FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 March, 2017
Singapore: EURAXESS ASEAN is hosting a research seminar entitled “The state of research in ASEAN: Co-publication and co-patenting activity”.
The event takes place on 30 March 2017 in Singapore in partnership with Singapore’s Science & Technology Diplomatic Circle and the support of the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Singapore. Register by clicking the link below.
On 31 March 2017, EURAXESS is hosting the same event in partnership with the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) of Thailand. Register by clicking the link below.
Southeast Asia has more than doubled its share of the world's research publication output over the last decade. Patenting activity also increased significantly: The number of annual international patent applications involving ASEAN-based inventors has tripled from the early 2000s to the early 2010s.
A research team of the EU-funded SEA-EU-NET project carried out a study assessing the research output in ASEAN Member States in the period 2000 to 2014. The lead author of the study, Alexander Degelsegger, Centre for Social Innovation, Austria will present the key findings and identify the public policy measures behind them.
Key findings of the study:
PUBLICATIONS: Over two years from 2014 to 2016, the SEA-EU-NET analysis team carried out analyses of research output in ASEAN Member States, combining Web of Science and Scopus statistics.
From 2004 to 2014, the overall ASEAN scientific output in terms of scholarly publications amounted to ca. 550,000. The growth of annual output has been striking in this decade: In 2004, around 23,000 publications with ASEAN-based authors were indexed in the citation databases. In 2014, it was 80,000. Annual output thus more than tripled. Out of all ASEAN countries, Singapore (SG) has the highest number of publications (Singapore-based authors are involved in 34% of all ASEAN output). On the other hand, Malaysia (MY) is growing fastest in terms of its publication output since 2004 and now has the highest annual publication output in the region.
International collaboration plays a major role in the publication output of the ASEAN region. Around 40% of the publications in ASEAN are international co-publications.
Globally, the EU is the strongest partner in co-publication collaboration. 32% of all international co-publications (and 13% of all publications) in ASEAN feature at least one EU-based co-author. Other important co-publication partners are the USA, China, Japan, Australia, and India.
As regards research areas in Southeast Asian publication output, strongest in terms of number of national publications as well as international co-publications are Clinical Medicine, Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs), and Engineering. These thematic output patterns are fairly consistent with global patterns with the exception of a greater relevance of ICTs in Southeast Asian output compared to global output.
From 2003 to 2013, the annual output of international patent applications with ASEAN-based inventors tripled. National patent application output grew by around 30%. These numbers reflect an increase in innovation activity, but also a considerable policy push towards patenting, especially when it comes to international patents.
IP ownership in ASEAN is concentrated: The top 100 applicants own 81% of national and 65% of international applications involving ASEAN-based applicants. Two thirds of national patent applications and almost 90% of international PCT applications involving ASEAN-based applicants also involve ASEAN-based inventors. This means that the knowledge imports to the region by ASEAN-based IP owners are limited. Conversely, foreign ownership, i.e. knowledge outflows, are slightly more frequent
Please contact the author of the study for clarifications.
Alexander Degelsegger
Deputy Head of Department, Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna, Austria
Phone: ++43-1-495 04 42 / 59
Fax: ++43-1-495 04 42 / 40
Email: [email protected]
Interesting links:
https://sea-eu.net/facts/cooperation_patterns/co-patents
https://sea-eu.net/facts/cooperation_patterns/co-publications
The SEA-EU-NET 2 project, which is funded by the European Commission (EC), aims to set up and to expand scientific collaboration between Europe and Southeast Asia (SEA) in a more strategic and coherent manner. The four-year long project was launched in October 2012 and involves 21 institutions from the two regions. The project is coordinated by the Project Management Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
On 1 April, 2017, the SEA-EU-NET project will launch a Joint Funding Scheme (JFS) on 1 April, 2017 to support collaborative research in the areas of anti-microbial resistance, emerging infectious diseases, climate change adaptation, and biodoversity. Eligible for funding are joint R&D projects designed to lead to innovative products, services or processes of significant economic and/or societal value. Fifteen funding agencies from thirteen Europe and Southeast Asian countries are co-funding this call. More information at www.sea-eu.net
About EURAXESS ASEAN
EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion is a unique initiative launched by the European Commission (EC) to promote careers in research and facilitate the mobility of professional researchers.
In an increasingly interconnected world, EURAXESS Worldwide offers you the chance to interact on a global scale. Whether you want to know more about European research policy, funding or further collaboration opportunities, EURAXESS Worldwide has dedicated teams in ASEAN (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam), China, India, Japan, Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC), and North America (US and Canada) ready to assist you.
EURAXESS ASEAN connects the research communities in ASEAN with their colleagues and peers in 40 European countries. The network provides information to the Southeast Asian research communities on European research funding schemes, research careers and opportunities for research collaborations with Europe. EURAXESS ASEAN is managed by two regional representatives based in Singapore and Bangkok respectively.
WWW: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/asean
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvDVkJWWXdE&t=1s
Contact:
(Singapore)
Dr Susanne Rentzow-Vasu
Regional Representative EURAXESS ASEAN
[email protected]
HP: +65 98432341
(Bangkok)
Mr Simon Grimley
Regional Representative EURAXESS ASEAN
Simon.Grimley @euraxess.net
HP: +66 852214467
