With recent expansion of social recognition of research outcomes, the importance of the research outcome of the National R&D Program is greatly highlighted. Judging that reasonable and comprehensive management of research outcomes is currently dif...
With recent expansion of social recognition of research outcomes, the importance of the research outcome of the National R&D Program is greatly highlighted. Judging that reasonable and comprehensive management of research outcomes is currently difficult, The Korean Center for Disease Control (KCDC) tried to imporve the governance of R&D management. With such a background, this study explored status and problems, remedial alternatives, and policy implications from the following 3 aspects. Firstly, this study recommended R&D vision․goal which enables sustainable promotion through strategic planning of top brand projects including search for investment areas more productive on research outcome of National R&D Program. Especially through the reevaluation on previous submitted 'Report on Strategic planning', it reflected the rapidly changing strategies into the previous planned researches. For that purpose, new plans and modifications are made on the following issues: the organization and management of a planning committee in the KCDC; the outcome analysis of the KCDC's research projects; research needs following future environment changes; new investment areas and top brand projects. It also suggested the vision and goals of sustainable R&D by analyzing the proper area and function of the KCDC. Composing and training an English report is executed. Secondly, this study suggested policy direction needed for constructing an effective research outcome and dissemination program which can not only evaluate fairly R&D achievements of the KCDC but also disseminate research infrastructure and research outcome to universities, companies, and private research institutes in partnership with KCDC and their researchers. It developped outcome evaluation index of the KCDC's R&D projects which meets the guideline of National R&D Program's outcome evaluation, and suggested detailed guidelines and methods for its evaluation. It suggested a plan to organize and manage a committee. on evaluation on research outcome which can manage a speedy, accurate and fair evaluation according to a research outcome index, and to develop an managing infrastructure of on-site evaluation of research outcomes. It suggested a plan to construct and manage NTIS․HT-Portal link system needed for dissemination of the outcomes of R&D projects, and a plan on a outcome dissemination program of open R&D Program. Thirdly, By comparison of the KCDC's research outcomes with those of similar institutions abroad using the keyword network analysis of research articles and reports, it clarified the KCDC's role and suggested its future direction. Judging from the fact that KNIH is making a quick transition to 'GWAS' in the Gene research area and doing related researches more actively than the US NIH, focus on that area should be highly recommended. As shown in the institution-involved keyword, it is necessary to redefine the role of the institution through agonizing over its mission. In the case of researchers, very few researchers have both leadership and partnership. In the case of research subject, as the subject shows transition of direction to translational research, improvement of research environment is required to improve research outcomes.