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Japan Marine Science and Technology Center Research Evaluation standing and support of society and the nation as a whole; () JAMSTEC will deploy its limited resources effectively to improve organizational efficiency and economic efficiency of R&D projects; and () JAM- STEC staff will be conscious of the social relevance of their work, and plan R&D with clearly defined objectives and anticipated results. To achieve this, JAM- STEC began the necessary examinations for introducing R&D cost effectiveness and quantitative evaluation. For this, we set up an internal examination group making up the members engaged in the research, and established an examination committee consisting of intellectuals and others from outside JAMSTEC. We also held an international workshop on research effect analysis, and exchanged views on approaches used overseas. (1) Examination committee of intellectuals Since there was no precedent of an examination of cost effectiveness and quantitative evaluation methods at an R&D institution, and no organization has specifically studied the methodology for this, we established an examination committee, and for its members, we chose intellectual members of the community with an expertise in evaluation of policy, universities, and R&D companies. The committee, comprising five members chaired by Professor Hirasawa of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (Table ) and invited observers from related corporations, met four times. The committee's examination focused primarily on the research evaluation matrix, and reflected the discussions held by the internal examination group indicated below. (2) Internal examination group When examining R&D effect and evaluation, there is a need to ensure there is not too great a burden placed on researchers, and the results must be fed back into the R&D effectively, so we set up an internal examination group mainly consisting of researchers in various R&D fields. The group, chaired by the Director of the Planning Department, and comprising eleven members made up of staff in the Research Evaluation Promotion Office and researchers from the frontier research systems and other research departments, met four times. (3) Research effect analysis workshop report On February and , JAMSTEC held a workshop in the Miyoshi Memorial Hall, Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences to examine the kind of effect research carried out by JAMSTEC has on society. A total of people were invited to take part in the workshop, including members of such institutions as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which had already undertaken a similar study. Presentations were given by two members of NOAA, three members of International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI), and from Japan, one member of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), one member of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, three members of the Frontier Research System for Global Change, and two members of JAMSTEC, and were followed by lively discussions and the free exchange of ideas and opinions. In its report on its study of the effect El Niño prediction has on agriculture, NOAA estimated that for every dollar spent on research (research costs etc.), a return of $.–$. was achieved through a reduction of damage to agriculture, so the effect was quite significant. Meanwhile, IRI undertakes climate prediction using numerical simulation, and from this forecasts floods and drought, and the outbreak of dengue fever and the like caused by mosquito infestation, then works closely with local communities to prevent or minimize the disaster. Such studies or activities have rarely, if ever, been undertaken in Japan, but the workshop and its report have provided a key pointer for future activities by JAMSTEC. 215
JAMSTEC 2002 Annual Report Research Evaluation Fig. 1 Participants in the research effect analysis workshop Table 5 Members of the committee for examining cost effectiveness and quantitative evaluation methods for R&D by JAMSTEC in fiscal 2002 Chairman HIRASAWA, Ryo Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Member SAITO, Fujio Secretary, Research Evaluation Subcommittee, Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management Member NIWA, Fujio Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Member NISHIOKA, Shuzo Executive Director, National Institute for Environmental Studies Member HAYASHI, Takayuki Research Fellow, Faculty of University Evaluation and Research, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (Listed alphabetically except Chairman) 216
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