WORLD SCI-TECH R&D ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 557-566.doi: 10.16507/j.issn.1006-6055.2021.09.004

Previous Articles     Next Articles

Evaluation of Research Quality and Third Mission in Italy and Implications for China

CHENG Yanlin1   SONG Qiuhui1   CHEN Jia’ni3   XIAO Xiaoxi1   

  1. 1. Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100090, China; 2. School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; 3. Beijing Institute of Economics and Management, Beijing 100102, China
  • Online:2022-08-25 Published:2022-09-14

PDF (PC)

288

Abstract:

At present, it is in the key period of “breaking the four only” reform of science and technology evaluation in China, and the focus is how to explore new evaluation methods. Taking Italy research evaluation as an example, this article comprehensively analyzes the evaluation of Italian universities and research institutions, including the choice of experts, the evaluation process, the use of the results, and based on these studies, summarizes the concept, method and the characteristics of system and challenges about Italian research evaluation especially the differences with China. It is found that the scientific research evaluation in Italy is characterized by government-leading, representative evaluation system, classification evaluation by subject and strong function of evaluation results. Italy’s research quality evaluation and the third mission evaluation have certain enlightenment significance to China’s science and technology evaluation reform, especially reflected in the following four aspects: 1) pay attention to the complementarity of peer review and quantitative evaluation methods, to avoid over-reliance on quantitative indicators; 2) strengthen and standardize the disclosure and use of science and technology evaluation results, to guide and encourage improvement; 3) attach importance to the third mission and social impact assessment of universities and research institutions, to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements; and 4) To gradually guide the transition from periodic evaluation to normal monitoring, and form a real-time feedback mechanism.

Key words: Research Quality Assessment, Third Mission (TM) Assessment, Social Impact Assessment, the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements