Periodic Reporting for period 2 - GLORIA 2020-21 (Global Industrial Research & Innovation Analyses 2020-21)
Période du rapport: 2021-03-01 au 2022-12-31
The main expected impact of the GLORIA 2020-21 (GLObal Industrial Research & Innovation Analyses) proposal is the better understanding of corporate Research & Development (R&D) efforts in relation to the green deal and sustainability objectives, starting from the top R&D investors in their global competitiveness perspective. For this, the EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboards will be developed towards a more meaningful tool regarding the directionality of corporate Research & Innovation (R&I), and systematically include additional indicators, triggering change of its use and change in industry, becoming complementary to the sustainable finance taxonomy. A key aspect here is that the project will exploit JRC-internal synergies for covering the global R&I competitiveness picture and adding relevant and more specific information regarding energy and transport as key sectors for the new priorities. Policy impact will also benefit from enhanced co-creation between the project partners.
The proposed Work Packages (WPs) of GLORIA 2020-21 are:
WP1: Monitoring and analyses of R&I competitiveness via the top R&D investors
WP2: Analyses on R&I issues for competitiveness and sustainability
WP3: Piloting additional tools for R&I towards competitiveness and sustainability
WP4: Dissemination, discussion and validation of results
WP5: Management, coordination and quality
The work plan of the project capitalises on the experience with its predecessors. The Scoreboard produced in WP1 is the only tool for assessing the industrial dynamics of large global innovators worldwide and better understanding their behaviour to harness globalisation. High potential impact stems from the Scoreboard as the core of this project to provide information and analysis on the basis of up-to-date data on main corporate R&D investors, collected on an annual basis. Much more than being sizeable direct employers, producers and innovators, the main corporate R&D investors have a huge indirect market and innovation power. They control supply and distribution chains, help smaller firms grow and internationalise, own participations in start-ups, provide work experience for future entrepreneurs, spin-off technologies, and collaborate with Universities and public research institutions for knowledge. While the analyses of corporate accounts in the Scoreboard is backward looking, the Survey of the EU-1000 Scoreboard companies in WP1 allows a forward-looking dimension and flexibility to address policy-relevant topics to these large players.
WP2 contains additional analyses incorporating the R&I and sustainability dimensions, based on a jointly defined science-to-policy agenda to prioritise topics. Beyond inclusion of additional Scoreboard indicators, SDG (e.g. gender dimension) and sustainability-related topics, R&I competitiveness and employment are candidates to be further tackled.
WP3 pilots additional tools expanding the Commission capacities regarding monitoring R&I for competitive sustainability: a Sustainable Technology Product Space and a Survey tool to monitor R&I for sustainability and competitiveness in companies.
WP4 is dedicated to dissemination, stakeholder involvement and communication, identifying key events, proposing GLORIA workshops and digital communication.
WP1: Monitoring and analyses of R&I competitiveness via the top R&D investors
WP2: Analyses on R&I issues for competitiveness and sustainability
WP3: Piloting additional tools for R&I towards competitiveness and sustainability
WP4: Dissemination, discussion and validation of results
WP5: Management, coordination and quality
The work plan of the project capitalises on the experience with its predecessors. The Scoreboard produced in WP1 is the only tool for assessing the industrial dynamics of large global innovators worldwide and better understanding their behaviour to harness globalisation. High potential impact stems from the Scoreboard as the core of this project to provide information and analysis on the basis of up-to-date data on main corporate R&D investors, collected on an annual basis. Much more than being sizeable direct employers, producers and innovators, the main corporate R&D investors have a huge indirect market and innovation power. They control supply and distribution chains, help smaller firms grow and internationalise, own participations in start-ups, provide work experience for future entrepreneurs, spin-off technologies, and collaborate with Universities and public research institutions for knowledge. While the analyses of corporate accounts in the Scoreboard is backward looking, the Survey of the EU-1000 Scoreboard companies in WP1 allows a forward-looking dimension and flexibility to address policy-relevant topics to these large players.
WP2 contains additional analyses incorporating the R&I and sustainability dimensions, based on a jointly defined science-to-policy agenda to prioritise topics. Beyond inclusion of additional Scoreboard indicators, SDG (e.g. gender dimension) and sustainability-related topics, R&I competitiveness and employment are candidates to be further tackled.
WP3 pilots additional tools expanding the Commission capacities regarding monitoring R&I for competitive sustainability: a Sustainable Technology Product Space and a Survey tool to monitor R&I for sustainability and competitiveness in companies.
WP4 is dedicated to dissemination, stakeholder involvement and communication, identifying key events, proposing GLORIA workshops and digital communication.
