Four National Standards Released to Evaluate Research Projects
By LI Linxu
A batch of standards concerning the evaluation of sci-tech research projects was recently released by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR).
One of the newly released standards is the general rules for sci-tech research projects evaluation.
The other three standards are guidelines for evaluation of sci-tech research projects in the field of basic research, application research, and development research.
The standards classify the evaluation of sci-tech projects into four categories, that is, project initiation evaluation, interim evaluation, acceptance evaluation and follow-up evaluation.
In light of the activities of each category, the standards have laid out specifics of evaluation for reference.
A researcher at an agricultural research center. (PHOTO: XINHUA)
For basic research, the relevant standard emphasizes evaluation in its original, theoretic, and experimental aspects.
In application research, the corresponding standard highlights evaluation in its innovative, pioneering and applicable characteristics.
In development research, the relevant standard attaches great importance to innovation, applicability and sustainability.
Targeting different evaluation needs, the set of standards put forward a range of optional evaluation methods, such as peer review, technical report, and multi-dimensional index evaluation.
The standards are one of important measures to improve sci-tech innovation system, and will speed up the transformation of sci-tech achievements, according to SAMR.
SAMR says these four standards are recommended national standards, and will provide a set of general frameworks and classified evaluation methods for sci-tech research projects.