{"id":128998,"date":"2025-07-03T10:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T07:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/?page_id=128998"},"modified":"2026-09-25T15:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:32:27","slug":"rita-activity-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/funding\/programmes\/rita\/rita-activity-2\/","title":{"rendered":"RITA+ activity 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Analysis and monitoring of research, development and innovation (RDI) policy, and increasing the competence of those who design and implement RDI policy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Partners<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The partners of this sub\u2011activity are:
\u2022 the Ministry of Education and Research;
\u2022 the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications;
\u2022 the Government Office;
\u2022 the Enterprise and Innovation Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scope of the activity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The activity supports:
\u2022 the implementation of applied research, policy analyses, and expert assessments;
\u2022 enhancing the competence of partners and relevant officials by organising targeted training activities and supporting their participation in training courses, seminars, and study visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coordination and collection of topics for research proposals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Estonian Research Council coordinates the collection of proposals topics for applied research, policy analyses, and expert assessments from the partners. The Estonian Research Council may also submit proposal topics itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A steering committee, consisting of representatives of the partners and the Estonian Research Council, is formed to guide the process. The steering committee:
\u2022 approves the annual research plan;
\u2022 submits proposals to the Estonian Research Council regarding the commissioning of applied research, policy analyses, and expert assessments;
\u2022 oversees activities related to capacity building;
\u2022 coordinates the implementation of applied research, policy analyses, and expert assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Procurement and implementation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Applied research, policy analyses, and expert assessments are either commissioned by the Estonian Research Council as a service or carried out by the Research Council itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The studies commissioned under this activity support the development of Estonia\u2019s RDI policy and provide a basis for evidence-based assessment of the effectiveness and impact of development plan activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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