September 2018 issue of the monthly newsletter on STI data and indicators.
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September 2018 issue of the monthly newsletter on STI data and indicators.
The quarterly review of academic literature on research and innovation as sources for growth.
August 2018 issue of the monthly newsletter on STI data and indicators.
July 2018 issue of the monthly newsletter on STI data and indicators.
June 2018 issue of the monthly newsletter on STI data and indicators.
The case for Performance-based Research Funding Systems (PRFS) is building as more countries adopt them to increase the performance of their research system. To date, few comparative studies have been conducted bringing together practices and experiences with this relatively new policy instrument.
The quarterly review of academic literature on research and innovation as sources for growth.
May 2018 issue of the monthly newsletter on STI data and indicators.
A growing number of countries are using performance-based research funding systems (PRFS) as part of their research policy mix. The European Commission as well as other international entities such as the OECD and the UNESCO often promote PRFS as a solution for research governance issues. Their comparative novelty as policy instruments, however, means that often, the complexity in their design is underestimated, their value as policy instruments misunderstood, or the risks and negative (undesired) effects that they may have on the research system not sufficiently accounted for.
This report summarises the main learnings drawn from the exercise and makes a number of policy recommendations about how and when to design and use PRFS for policymakers and PRFS designers. A longer report is published in parallel with this one, which presents the evidence and analysis underlying this one, together with the lessons and recommendations.
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