty if not known. Dec 2011: Dec 2011: Dec 2013: Dec 2013: Total number. of females Total number. of females PhD students PhD graduates C. RESEARCH FUNDING SYSTEM This section includes questions related to the sources and allocation of your organisation s research and development funding. 21. What was your organisation s overall research and development budget in 2013? at least 1 The overall research and development budget is the estimation of the total amount of funds (or revenue and expenses) handled by the organisation for the purpose of performing and funding research and development activities. It should include overheads but not funding to teaching activities. 22. Please indicate the currency of the amount provided in the previous question Euro Bulgarian lev Czech koruna Danish krone Hungarian forint Latvian lats Lithuanian litas Polish złoty Pound sterling Romanian leu Swedish krona Other

9 23. Amongst your organisation s budget for research and development, what was the approximate percentage received as institutional funding in 2013? Institutional funding: is general funding of institutions with no direct selection of R&D project or programmes. There are various formulae for the allocation of institutional funding that consider to a lower or higher extent the research performance. In some cases, institutional funding includes a quota related to number of staff, students etc. (Source: OECD, 2011). Please insert '0' if there is no institutional funding () 24. If you received institutional funding in 2013, was the allocation based on an assessment of your organisation carried out by the funding organisation(s)? Other organisations: other entities which are not part of your organisation. t known t applicable 25. Amongst your organisation s overall research and development budget, what was the approximate percentage received from organisations based in Third countries in 2013 (i.e., countries which are neither EU nor Associated Countries to the Framework Programme)? EU countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. Associate country to the EU Framework Programme (AC): Several countries are associated to the implementation of the EU 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. These include Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, rway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. 26. Amongst your organisation s overall research and development budget, what was the approximate percentage received from the private sector in 2013? Please insert '0' if there is no funding from the private sector. 27. In 2013, did your organisation allocate research and development funding to other organisations?

10 27a. In 2013, how did your organisation allocate research and development funding to other organisations? Project-based funding: is attributed on the basis of a project submission by a group or individuals for an R&D activity that is limited in scope, budget and time. Institutional funding: is general funding of institutions with no direct selection of R&D project or programmes. There are various formulae for the allocation of institutional funding that consider to a lower or higher extent the research performance. In some cases, institutional funding includes a quota related to number of staff, students Via project-based funding Via institutional funding 27b. What was the approximate percentage of your overall research and development budget allocated to other organisations in 2013 via project-b ased funding? 27c. Please specify whether the allocation of institutional funding to other organisations was based on the results of assessment or evaluation procedures: Assessment or evaluation: evaluation procedure which analyses the entire institution in terms of input, throughput (processes) and output factors. Among the latter, the assessment may include research performance and may be linked to funding allocation. Salaries and other staff costs are not included in the assessment. 27d. Please specify the approximate percentage of your overall research and development budget allocated as institutional funding to other organisations in 2013 on the basis of assessment or evaluation procedures: D. RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES This section includes questions on your organisation s involvement in the funding and development of research infrastructures. It also includes questions on the users who accessed the research infrastructures(s) if your organisation participates in their operation. 28. In several research areas, cutting edge research infrastructures are essential for excellence. Infrastructures can be developed at regional, national, European or global level. Does your organisation run and/or fund one or several of these cutting-edge research infrastructures? Research infrastructures: a research infrastructure is facilities, resources and related services used by the scientific community to conduct top-level research in their respective fields. Examples include singular large-scale research installations, collections, special habitats, libraries, databases, biological archives, integrated arrays of small research installations, high-capacity/high speed communication networks, highly distributed capacity and capability computing facilities, data infrastructure, etc.

