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LATVIAN COUNCIL OF SCIENCE: An overview

Conference “National Science Foundation’s View and Futures”

Sofia, 28th -29th September 2005

Presentation by Galina KalininaDep. Head of of the Secretariat of LCS

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The two main characteristics of the developments in the science of Latvia during the last decade are:

a shift from the status of a science component of a large country (USSR) to the science of a small country

a hope for a full-fledged joining of the new common European science

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Till 1990:Total authority and control exercised by the stateFrom 1990 to 1993:Absolute self-governance of scientists – all decisions are made by the Council of Science elected by scientistsAfter 1993:The Council of Science + state institutions

Introduction of democratic traditions in the science of Latvia

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LATVIAN COUNCIL OF SCIENCE founded in 1990

Main tasks:

advancement,evaluation,financing, coordination of scientific research

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Council of Science (25)

Ministry of Education andResearch (1)

Latvian Academy of Sciences (2)

Board of Rectors of higher education

institutions (1)

Association of Latvian

Scientists (1)

Latvian Academy of Agricultural and

Forestry Sciences (1)

Computerscience

Mechanics, mechanical and powerengineering

Physics,mathematics,astronomy

ChemistryMaterial

technology

Molecular biology,

microbiology, biotechnology

Medical sciences

Agriculturalsciences

Linguistics, history of literature,

folklore studies,art sciences

Philosophy, sociology,

psychology, pedagogy

Economicand low

Forestsciences

Biology, ecology,

geography,geology

History

Branch Expert Commissions (14)

Engineering sciences

Naturalsciences

Biology and medical sciences

Agricultural and forestry

sciences

Humanities and social sciences

Join Expert Commissions (5)

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MEMB E RS

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Council of ScienceMAN A GE ME NT

Board

Chairman Vice-chairman 6 members

Working CommissionsStrategy and

Legislation

Centralized and purposeful

funding

Doctoralstudies

Classification

PromotionInternationalcooperation

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Funding receiver Fundin

g,EUR

Projects number

Average per

project

Projects (grants) 4 525 095 679 6 664

Cooperation projects 2 264 381 24 94 349

Latvian Academic Library 619 723

National Botanic Garden 130 725

Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) 171 166

Project’s expertise, staff 152 906

LAS awards 12 802

LAS Emeritus Scientists’ allowance 374 538

Ventspils International Radioastronomy Centre 36 670

State Scientific Qualification Commission 14 225

International Biomedical and Biotechnological Research Centre

17 070

LCS Doctoral students’ grants 102 418 85 1 205

Centralized funding (scientific journals, university libraries e.a.}

298 435

International cooperation 232 148

Total 8 952 302

LCS

BUDGET

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R&D indicators

1.331.92EU

1.281.51Slovenia

0.820.52Lithuania

0.540.50Latvia

0.940.75Estonia

R&D personnel as % of labor force

R&D financing % GDP

Country