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Evaluation Tools of Environmental and Welfare Effects in Tekes Funding
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| Jari Hyvarinen, Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, jari.hyvarinen@etla.fi
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A goal of my paper is to determine meta evaluation results of Tekes funding, Finland. These results describe the socioeconomic effects that are defined in new Tekes strategy and focus areas implemented in 2011. In new Tekes strategy, I have selected two main goals to my paper. Those are i) natural resources and sustainable economy, and ii) wellbeing of citizens. These new goals are implemented in impact model of Tekes, which concentrates on the effects of public R&D financing on the whole economy and society. In my paper, I build up a framework of longer term societal welfare effects by focusing on the results of meta evaluation, Tekes strategic goals of environment and welfare, and Tekes impact model. My aim is to find more suitable road-maps how Tekes funding and activities can be grouped to more controllable items.
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The Contribution of Research to Socioeconomic Outcomes: A Case Study
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| George Teather, Performance Management Network, george.teather@pmn.net
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| Beth MacNeil, Canadian Forest Service, beth.macneil@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
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| Ajoy Bista, Canadian Forest Service, ajoy.bista@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
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Central agencies in Canada and other countries are challenging research organizations to demonstrate the contributions of their research to the achievement of high level economic, environmental and societal outcomes. This paper describes the progress of the Canada Forest Service (CFS), an agency of Natural Resources Canada in responding to that challenge.
CFS managers have used a modified logic model approach to develop a performance story that begins by demonstrating the relevance of their research to addressing major challenges to the Canadian forest sector. The next step is to describe the influence of the research on the decisions made by key public and private sector organizations on forest sector policies and practices, and through those decisions, to changes in the state of the forest sector.
The approach identifies the requirements for surveys and other evaluation methods to provide evidence that describe the level of influence of the research and associated decision support tools descisions on forest management policies and practices. CFS wildland fire and forest pest research will be used as examples of the application of the approach.
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The Relationship Between Environmental and Scientific Performance of Nations: Lessons Learned From a Macro-Level Evaluation Using Scientometric Indicators And An Environmental Performance Index
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| Frederic Bertrand, Science-Metrix, frederic.bertrand@science-metrix.com
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| David Campbell, Science-Metrix, david.campbell@science-metrix.com
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| Michelle Picard-Aitken, Science-Metrix, m.picard-aitken@science-metrix.com
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| Gregoire Cote, Science-Metrix, gregoire.cote@science-metrix.com
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| Michele-Odile Odile Geoffroy, Independent Consultant, mo_geoffroy@hotmail.com
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Measuring the contribution of scientific research to national-level outcomes continues to challenge research evaluation. At the same time, several rankings and indices have been developed to investigate the influence of economic and non-economic factors on the environmental outcomes of nations. However, the role of scientific performance, as a determinant of national environmental performance, has not been fully investigated. This paper aims to 1) apply methods and metrics to improve the multi-criteria analysis of scientific performance, by reducing the dimensionality and effect of scale, and 2) expand on previous work exploring the interpretative value of macro-level indicators by better understanding the links between the environmental research and environmental outcomes of nations. Using a composite scientometric index developed by Science-Metrix, and a composite policy outcome-oriented index, (the Environmental Performance Index or EPI) the relationship between the scientific and environmental performances of countries is investigated to support the evaluation of research.
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