Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, UK.
J Health Serv Res Policy. 2013 Jul;18(3):182-5. doi: 10.1177/1355819613476017. Epub 2013 May 7.
Over the past 15 years, the European Union (EU) has spent around €80 billion on science research via Framework Programmes (FP5, FP6 and FP7). In 2014, a new programme, Horizon 2020, will likely invest another €70 billion over 6 years. Health research has been a major part: between 12% and 17% was spent on official FP5 and FP6 health research lines, although our work categorizing all EU science projects puts the health-related investment proportion nearer to 20%. Here, we compare our analyses and experiences with the European Commission's own impact assessments and plans that inform the Horizon 2020 programme. Much is moving in the right direction but some key gaps are overlooked. We discuss four areas: red tape, what to fund, harnessing informatics and neglect of Eastern Europe.
在过去的 15 年里,欧盟(EU)通过框架计划(FP5、FP6 和 FP7)在科学研究上花费了约 800 亿欧元。2014 年,一个新的计划——地平线 2020 计划——可能会在 6 年内再投资 700 亿欧元。健康研究一直是一个主要部分:在官方的 FP5 和 FP6 健康研究项目中,大约有 12%至 17%的资金被用于健康研究,尽管我们对所有欧盟科学项目进行分类的工作将与健康相关的投资比例接近 20%。在这里,我们将我们的分析和经验与欧盟委员会为地平线 2020 计划提供信息的自身影响评估和计划进行了比较。很多方面都朝着正确的方向发展,但一些关键的差距被忽视了。我们讨论了四个方面:繁文缛节、资助什么、利用信息学和忽视东欧。