Rising Above the Gathering Storm Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future (2007) / Chapter Skim
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The Productivity of Scientific and Technological Research
The Productivity of Scientific and Technological Research
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Developments in one field can heavily influence other fields, creating multidisciplinary networks of cause and effect. New ideas can come from anywhere in the production process, not just from the basic research that traditionally has been seen as the driver of innovation.
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• Expand funding for merit-reviewed, cross-disciplinary, collaborative research centers. Program Management and Review • Ensure that federal agencies include research programs in their strategic plans and that they evaluate the success of those programs in performance reports.
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• Develop a common electronic grant-application system that combines the best features of current systems and can be used by all researchers and all federal agencies. 1National Science and Technology Council, Business Models Subcommittee.
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Result Goal $140,000 Average Annualized Award Size $130,000 $120,000 $110,000 $100,000 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FIGURE RP-2 Average annualized award size at NSF, FY 2000-FY 2004. SOURCE: National Science Foundation.
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The act required federal agencies to set strategic goals for at least a 5-year period and then measure their success annually in meeting those goals. For agencies that support research activities, implementing GPRA has presented many challenges.2 Applied-research programs, whether conducted by federal agencies or private companies, have desired outcomes that are directly related to agency or company missions.
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To improve the effectiveness of federal research and development programs, the federal government could: • Ensure that federal agencies include research programs in their strategic plans and that they evaluate the success of those programs in performance reports.3 • Evaluate research in terms of quality, relevance, and leadership. For basic research, include assessments of the historical value of basic research in contributing to national goals.
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These principles could be used to define acceptable standards for the conduct of research that could identify areas of deficiency and foster an appropriate balance between compliance with regulations and administrative flexibility. A particularly contentious issue for college and university researcher performers has been the 26% cap on reimbursement of administrative costs imposed by the federal government in 1991.5 Currently, about a quarter of federal funds spent on research at universities reimburses indirect costs.
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The goals of the FDP are to standardize terms and conditions across federal agencies, simplify the prior-approval process, and streamline award distribution -- for example, the FDP is doing a long-term study of institutional burdens related to the OMB circulars. Extending the FDP to colleges with less involvement in federal research awards would help disseminate best practices among federal agencies and institutions of higher education.
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