Abstract
It has been recognized that improvement of the system for R&D evaluation is very important in order to consistently obtain superior R&D results. NEDO' s Research and Development Evaluation Department was established in October 1999, and it has been mainly conducting interim and post-project evaluations of mid and long-term/high-risk R&D projects. The evaluation results obtained are very useful for the management of projects. However, in order to make the management cycle (Plan-Do-See) more effective and efficient, further evaluations such as pre-project evaluations and follow-up evaluations need to be implemented. This evaluation method will be applied not only for mid and long-term/high risk R&D projects but also for proposal-based research and development projects. In this study, the current status and future direction of R&D project evaluation in NEDO will be presented.