11 28a. Please provide the total number of users in headcount who accessed your cutting-edge research infrastructure(s) in 2013 at least 1 Headcount data measure the total number of persons who are fully or partially employed by an organisation 28b. What was the approximate share of users from the private sector in 2013? Please round to nearest c. Amongst the users who accessed your research infrastructure(s) in 2013, were the researchers, PhD students and/or Post-docs: A researcher is a professional engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems and also in the management of the projects. Postgraduate students at the PhD level engaged in R&D should be considered as researchers concerned (OECD, 2002). PhD student: An individual who attends a PhD program in order to obtain a PhD diploma. Post-Docs: a Postdoctoral research candidate has completed doctoral studies and intends to further deepen expertise in a specialised subject. EU countries: countries which are part of the EU. These include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. Associate country to the EU Framework Programme (AC): Several countries are associated to the implementation of the EU 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. These include Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, rway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. Please tick all that apply. Citizens of the country where your organisation is based Citizens of other EU and/ or Associated Countries Citizens of third countries (i.e. countries which are neither Member States nor Associated countries to the EU Framework Programme)? What was the share of researchers, PhD students and/ or Post-Docs who were citizens of the country where your organisation is based: What was the share of researchers, PhD students and/ or Post-Docs who were citizens of other EU and/ or Associated Countries? What was the share of researchers, PhD students and/ or Post-Docs who were citizens of Third countries? E. RESEARCHERS

12 This section of the survey includes questions related to the recruitment of researchers, researchers careers, doctoral training and researchers mobility outside academia. Please note that some of the questions may not be applicable to some organisations (e.g. RTOs) 29. What was the approximate number of research vacancies filled by your organisation in 2013? Research vacancies include vacancies for post-doctoral positions. Researcher: professional engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems and also in the management of projects. Postgraduate students at the PhD level engaged in R&D should be considered as researchers 30. How many of which were first stage researcher positions (i.e. junior researchers, PhD candidates, Post-Docs)? First stage researcher: researcher who is at the beginning of his career (i.e. junior researchers, PhD candidates, Post-Docs). 31. Several actions may be carried out when hiring researchers. In 2013, how often has your organisation implemented any of the following actions for first stage researchers? First stage researcher: researcher who is at the beginning of his career (i.e. junior researchers, PhD candidates, Post-Docs). The Euraxess portal is a service which provides information and services to mobile researchers. Minimum requirements mean the job advert (or via a link) includes the job profile, skills and competencies required and eligibility criteria Frequently (in half or more of the cases) Occasionally (in less than half of the cases) This action is not implemented by our organisation t applicable to our type of organisation t known Research positions are openly advertised (e.g. website, newspapers) Research positions are openly advertised on Euraxess The job announcement includes minimum requirements

13 32. Several actions may be carried out when hiring researchers. In 2013, has your organisation implemented any of the following actions for research positions other than first stage ones? The Euraxess portal is a service which provides information and services to mobile researchers. Minimum requirements mean the job advert (or via a link) includes the job profile, skills and competencies required and allows for a minimum time period between vacancy publication and deadline for applying Frequently (in half or more of the cases) Occasionally (in less than half of the cases) This action is not implemented by our organisation t applicable to our type of organisation t known Research positions are openly advertised (e.g. website, newspapers) Research positions are openly advertised on Euraxess The job announcement includes minimum requirements 33. In 2013, did your institution implement the Charter and Code principles in line with the HR strategy for Researchers? The European Charter and Code for Researchers aims at ensuring that the nature of the relationship between researchers and employers or funders is conducive to successful performance in generating, transferring, sharing and disseminating knowledge and technological development, and to the career development of researchers. It outlines a set of general principles and requirements which specifies the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of researchers as well as of employers and/or funders of researchers. The Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers consists of a set of general principles and requirements that should be followed by employers and/or funders when appointing or recruiting researchers. The principles are complementary to those in the European Charter for Researchers. Human Resources (HR) Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R): it supports research institutions and funding organisations in the implementation of the Charter & Code in their policies and practices. t known t applicable 34. In 2013, did your organisation host doctoral and post-doctoral students and/or graduates? t known 34a. Are the doctoral education programmes provided by your organisation in line with all the principles of innovative doctoral training? Principles for innovative doctoral training: the principles include research excellence, attractive institutional environment, interdisciplinary research options, exposure to industry and other relevant employment sectors, international networking, transferable skills training and quality assurance. t known t applicable

