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Political Implications from Empirical Analysis of the Performance-Based Evaluation System in National R&D Programs

Seung-Tai Kim, Seong-Jin Kim, Ki-Jong Lee

Abstract

This study was conducted to draw political implications from an empirical analysis of performance-based evaluation systems of current National R&D Programs. For this, major issues on existing evaluation systems were identified through tracing and analyzing transition processes, investigating and analyzing related literature, and knowledge learned through experiences. Questionnaire research on how these issues are recognized by personnel concerned with R&D evaluation was conducted through empirical analysis. The result showed that the triennial evaluation system conducted from 2009 was generally recognized as helpful in alleviating evaluation pressures; however, the evaluated subject was still perceived poorly in terms of importance of R&D program evaluation and experience pressures in making evaluation data. Furthermore, there is plenty of room for improvement since evaluation does not refl ect the characteristics of R&D activities and the result is not fully utilized for internal purposes.