Korean Government has implemented various National R&D programs with re-gard to new growth engine for economic development, such as the leading technol-ogy development program and the next-generation growth program. These R&D programs aim to create new markets or to develop core technologies which brings to radical change in existing industries. In order to achieve these aims, it is neces-sary to aggressively produce high quality of R&D performance by ourselves, not to passively catch up the leading countries’ technologies.
In this evaluation, we considered that it is important to analyze the qualitative aspects as well as the quantitative aspects of R&D program’s performance and then, evaluated both of qualitative and quantitative performances of 15 National R&D programs with regard to the future growth engine of Korea.
The results of this evaluation show us that there are a significant quantitative performance improvement, which is measured by the number of patent and pub-lished article per R&D investment. However, qualitative performance to be mea-sured by the cited number of patent, is evaluated just as it is needed to be improved, because the cited number of evaluated program’s patent is relatively low compared with the international level.
In this evaluation, we suggests that government should develop reasonable indi-cators in terms of qualitative R&D performance, continuously monitor the both of qualitative and quantitative aspects in performance, and selectively invest to the program with high quality of performance, which will contribute to developing the future growth engine of Korea.
In this evaluation, we considered that it is important to analyze the qualitative aspects as well as the quantitative aspects of R&D program’s performance and then, evaluated both of qualitative and quantitative performances of 15 National R&D programs with regard to the future growth engine of Korea.
The results of this evaluation show us that there are a significant quantitative performance improvement, which is measured by the number of patent and pub-lished article per R&D investment. However, qualitative performance to be mea-sured by the cited number of patent, is evaluated just as it is needed to be improved, because the cited number of evaluated program’s patent is relatively low compared with the international level.
In this evaluation, we suggests that government should develop reasonable indi-cators in terms of qualitative R&D performance, continuously monitor the both of qualitative and quantitative aspects in performance, and selectively invest to the program with high quality of performance, which will contribute to developing the future growth engine of Korea.