Title: The performance indicators for science and technology projects in Taiwan

Authors: Chyan Yang, Ming-Yueh Tarng, Chih-Sung Lai, Zon-Bin Lin

Addresses: Institute of Management Science, National Chiao Tung University, 4th Fl., 114, Chung-Hsiao W. Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. ' Institute of Management Science, National Chiao Tung University, 4th Fl., 114, Chung-Hsiao W. Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. ' Institute of Management Science, National Chiao Tung University, 4th Fl., 114, Chung-Hsiao W. Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. ' Institute of Management Science, National Chiao Tung University, 4th Fl., 114, Chung-Hsiao W. Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

Abstract: To help the Taiwanese private sector to compete globally, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in Taiwan initiated a programme called the |Science and Technology Project (STP)| in 1982. Through this programme, the government offers over 10 billion NT dollars per year to support technological research and development. Furthermore, the STP is executed by statutory bodies (non-profit research institutes) funded by the MOEA. For the purposes of budget allocation and control, an annual performance evaluation of STP is needed, though it is a difficult task. Although the MOEA has established a system of performance evaluation and has practiced it for years, there is no consensus on the fairness of this system among research institutes and other interested parties competing for funds. A more elegant evaluation system is needed. The purpose of this research is to establish a reliable system of performance indicators for the STP. Our study reviewed the whole performance indicators system of R&D projects and proposed a feasible revision. The system of performance indicators can be further divided into three subsystems: (1) indicators for research results, (2) indicators for industrial co-operation, (3) indicators for technology diffusion.

Keywords: performance evaluation; research and development; R&D funding; science and technology policy; Taiwan; performance indicators; technology diffusion; industrial cooperation; budget control; budget allocation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.1997.036368

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 1997 Vol.12 No.4/5/6, pp.307 - 319

Published online: 02 Nov 2010 *

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