Monitoring and Assessment Plan for the Use and Impact of Government R&D Funding

Abstract

Government research and development (R&D) funding will be increased significantly in Finland in line with a commitment by Parliament. The significant increase in public R&D funding will require more systematic impact assessment procedures. This plan describes the new procedures for monitoring and assessing the use and impact of government R&D funding, which will be launched in 2025. The monitoring will cover both the additional funding under the Act on Research and Development Funding and state R&D funding as a whole. The aim is to produce an up-to-date overall picture of the situation with regard to the allocation, results, effects and impact of R&D funding for use by decision-makers and actors in the RDI system. Systematic monitoring and assessment serves as a tool for knowledge-based and impact-based management of the RDI system. It serves RDI actors by providing comprehensive situational awareness and information about the state of RDI activities. Monitoring will be carried out by the secretariat of the Research and Innovation Council transparently and in close dialogue with actors in the RDI field. The indicators in the plan are divided into three categories: 1) key indicators, 2) a set of broader metrics and 3) rapid, leading indicators. An annual monitoring report will be drawn up for the Research and Innovation Council and made available to the public. The goal is to make the monitoring and assessment data publicly available online in other respects, too.navigointi mahdollistakuvilla vaihtoehtoiset kuvauksetlooginen lukemisjärjestystaulukot saavutettavi