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Meta-Analysis of Economic Studies of Public Research and Development (R&D) Programs
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| Jiyoung Park, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning, jypak@kistep.re.kr
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Economic analysis is an important element in deciding investment on large-scale R&D programs. The study should be performed in a comprehensive and systematic way, and has the meaning of analyzing the impact of a program by comparing the benefits from the program and its projected cost. For the program that the effect can be measured in currency terms, the benefit is analyzed from the efficiency perspective, and for the program that cannot be measured in currency terms technically and practically, the meanings and impacts of the program is explained quantitatively and qualitatively and analyzed in terms of social and economic efficiency. Given that national R&D programs are varied in terms of characteristics and goals, economic study needs to be conducted by the program-specific standard.
In this study, several cases of economic studies are reviewed in its methodologies and scenarios used, and propose proper approaches of economic analysis in R&D programs.
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Multidimensional Ex Post Evaluation of Research and Development (R&D) Programs: The Case of an Oil Refining R&D Program in Brazil
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| André Furtado, Department of Science and Technology Policy Brazil, furtado@ige.unicamp.br
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| Adalberto Azevedo, Department of Science and Technology Policy Brazil, adalba@ige.unicamp.br
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| André Rauen, Department of Science and Technology Policy Brazil, andrerauen@ige.unicamp.br
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| Edilaine Camillo, Department of Science and Technology Policy Brazil, edilaine@ige.unicamp.br
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This paper presents the application of the ESAC R&D evaluation methodology to a technology program in the Brazilian oil industry. The ESAC methodology was developed by researchers at the Department for Science and Technology Policy of the University of Campinas. This methodology evaluates ex-post impacts through a two step process. Firstly, by building up an impact structure in each of the four dimensions: economic, social, environmental, and on capabilities. Secondly, by applying questionnaires based in the impacts identified to program participants in order to gather information from different groups impacted by the program. Each dimension gathers a list of indicators, which is related to a question. The questions are answered in a Lickert scale, allowing the measurement and presentation of impacts in a quantitative way. The results of the pilot evaluation of an oil refining program carried on by Petrobras, Brazil's major oil company, are analyzed in the paper.
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Trends and Evolution of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Research and Deployment Landscape in Europe
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| Nicholas Vonortas, George Washington University, vonortas@gwu.edu
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| Franco Malerba, Luigi Bocconi University, franco.malerba@unibocconi.it
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| Nicoletta Corrocher, Luigi Bocconi University, nicoletta.corrocher@unibocconi.it
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This paper will present the results of an European evaluative study in the field of information and communication technology (ICT). The main objective of this evaluative study is to assess how effectively ICT research and technology deployment activities are being exploited in systems of innovation at the regional level. In particular, the objectives of the study are to assess whether and to which extent ICT research and technology development (RTD) activities in the sixth and seventh Framework Programs and ICT policy support program activities are integrated into the eco-systems of innovation and deployment of Information Society initiatives at the regional level, thus helping strengthen European competitiveness. In addition, the study examines whether ICT RTD activities are linked to knowledge and innovation networks such as INTERREG and URBACT networks, and are bridged with pre-commercial public procurement in policy target areas such as eGovernment, eHealth, and eInclusion.
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