Integrating quantitative and qualitative methodologies to build a national R&D plan using data envelopment analysis based on R&D stakeholders' perspectives.

ABSTRACT: The yearly increase in government R&D investment and top-down national R&D investment allocation requires a more quantitative decision-making system that maximizes R&D performance and efficient budget allocation. Sound decision-making is necessary at both the selection stage and the pursuit stage in order to maximize limited national R&D resources. We study Korean smart farms as an example to examine national R&D investment from the various R&D actors (academia, industry, and research institutes) perspectives. The objective of our research is to evaluate the theoretical efficiency of R&D investment on specific technologies in smart farms and compare the results with expert opinions where the reality is reflected. To be specific, our study is to provide the quantitative approach in making d

SUBMITTER: Park W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8916661 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature