Current status and need for concretization of the utilization of evaluation in the evaluation system

Abstract

  Although many people are interested in how and when information obtained from evaluations is used and by whom, it is difficult to capture the actual situation. In addition, conducting an evaluation does not naturally yield information that can be used, and such information is not automatically utilized once it is obtained. Therefore, it is necessary to specify when, who, what, and how the use of the information will be conducted, and to create an evaluation system that will be used in that way. This paper investigates how utilization is recognized in terms of when, who, what, and how it is implemented in evaluation in Japanese local government, and how the actual situation is organized and disclosed. Based on the survey results, previous studies, and case studies, it will be clarified that concretizing the use of the system is one way to promote the utilization.