Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Unleashing Productive Innovation Project (P106752) Unleashing Productive Innovation Project (P106752) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Argentina | Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2009 | Seq No: 19 | ARCHIVED on 04-Jan-2018 | ISR29561 | Implementing Agencies: The Argentine Republic, Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:25-Sep-2008 Effectiveness Date:21-Aug-2009 Planned Mid Term Review Date:12-Nov-2012 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:12-Nov-2012 Original Closing Date:30-Sep-2014 Revised Closing Date:25-Sep-2018 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Objective of the Project is to expand the Borrower's capacity to generate productive innovation in knowledge-based areas by: (a) facilitating the creation of new knowledge-based companies; (b) developing specialized human capital; (c) supporting productive research innovation activities and their technology commercialization in the areas of biotechnology, nanotechnology and information and communication technology; (d) upgrading the research infrastructure in the areas of science, technology and productive innovation; and (e) strengthening the policy framework governing science, technology, and productive innovation. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Developing human capital for productive innovation:(Cost $30.50 M) Support to new knowledge-based companies:(Cost $24.00 M) Support for Innovation Projects in Consortia and Individual Firms:(Cost $71.00 M) Upgrading research infrastructure:(Cost $52.00 M) Strengthening and informing the policy and institutional framework:(Cost $16.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating 1/4/2018 Page 1 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Unleashing Productive Innovation Project (P106752) Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The focus of the supervision work during the first semester of 2017 was to review and agree on all the documents for the new calls for proposals, and the TOR documents for the evaluations and studies being contracted as part of the activities supported by the AF loan. All of the new calls for proposals have been issued and a number of projects have been selected and have already begun implementation. At the request of the government, preparation for a second operation has begun. The design of this new operation will benefit from the results and lessons learned from the first operation. An evaluation of the instruments included in the initial operation (2009-2016) is expected to be finalized and sent to the Bank during December 2017. Results from this evaluation are being used as inputs in the preparation of the second operation. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Low  Low Macroeconomic  --  Moderate  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Low  Low Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Low  Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Moderate  Moderate Fiduciary  --  Low  Low Environment and Social  --  Low  Low Stakeholders  --  Low  Low Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Percentage of firms, labs and/or research consortia supported by the project that introduced to existing or new markets new/improved products/protocols/services (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 1/4/2018 Page 2 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Unleashing Productive Innovation Project (P106752) Value 0.00 0.00 56.00 40.00 Date 13-May-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Disclosures made by CONICET Researchers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 8.00 25.00 Date 13-May-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Number of technology based start-ups that formally register as companies (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 24.00 27.00 30.00 Date 17-May-2012 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Attraction of External Funding for tech start-ups (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 13-May-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDPDOTBL  Number of universities that successfully established norms on intellectual property rights according to international best practices (Text, Custom) 1/4/2018 Page 3 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Unleashing Productive Innovation Project (P106752) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 11.00 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Number of strenghtened or established graduate programs for technology brokers (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Date 31-Dec-2008 30-Jun-2013 30-Jun-2013 30-Sep-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Increase in number of technology broker and technology manager graduates (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 260.00 287.00 400.00 Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Overall additional Investment catalyzed/leveraged through project activities (USD million) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 25.90 32.00 Date 14-May-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 1/4/2018 Page 4 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Unleashing Productive Innovation Project (P106752) PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of Research Centers who implement tool to monitor and facilitate usage of shared research equipment (Of Centers that receive training) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 14-May-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of beneficiaries who express positive perception on ANPCyT's activities during project implementation (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 14-May-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Beneficiary satisfaction surveys implemented and utilized for policy making (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 14-May-2016 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Number of upgraded research laboratories and technology centers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 49.00 49.00 30.00 Date 31-Dec-2008 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 30-Jul-2016 1/4/2018 Page 5 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Unleashing Productive Innovation Project (P106752) PHINDIRITBL  Number of Research Consortia created for the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 26.00 26.00 27.00 Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Number of technology transfer subprojects (DTEC) that have completed proposed action plan (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20.00 56.00 20.00 Date 01-Feb-2014 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Training of CONICET tech transfer personnel abroad (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 36.00 40.00 20.00 Date 01-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Training of CONICET Researchers in technology transfer and commercialization (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 160.00 480.00 150.00 Date 01-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 1/4/2018 Page 6 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Unleashing Productive Innovation Project (P106752) PHINDIRITBL  Number of business plans prepared (2.2) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 45.00 56.00 45.00 Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 PHINDIRITBL  CONICET Tech Transfer Unit (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N Y Y Date 01-Aug-2015 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 18-Sep-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Satisfactory establishment of the international advisory committee to the ministry (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Committee in Value Not Established Achieved Committee in Operation operation Date 31-Dec-2008 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2017 31-Jul-2016 Comments In previous ISRs, the indicators was tracked as "Achieved", instead of using the correct End Target wording of "Committee in Operation". PHINDIRITBL  Increase in the number of independent evaluations of STI programs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 8.00 7.00 Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 1/4/2018 Page 7 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Unleashing Productive Innovation Project (P106752) PHINDIRITBL  Number of staff in technology transfer offices at universities trained on intellectual property rights (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 123.00 145.00 140.00 Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2017 25-Sep-2018 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P106752 IBRD-75990 Closed USD 150.00 150.00 0.00 150.00 0.00 100% P106752 IBRD-86340 Effective USD 45.00 45.00 0.00 22.64 22.36 50% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P106752 IBRD-75990 Closed 25-Sep-2008 06-Aug-2009 21-Aug-2009 30-Sep-2014 31-Dec-2016 P106752 IBRD-86340 Effective 08-Jul-2016 28-Dec-2016 12-Jan-2017 25-Sep-2018 25-Sep-2018 Cumulative Disbursements 1/4/2018 Page 8 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Unleashing Productive Innovation Project (P106752) Restructuring History Level Approved on 09-Dec-2009 ,Level Approved on 17-Feb-2012 ,Level 2 Approved on 21-Feb-2014 ,Level 2 Approved on 07-Jul-2015 Related Project(s) P159747-Additional Financing for the Unleashing Productive Innovation Project 1/4/2018 Page 9 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy