Evaluation of Research Scientists' Activity Results: Experience of New Zealand

Abstract

Due to the growing importance of science in the economy and strict budget constraints in Russia the issue of increasing the efficiency of public funding the research activities is becoming more urgent in recent years. In order to move to a system of efficient contracts in science a regular evaluation of research scientists' activity results performance has been planned. There is a need to work out methods of such evaluation. The article contains the analysis of individual performance evaluation of research scientists in New Zealand as an example of OECD countries' experience. The ways of examined practice adaptation in Russia in the methodology for research scientists' activity results evaluation have been suggested within the given article.