The main expected impact of this proposal is the better understanding of corporate R&D efforts in relation to the green deal and sustainability objectives, starting from the top R&D investors in the global competiveness perspective. The Scoreboard will be developed towards a more meaningful tool regarding the directionality of corporate R&I and incorporate relevant indicators systematically, triggering change of its use and change in industry. Links to the EU taxonomy on sustainable finance will be built by deepening and developing the Scoreboards and Surveys as complementary tools. The main objective is thus to monitor competitive sustainability of private R&I activities, bringing direct contributions to the core policy agenda of DG-R&I.
The analyses will address policy relevant questions set in agreement with DG-R&I, taking into account other main stakeholders in DG-R&I and other Commission services. The project ensures a clear positioning for analysing industrial R&D towards the new policy agenda with unique potential compared to other actors in the field:
+ as a JRC science-to-policy project, it is neutral to different stakeholder interests. With its scientific track record, regular involvement of the scientific community and state-of-the-art analytical and data capacity, it has a strong base for authoritative analyses and strong potential to generate new insight.
+ from its position within the Commission, the project can contribute to relevant questions at other Commission DGs beyond the JRC and R&I, esp. ECFIN, GROW, REGIO, ENER, CLIMA, ENV and MOVE
+ the project plan provides flexibility to address upcoming issues and new developments, which is highly relevant in the quickly changing policy landscape
+ the results are provided to the public in a quick, transparent and open fashion, triggering further analyses within the policy-related scientific community
+ the project workshops provide a forum for both R&I and the JRC to trigger policy discussions and break silos bringing the relevant actors and stakeholders to the table
+ the publication of the Scoreboard data has resulted in some benchmarking among companies and encouraged R&D disclosure in many EU firms (e.g. Amadeus, Banco Santander, Acciona) and beyond (recently in a dialogue with amazon.com).
An important aspect to be considered is that the project can flexibly adapt to disruptive events. The current coronavirus pandemic and Brexit do pose a huge policy challenge especially for R&D and innovation in the EU during the project duration. The project will respond to this with data and assessment, bearing in mind the new policy agenda. In this respect, these events further emphasise the need for targeted R&I policies triggering industrial transformation as well as resilience to crisis situations. Thus, the GLORIA 2020-21 project will bring direct contributions to the core policy agenda of DG-R&I.
Regarding barriers and obstacles, there are limitations on data availability, e.g. environmental patent data not covering all necessary aspects to monitor all private R&I regarding the new policy agenda, and political sensitivity, e.g. environmental dossiers in other Commission services and outside stakeholders. These data limitations and sensitivities will be tackled by collaborating with relevant stakeholders, harnessing data and methodological synergies, co-creation between DG-R&I and the JRC and the modular nature of this project.
The analyses will address policy relevant questions set in agreement with DG-R&I, taking into account other main stakeholders in DG-R&I and other Commission services. The project ensures a clear positioning for analysing industrial R&D towards the new policy agenda with unique potential compared to other actors in the field:
+ as a JRC science-to-policy project, it is neutral to different stakeholder interests. With its scientific track record, regular involvement of the scientific community and state-of-the-art analytical and data capacity, it has a strong base for authoritative analyses and strong potential to generate new insight.
+ from its position within the Commission, the project can contribute to relevant questions at other Commission DGs beyond the JRC and R&I, esp. ECFIN, GROW, REGIO, ENER, CLIMA, ENV and MOVE
+ the project plan provides flexibility to address upcoming issues and new developments, which is highly relevant in the quickly changing policy landscape
+ the results are provided to the public in a quick, transparent and open fashion, triggering further analyses within the policy-related scientific community
+ the project workshops provide a forum for both R&I and the JRC to trigger policy discussions and break silos bringing the relevant actors and stakeholders to the table
+ the publication of the Scoreboard data has resulted in some benchmarking among companies and encouraged R&D disclosure in many EU firms (e.g. Amadeus, Banco Santander, Acciona) and beyond (recently in a dialogue with amazon.com).
An important aspect to be considered is that the project can flexibly adapt to disruptive events. The current coronavirus pandemic and Brexit do pose a huge policy challenge especially for R&D and innovation in the EU during the project duration. The project will respond to this with data and assessment, bearing in mind the new policy agenda. In this respect, these events further emphasise the need for targeted R&I policies triggering industrial transformation as well as resilience to crisis situations. Thus, the GLORIA 2020-21 project will bring direct contributions to the core policy agenda of DG-R&I.
Regarding barriers and obstacles, there are limitations on data availability, e.g. environmental patent data not covering all necessary aspects to monitor all private R&I regarding the new policy agenda, and political sensitivity, e.g. environmental dossiers in other Commission services and outside stakeholders. These data limitations and sensitivities will be tackled by collaborating with relevant stakeholders, harnessing data and methodological synergies, co-creation between DG-R&I and the JRC and the modular nature of this project.