GSRI: GSRI Mission and Background

GSRT Mission and Background

Mandate and Background of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology

The General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI) is a modern public service assigned with the task of defining, as well as coordinating the implementation of, the national policy for Research, Technological Development and Innovation. It supports the activities of research and industry bodies through competitive research programmes highlighting economic performance and a socially fair allocation of outcomes. Furthermore, it supervises research and technology bodies, which provide local communities with the skills necessary for producing knowledge and boosting innovation. GSRT actively follows EU and international developments in the field of RDI and represents the country to the EU and International Organisations within its competence.

In the face of the current economic conjecture, investing in science, research and technology becomes a key strategic priority towards a socially and economically sustainable model of development, based on highly-qualified human resources and novel ideas.

The GSRT mandate consists in:

Defining and promoting a comprehensive strategy for research, technology and innovation;
Fully exploiting the highly-qualified research staff to boost economic growth, generate new employment and reverse the current trend of expert Greek scientists migrating abroad;
Transferring and facilitating the uptake of innovative technologies by the country’s industry, through targeted use of research outcomes;
Supporting initiatives to raise awareness among Greek people in the fields of Research and Technology;
Supervising and funding Research and Technology Bodies across the country;
Promoting international S&T cooperation with EU and third countries and making best use of the opportunities to participate in relevant EU, bilateral and international initiatives.
Evaluating the outcomes of research & innovation projects, with a view to adjusting research policy on an ongoing basis.

Programming Period 2014-2020:

GSRI Policy and Actions

The Strategy for Smart Specialisation constitutes the main guidance for defining and promoting the Research and Innovation Policy for the programming period 2014-2020. It highlights areas where Greece has already achieved, or can achieve, a competitive advantage. Priorities emerge as a result of the so-called entrepreneurial discovery process aimed at identifying new business opportunities to put into use newly-produced knowledge and integrate it into value chains. This process is carried out through continuous and active consultation of all actors involved in the innovation “ecosystem” (including private enterprises, higher education institutions and research centres, ministries, regional authorities, etc.), with private enterprises and the industry at large also playing a central role.

Smart Specialisation Strategy Priority Areas:

Agro-food sector
Bioscience and Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Energy
Environment and Sustainable Development – Climate Change
Transport and Logistics
Materials – Manufacturing
Cultural and Creative industries – Tourism

Actions planned by GSRI in each of the above areas are aimed at developing innovative products and services, transferring knowledge, supporting research staff and further developing and using research infrastructure. The European dimension (synergies and complementarity with the “Horizon 2020” strategy and other activities within the European Research Area) is strongly promoted; top priorities also include fostering an innovation culture and broadening the participation of social partners in research institutions.

Research and Technology Bodies

The Research and Technology Bodies supervised by GSRI boast a considerable range of scientific and research achievement in the fields of Medicine and Biomedicine, Astrophysics, Physical Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Marine Research, innovative product development, Technology, Information Technology and Telecommunications.

SUPERVISED RESEARCH CENTRES

http://www.gsrt.gr/central.aspx?sId=126I491I1148I323I528397

SUPERVISED TECHNOLOGY BODIES

http://www.gsrt.gr/central.aspx?sId=126I492I1149I323I528415

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