The World Bank Report No: ISR13913 Implementation Status & Results Argentina Unleashing Productive Innovation for Competitiveness (P106752) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Unleashing Productive Innovation for Competitiveness Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 11 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 16-Jun-2014 (P106752) Country: Argentina Approval FY: 2009 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Lending Instrument: Adaptable Program Loan Implementing Agency(ies): AGENCIA NACIONAL DE PROMOCIÓNCIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA Key Dates Board Approval Date 25-Sep-2008 Original Closing Date 30-Sep-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date 12-Nov-2012 Last Archived ISR Date 20-Nov-2013 Effectiveness Date 21-Aug-2009 Revised Closing Date 30-Sep-2015 Actual Mid Term Review Date 12-Nov-2012 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project would support the government#s high level objective of sustaining growth by promoting export-diversification and an increase in value added in production. Specifically, the project development objective (PDO) is to expand Argentina#s capacity to generate productive innovation in knowledge-based areas by (i) facilitating the creation of new knowledge-based companies; (ii) developing specialized human capital; (iii) supporting productive research innovation projects and their commercialization in three priority technology areas (biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information and telecommunications); (iv) upgrading research infrastructure in the areas of science, technology and productive innovation; and (v) strengthening the policy framework governing science, technology, and productive innovation. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Developing human capital for productive innovation 22.00 Support to new knowledge-based companies 20.00 Sectoral funds 50.00 Public Disclosure Copy Upgrading research infrastructure 45.00 Strengthening the policy and institutional framework 12.10 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR13913 Implementation Status Overview Argentina's Unleashing Innovation Project, effective since August 2009, is being implemented by the Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation (ANPCyT, hereafter "the Agency"), under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation (MINCyT). Project disbursements increased by almost US$ 6.2 million since the last Implementation Status Report (no. 10, Nov. 2013), bringing cumulative disbursements to US$ 96 million, as of April 2014 (64% of total funds). Public Disclosure Copy Main topics discussed since last ISR: 1) The Bank approved the Agency’s request for the project’s restructuring and extension (12 months). 2) The Bank gave no objection to the Agency's request for updated targets and modifications of some project indicators. Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Argentina Buenos Aires Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires ✔ Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Increase in the number of technology broker Number Value 0.00 92.00 300.00 and technology manager students Date 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2014 Comments While this indicator was not Target was established after included in the Project the mid-term review. It states Appraisal Document, client the number of students that has been monitoring and have graduated (i.e. finished reporting it throughout coursework and final project). project's implementation. Increase in number of graduates in ICT-related Text Value 0 - 900 careers Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2014 Comments No data available. Public Disclosure Copy Number of consortia (public-private/ private- Text Value 0 19 10 private) in operation Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments Number of upgraded research/technology Text Value 0 43 30 centers and technology training institutes Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR13913 Number of universities that successfully Text Value 0 5 7 established norms on intellectual property Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 rights according to international best pratices Comments Public Disclosure Copy Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Number of technology transfer subprojects Number Value 0.00 0.00 7.00 (DTEC) that have disbursed project funds Date 01-Feb-2014 19-Feb-2014 30-Sep-2015 Comments Number of strenghtend or established Master Text Value 0 6 6 programs for technology brokers Date 31-Dec-2008 30-Jun-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments While this indicator was not No change in indicator. Target included in the Project has been met. Appraisal Document, client has been monitoring and reporting it throughout project's implementation. Increase in number of students in ITC- related Number Value 0.00 5387.00 4100.00 careers Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2012 30-Sep-2015 Comments Information updated to 2012 (presented in Informe semestral I - 2014) Number of business plans prepared (2.2) Text Value 0 13 10 Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments Target was modified, at request of the Client during Mid-term evaluation mission. Number of investment readiness proposals Number Value 0.00 0.00 7.00 prepared Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Public Disclosure Copy Comments No information was provided Target was modified, at request of the Client, during mid-term evaluation mission Number of investment-readiness reports Text Value 0 - 3 accepted for investment Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments Data not available Target was modified, at request of the Client, during mid-term evaluation mission. Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR13913 Number of public-private consortia in bio- Number Value 0.00 6.00 4.00 technology in operation Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments No change in indicator since Public Disclosure Copy first semester of 2011. Number of consortia in nanotechnology with Number Value 0.00 9.00 2.00 some private collaboration Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments Number of public-private or private-private Number Value 0.00 4.00 4.00 consortia in ICT Date 31-Dec-2008 30-Jun-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments Additional human capital trained in bio- and Text Value 0 73 30 nanotechnology and ICT Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments Includes total amount of additional human resources trained. Additional human capital trained in Number Value 0.00 100.00 40.00 nanotechnology. Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments Includes total amount of Final target was modified from additional human resources 60 to 40, at request of the trained. client, after mid-term review. Additional human capital trained in ICT. Number Value 0.00 92.00 40.00 Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments Includes total amount of Final target was modified from additional human resources 60 to 40, at request of the trained. client, after mid-term review. Satisfactory establishment of the international Text Value Achieved Committee in operation advisory committee to the ministry Date 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments Committee is in operation Public Disclosure Copy since second semester of 2011 Increase in the number of independent Number Value 0.00 5.00 4.00 evaluations of STI programs Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments No change. Increase in the number of methodologies Text Value 0 13 20 established to improve or create new national Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 STI indicators Comments Indicator was modified at request of the client, following Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR13913 discussions at mid-term review. Original indicator read: "Increase in available STI indicators national and Public Disclosure Copy provincial levels according to international methodologies" Number of reports/studies completed Number Value 0.00 25.00 25.00 Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 Comments Number of staff in technology transfer offices at Text Value 0 58 40 universities trained on intellectuial property Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2013 30-Sep-2015 rights Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 05-May-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P106752 IBRD-75990 Effective 25-Sep-2008 06-Aug-2009 21-Aug-2009 30-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2015 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P106752 IBRD-75990 Effective USD 150.00 150.00 0.00 96.66 53.34 64.00 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR13913 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation No Decisions for disclosure at this time. Restructuring History CD Decision on 09-Dec-2009, Level two Approved on 17-Feb-2012, Level 2 CD Decision on 21-Feb-2014 Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 6