Research on the follow-up evaluation methodologies of national R&D program evaluation system in Korea
R&D budget has been recently increased rapidly by our government's direction under the recognition that strong R&D policy lead to the wealth of the nation. The methodologies for effective evaluation have received great attention was increased. We had established the laws to evaluate and man age the performance of national R&D programs in 2005. The previous and current R&D evaluation programs were conducted in the middle of progress. Recently, the importance of evaluation of follow up control conducted after finishing the program in national level is increasing. The purposes of this study are to evaluate national R&D programs in terms of economic impacts and to develop the efficient methodologies by considering follow-up evaluation. This study will be effective to demonstrate the efficiency of the methodologies based on follow-up evaluation and the necessity of the evaluation of R&D programs after wrapping the programs up.
Summary Government action during food crises in southern Africa frequently exacerbates the problems, driving food staple prices well beyond import parity. We argue that an inability to make credible commitments, due largely to a lack of trust between public and private sectors, contributes to this dynamic. Empirical policy analysis can facilitate resolution only within a consultative process involving a broad range of stakeholders. The policies emerging from such a process are not likely to approximate first best recommendations. Yet the precise policies may be less important than the fact that they exist and that main stakeholders find them credible.