14 34b. In 2013, how often did the doctoral education programmes implemented by your organisation include schemes or activities to expose PhD students to industry/other relevant employment sectors? Frequently (in half or more of the programmes) Occasionally (in less than half of the programmes) Never t known t applicable 34c. In 2013, how often did your organisation implement programmes and/or actions to support researchers mobility outside academia? Frequently (in half or more of the programmes) Occasionally (in less than half ofthe programmes) Never t known F. GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN RESEARCH This section includes questions related to your organisation s measures supporting gender equality and gender dimension in research. Gender equality (also known as sex equality or sexual equality) entails making women's rights equal to men's, and making men's rights equal to women's. Gender dimension in research content is making gender a dimension of research by integrating it as part of research design and process. This entails sex and gender analysis being integrated into basic and applied research. Gender dimension in research content is making gender a dimension of research by integrating it as part of research design and process. This entails sex and gender analysis being integrated into basic and applied research. 35. Please specify the gender of the person who was head of your organisation at the end of the calendar year in 2013 Head of organisation: highest decision making official in the organisation (e.g. rector or equivalent in the academy, president or equivalent in non-academic research organisations). Female Male 36. In 2013, has your organisation implemented a Gender Equality Plan or equivalent? A Gender Equality plan is a consistent set of provisions and actions aiming at ensuring gender equality. t known t applicable 36a. Please specify the approximate percentage of your organisation s overall research and development budget allocated to the Gender Equality plan or equivalent

15 37. As part of the Gender Equality plan or equivalent, which of the following measures or actions have been implemented by your organisation in 2013? Recruitment and promotion measures Targets to ensure gender balance in recruitment committees Flexible career trajectory (e.g. provisions for interruptions of career, returning schemes after career breaks, gender aware conditions, provisions on dual careers) Work-life balance measures (e.g. parental leave, flexible working arrangements) Support for leadership development (e.g. mentoring or networking opportunities for female researchers) Other 38. Does your organisation include a gender dimension in research and innovation content of programmes, projects and studies? Gender dimension in research content: is making gender a dimension of research by integrating it as part of research design and process. This entails sex and gender analysis being integrated into basic and applied research. t known t applicable 39. How many recruitment committees for leading researcher positions did your organisation set up in 2013 for the recruitment of researchers? Recruitment committee: no matter how they are designated (e.g. by nomination, election, pool), recruitment committees are set for the recruitment of one or more persons when there is an open position (at any level and temporary or permanent). Leading researchers are internationally recognised researchers (e.g. team leaders, management positions, full professors, etc.) 40. Amongst them, how many recruitment committees for leading researcher positions reached the threshold of 40% of the under-represented sex? Gender balanced committee/panel: a committee/panel is considered gender balanced when the percentage of members of the under-represented sex is of, at least, 40%. In cases of committees/panels with only three members, these committees are considered gender balanced if they are represented by both sexes. Leading researchers are internationally recognised researchers (e.g. team leaders, management positions, etc.) G. KNOWLEDGE CIRCULATION The circulation of knowledge is of key importance for the development of the European Research Area. This section includes questions related to your organisation s support to access to data, digital research services and knowledge transfer. 41. What was the total number of scientific publications published in peer reviewed journals by researchers in your organisation in 2013? Peer reviewed scientific publications: original empirical or theoretical piece of work in sciences which are subject to the scrutiny of peers. These peers are experts in the same field. The peer review process takes place before the paper is published in a journal.

