Analysis on the Structure and Key Factors of the Project Results Management System in Korea

There has been increased investment on national R&D in Korea, but still in short comparing with the advanced countries. Therefore efficiency of the R&D programs became an issue and caused a demand for a paradigm shift on R&D from the investment oriented management to performance based management. Several R&D management systems of a few R&D institutes in Korea have been developed for their specific purposes, but those systems are not closely connected each other and does not meet the various demand, and therefore caused some problems in the efficient performance management. In this study, a comprehensive management system of the national R&D outputs was modeled to enhance the efficiency of national R&D programs and a unique system was developed to reflect a current situation of Korea. Modeling of the comprehensive management system focused on three points, such as construction of information system, promotion of utilization of the outputs, and expansion of infrastructure. These include methodologies on the systematic classification of outputs, distribution system, cooperative application and commercialization of outputs, feedback, and development of human resources for the R&D management.