Evaluating applied research : lessons from Japan / John Irvine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irvine, John, 1951- author.

Series:

Bloomsbury Academic Collections

Bloomsbury academic collections. Japanese economics and industry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal aid to research--Japan.

Federal aid to research.

Research--Japan--Evaluation.

Research.

Technology--Research--Japan--Evaluation.

Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Pub. plc, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The issue of how to achieve value for money from government-funded R & D has over recent years become increasingly important in all industrial nations. The findings of a study which surveys the methods and techniques used to evaluate applied research in Japan are presented. Their analysis determines what lessons can be learned from the approaches to evaluation employed in the main Japanese mission-oriented agencies, in particular MITI and the Science and Technology Agency. First published in 1988, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; Background to Study; Outline of Study; 2. Recent Developments in R&D Evaluation; Policy Context; Administrative Inspection Bureau; Committee on Guidelines for Research Evaluation; 3. Evaluation of Applied Research in MITI Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); Structure and Organization of AIST; Basic Technology for Future Industries Programme; Large-Scale R&D Programme; AIST Laboratories; 4. Evaluation of Applied Research by Science and Technology Agency

Structure and Organization of STASpecial Co-ordination Funds for Science and Technology; Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology Programme (ERATO); Research Institutes Administered by STA; 5. Evaluation of Applied Research by Companies; General Approach to Research Evaluation; Evaluation of Government-Funded Research; Views on Research Evaluation Within Government; 6. Conclusions; Main Features of Japanese Evaluation System; Evaluation Methods and Techniques Employed; Lessons from Japan; References; Appendix 1 List of Officials Consulted

Appendix 2 Sample Questionnaire for Visit to Science and Technology Agency Affiliated LaboratoriesIndex; A; B; C; E; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472553348

1472553349

9781780939476

1780939477

OCLC:

906117886