Reflections on science and technology evaluation in China
2018
Currently, science and technology evaluation(S&T evaluation)
has become a major concern in China. However, what is “S&T
Evaluation”? What does the term “S&T Evaluation”
mean internationally? What are the top priorities for the establishment
of S&T evaluation system in China? For the issues above mentioned,
the Chinese government officials, scientists and evaluators have not
yet come to an agreement. The main idea this article discusses is
that, given the significant expansion of public R&D funding in
China, the need for understanding performance of the public R&D
funding has become increasingly necessary and urgent. As a critical
element in China’s innovation systems, public R&D performance
evaluation seems to react more slowly than other aspects though it
should be one of the top priorities for S&T evaluation in China. This article focuses on three interconnected aspects for public
R&D performance evaluation: independence, credibility and utility,
which are intrinsically linked and support the establishment of national
R&D evaluation systems. The author attempts to open a discussion
on the current debates about independence of evaluation, including
the criteria to assess the independence of evaluation functions, different
levels and types of independence for different situations and self-evaluations
vs. independent evaluation. The article provides a successful case
of public R&D performance evaluation in China, the International
Evaluation on the Funding and Management Performance of the National
Natural Science Foundation of China . The case is the most
influential R&D evaluation up to now, and represents good practice
from China. The article focuses on the approaches or solutions that
have been used in the case to ensure the independence, credibility
and utility of evaluation. The facts and viewpoints presented in this
case analysis are based on the author’ direct involvement in
the real evaluation practice of the case.
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