Throwing scientometrics at the national science agenda Edwin Horlings 11 december 2015

2 | Throwing scientometrics at the national science agenda A sad story... “We are a small country with scarce resources. We cannot be excellent in every field and must consequently be selective.”

3 | Throwing scientometrics at the national science agenda...with long roots... “taakverdeling en concentratie” “selectieve krimp en groei” “focus en massa” “zwaartepuntvorming” “profilering” “topsectoren” “wetenschapsagenda”

A new hope for policy

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1,980 Is the interference by the government in the science relevant? It is nice that we lay people are allowed to interfere with science, but in fact “we lay people” barely understand what is happening in that science. Science should be as free as possible, work as serendipitously as possible and deserves to be well funded!

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13 | Throwing scientometrics at the national science agenda 95 questions “This is a chemical question that has also been identified in the vision document Chemistry & Physics, Fundamental For Our Future that was established by the Commission Dijkgraaf in consultation with numerous stakeholders from science and business.” Most active: scientists guesstimate: 40%

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16 | Throwing scientometrics at the national science agenda Linking clusters to knowledge agendas UN EU Universities NWO Universities of applied science TO2 Government departments Museums A B 2-mode netwerk

Innovation, creativity, development of children

Sustainable technologies (energy, building, water)

19 | Throwing scientometrics at the national science agenda Clusters within the 140 NWA questions Well-being, social cohesion, law, cultural identity in the context of Europeanization and globalization The origin of diseases and the functioning of the human body Sustainability of food production, energy, construction, industry, transport Knowledge of the climate and sustainability of the relationship between humans and the environment Knowledge about the building blocks of the universe and how we can use that knowledge The social possibilities and implications of big data and digitization Health Social-psychological and neurological determinants of behavior Five small heterogeneous clusters

20 | Throwing scientometrics at the national science agenda The final clusters Netherlands Mens, milieu & economie Individu en samenleving Ziekten en gezondheid Maatschappij en technologie Bouwstenen van het bestaan Denmark a society with a green economy a society with health and quality of life a high-tech society with innovation capacity an efficient and competitive society a competent, cohesive society.

Thanks! Edwin Horlings |