16 42. Among your organisation s scientific publications published in peer reviewed journals, what was the approximate percentage available online and free of charge (i.e. in open access)? Peer reviewed scientific publications: original empirical or theoretical piece of work in sciences which are subject to the scrutiny of peers. These peers are experts in the same field. The peer review process takes place before the paper is published in a journal. Open access: refers to the practice of granting free access to research outputs over the Internet, most notably peer-reviewed publications. 43. In 2013, how often did your organisation make available research data online and free of charge (i.e. in open access)? Research data: data which are collected, observed, or created, for the purpose of analysis to produce original research results. Frequently Occasionally Never t known t applicable 44. Please specify the total number of patents and co-patents held by your organisation in 2011 and 2013: Patent: an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. In order to be patentable, the invention must fulfil certain conditions. EU countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. Associate country to the EU Framework Programme (AC): Several countries are associated to the implementation of the EU 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. These include Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, rway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. Please fill in each row accordingly; fill in 0 if there are no patents. Leave empty if not known. Total number of patent applications by your organisation Total number of patents held by your organisation Number of co-patent applications with organisations located in other EU countries or Associated Countries Number of co-patents held with organisations located in other EU countries or Associated Countries Number of co-patent applications with organisations located in Third countries (i.e. countries which are neither Member States nor Associated countries to the EU Framework Programme) Number of co-patents held with organisations located in Third countries (i.e. countries which are neither Member States nor Associated countries to the EU Framework Programme) Number of co-patent applications with the private sector Number of co-patents held with the private sector Please specify the total number of licenses granted by your organisation in 2013 Licenses held: all licenses, options and assignments for all types of IP. (Count multiple (identical) licenses with a value of less than 500 EUR as one license)

17 46. Please specify the approximate total amount of license income in local currency of your organisation in 2013 License income: total income from all types of know-how and intellectual property (patents, copyright, designs, material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements, plant breeder rights, etc.) before disbursement to the inventor or other parties. Include license issue fees, annual fees, option fees and milestone, termination and cash-in payments. Exclude license income forwarded to other institutions than those served by the knowledge transfer office or to companies. 47. Has your organisation implemented collaborative agreements with the private sector and/or non-governmental sector in 2013? The non-governmental sector includes organisations which are neither a part of a government nor conventional for-profit businesses. Collaborative agreement: an agreement between two or more legal entities to co-invest in the research and development (R&D) of products or processes. t known t applicable 48. Has your organisation (or does it share with other organisations) a structure for knowledge transfer activities, such as a Technology/Knowledge Transfer Office?, we have our own office, we use a Technology/ Knowledge Transfer Office belonging to another organisation t known t applicable 48a. How many persons in Full Time Equivalent were employed by your organisation for knowledge transfer activities in 2013? Full Time Equivalent (FTE): it is a unit to measure employment, taking into account work load of individual persons (average number of hours worked per week). An FTE of 1 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time. 48b. Can researchers from your organisation access digital research services in other organisations by using their own user account (i.e. federated electronic identify)? Federated electronic identity: federate identity allows researchers to use their own organisation user account when accessing other organisations' digital services. t known t applicable

18 49. Does your organisation provide access to the following digital research services for researchers? Cloud services: services to remotely deliver computing and storage capacity to end-users. Computing services: services enabling researchers to use local or remote computing resources, offered, e.g., by High Performance Computers, or distributed grid-or cloud-based computing infrastructures. Other digital services: digital services not mentioned above Scientific publications repository: electronic archive for the storage of academic publications, such as peer reviewed scientific articles. Scientific software: software for specific scientific tasks, such as modelling and visualisation of data, or operating specific virtual laboratory experiments. This kind of software can be installed in one institution and also accessed remotely by researchers from other institutions. Research collaboration platform: collaboration platform which gathers together scientific resources, tools, data and work management facilities to enable remote collaboration and exchanges between researchers on a specific research topic or working as a research team. t known t applicable Scientific publications repository Scientific software (e.g. for simulation, visualisation, data analysis, virtual laboratories) Research data repository Research collaboration platform Computing services Cloud services (from external provider) Other digital research service 50. Please specify potential actions at national level which could lead to an improvement in the functioning of the European Research Area and which are not mentioned in this questionnaire? 350 character(s) maximum