Question 17227 — research and innovation

Summary

Mr. Bertrand Petit draws the attention of the Minister of Higher Education and Research to the shortcomings of research and development in France. Indeed, France, positioned as the 7th world power in terms of its gross domestic product (GDP), only ranks 13th in terms of the share attributed to gross domestic spending on research and development. The consequences of the lack of allocated funding to this sector of activity have largely contributed to the country's loss of competitiveness, notably with chronic deficits in its trade balance and losses of market share for more than twenty years. Three main pitfalls are at the origin of this drop: the low remuneration of researchers, the lack of material resources allocated to them and the absence of funding allocated to research by public agencies and patronage institutions. Research and development from the private sector is also particularly weak since out of 4 million French companies, only 26,000 contribute to it. Also, considering the major negative impacts on the country's economy, he asks for the Government's strategy to provide research and development with real financial, material and human resources in the years to come.

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