Management of public research

OECD-Norway Workshop on Performance-based Funding for Public Research in Tertiary Education Institutions

on 21-Jun-2010

The OECD-Norway Workshop aims to bring together government and academic experts, and other interested parties, to discuss the latest developments and evidence on these performance-based funding systems. The workshop will include presentations on models of performance-based funding used by governments, the indicators incorporated within such models, and the impacts and consequences of these systems on institutional performance and incentives.

Workshop on Enhancing Research Performance through Evaluation and Priority Setting

from 15-Sep-2008 to 16-Sep-2008

How can OECD countries design, implement and use evaluations to improve research quality and impacts? How can they improve the ways through which they identify and set priorities for public support to research and innovation?  This two-day workshop brought together practitioners and experts to explore new developments in evaluation for  policy making and to identify general principles and practices for priority setting. 

Workshop on the International Mobility of Researchers

on 28-Mar-2007

This workshop covered topics such as policy options for enhancing the international mobility of researchers and mechanisms to build research capacity in both OECD countries and non-member economies. Workshop presentations are available on line.

Joint OECD-Spanish Government Workshop on Researcher Careers, Madrid (Spain)

from 26-Apr-2006 to 27-Apr-2006

This one and a half day workshop aimed to address key issues on researcher careers: What is the emerging face of researcher careers for the 21st century? Can we identify different models cross nationally? How are researcher careers changing and do they remain attractive options for S&T graduates?

Workshop on "Evaluation of publicly funded research", Berlin (Germany)

from 26-Sep-2005 to 27-Sep-2005

Jointly organised by the OECD and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Workshop on Changing Supply and Demand for Science and Technology Professionals in a Globalised Economy

on 21-Apr-2005

In response to the 2004 OECD Science Ministerial, which asked the OECD to explore ways to help member countries foster the development of a mobile and diverse S&T workforce, this workshop addressed sources of new industrial demand for S&T graduates, improvement of the labour market for S&T professionals, and sought “good practices” to improve the match between the supply of S&T graduates and demand.

OECD - Italian National Research Council Workshop - Fostering the Developement of Human Resources for S&T, June 6 - 7, 2003, Rome, Italy

from 05-Jun-2003 to 06-Jun-2003

The workshop aims to inform policy makers in higher education and research about the current challenges to developing human resources in science and technology (HRST) and policy responses in OECD countries.

Workshop on "Science and Funding in Transition - Changing Paradigms and First Experiences of Implementation", Berlin (Germany)

from 06-May-2003 to 07-May-2003

May 6-7, 2002. Jointly organised by the OECD Secretariat and the German Ministry for Education and Research. Primary objective of the workshop was to provide a survey of changes in OECD member states' policies governing public funding and steering of research institutions.

Conference 2002 on "the Global Research Village: Importance of ICT for Research and Science; Science Policies for Economies in Transition"

from 10-Oct-2002 to 11-Oct-2002

Jointly organised with the Polish Ministry for Scientific Research, Technology and Telecommunications. Details and proceedings can be found at www.kbn.gov.pl/GRV

Conference 2000 on "The Global Research Village: Access to Publicly Financed Research", Amsterdam (Netherlands)

from 06-Dec-2000 to 08-Dec-2000

6-8 December 2000. Jointly organised with the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. If you are interested, please contact the local organiser Peter Schröder: p.schroder@minocw.nl

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