The Future Direction of the Evaluation Method for the Proposed-based Research and Development Projects

Abstract

New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has been conducting various types of research and development projects, including long-term/high-risk R&D projects and proposal-based R&D projects. Proposal-based R&D projects conducted in 2002 had a total budget of approximately 30 billion yen. In order to implement proposal-based R&D projects more effectively and efficiently, implementation of systematic R&D evaluation is indispensable. Although evaluation of an individual theme is carried out, a bird's-eye-view evaluation of the system itself which bundles individual themes is not fully carried out. In this study, the results of a trial implementation of research to establish a new system for proposal-based research and development projects will be presented.