Developing and transfering technology in state S&T programs: Assessing performance |
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Authors: | Julia E Melkers Susan E Cozzens |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies, School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, 30302 Atlanta, GA;(2) The National Science Foundation and Department of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 12180 Troy, NY |
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Abstract: | By 1996, all states had established a program focusing on the development of technology and technology-based economic development.
As more agencies move to performance-based management, state S&T programs are increasingly under pressure to report outcome
and output data for their programmatic activities. This paper presents findings on the extent and use of performance measurement
and evaluation efforts in state science and technology programs. The 1995–96 study was based on a series of eight case studies
and a mail survey of science and technology-based programs in all fifty states. The findings show that three groups of measures
emerged as most important to state science and technology programs: employment-related data, leveraged or matching fund data,
and anecdotal evidence. State programs are especially pressured to report short-term outcomes, yet show economic benefits.
Many state program managers find value in performance data—the reseacch shows that the primary reason that many states assess
their performance is the value of performance information as a management tool.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations here are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the
National Science Foundation. This research was supported under NSF Grant No. SBR-9422433 from the Program of Research on Science
and Technology and through the second author's NSF Independent Research Plan. The research benefited greatly from the contributions
of two tireless research assistants, Arlene Allen and Michael Turton. |
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