Development of a Performance Assessment System for Scientific Research Organisations, as a Part of the Ongoing Rapid Reform

Abstract

The performance assessment system for scientifi c research organizations, which is currently being developed in Russia, has become an integral part of the ongoing reform in this country’s scientific research complex The assessment principles and criteria are determined by the RF Government’s Decree issued in November 2013; the opinion poll among the directors of research institutes was conducted by the Federal Agency for Research Organizations in April and May 2014. This gave rise to a new wave of debate concerning the parameters to be applied in the assessment. An analysis of the main trends in this debate shows that the issue as to the purposes of the assessment has been overlooked.