Scientific and Business Cooperation in the Field of R&D: Business Representatives Survey, May - August, 2017

Respondents were asked whether they would like to carry out joint R&D projects with universities or research institutes and what the main reasons were for doing so. Those who do not were asked to answer what are the main reasons why their company has not conducted R&D projects with universities or research institutes so far, and those who do not - why they do not want to participate in joint projects. It was asked what would encourage the implementation of joint R&D projects with universities or research institutes.

It was further asked why the respondent company conducts or has conducted joint R&D projects with universities or research institutes and with what resources. After listing the intermediaries, respondents were asked which of them are involved in joint R&D projects with universities or research institutes. Respondents were asked to answer the general barriers to carrying out projects with universities and research institutes and to indicate whether their company had carried out publicly funded R&D projects with universities and research institutes in the period 2007-2013 or later.

Questions were asked about the main administrative obstacles to the smooth running of publicly funded R&D activities. Furthermore, it was clarified whether the respondents are satisfied with the results of R&D projects with universities or research institutes so far and how they evaluate the relationship between the effort spent on R&D projects so far and the benefits. It was asked how the respondents' company benefits from joint R&D projects with universities or research institutes and how the results of joint R&D projects are used to achieve financial benefits.

It was asked whether it intends to carry out R&D projects jointly with universities, research institutes in the future and to what extent it is likely to carry out joint R&D projects with former and / or current partners (universities, research institutes) in the future. Socio-demographic characteristics: legal form of the company, capital of the company, age of the company, number of employees, annual income of the company, in which county it is registered, narrowest smart specialization priority for R&D activities, gender, age, work in a university, research institute in a company, education.

This survey was conducted at the initiative of the Research and Higher Education Monitoring and Analysis Centre (MOSTA). On January 1, 2019, MOSTA was reorganized into the Government Strategic Analysis Center (STRATA).