María Martín-Moreno José, Juan Toharia José, Gutiérrez Fuentes José Antonio
Catedrático de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España.
Med Clin (Barc). 2008 Dec;131 Suppl 5:12-9. doi: 10.1016/S0025-7753(08)76401-7.
The assessment and prioritisation of research activity are essential components of any Science, Technology and Industry System. Data on researchers' perspectives in this respect are scarce. The objective of this paper was to describe Spanish scientists' point of view on the current evaluation system in Spain and how they believe this system should be functionally structured.
From the sampling frame formed by established Spanish scientists, listed in the databases of CSIC and FIS (Institute of Health Carlos III), clinical, biomedical-non clinical, and physics and chemical researchers were randomly selected. Two hundred and eleven interviews were carried out by means of a computer-assisted telephone interviewing system.
Researchers expressed their acknowledgement of progress in the Spanish research field but made their wish clear to progress towards better scientific scenarios. In their assessment, they gave a score of 5.4 to scientific policy, as opposed to 9.4 when speaking about the goals, reflecting the desire for a better policy definition, with clear objectives, stable strategies and better coordination of R&D activities (the current coordination received a score of 3.9, while the desirable coordination was valued as high as 9.2). There was certain agreement regarding the need for a prioritisation criteria which preserves some degree of creativity by researchers. They also stated that they would like to see an independent research structure with social prestige and influence.
The interviewed researchers believe that the evaluation of scientific activities is fundamental in formulating a sound scientific policy. Prioritisation should arise from appropriate evaluation. Strategies properly coordinated among all the stakeholders (including the private sector) should be fostered. Budget sufficiency, stability, and better organization of independent researchers should be the backbone of any strategy tailored to increase their capacity to influence future scientific policies.
科研活动的评估与优先级确定是任何科学、技术和产业体系的重要组成部分。关于研究人员在这方面观点的数据稀缺。本文的目的是描述西班牙科学家对西班牙当前评估体系的看法，以及他们认为该体系应如何进行功能构建。
从西班牙科学院（CSIC）和卡洛斯三世健康研究所（FIS）数据库中列出的知名西班牙科学家中形成抽样框架，随机选取临床、生物医学非临床以及物理和化学领域的研究人员。通过计算机辅助电话访谈系统进行了211次访谈。
研究人员对西班牙研究领域的进展表示认可，但明确希望朝着更好的科研环境发展。在他们的评估中，他们给科学政策打了5.4分，而谈到目标时则为9.4分，这反映出他们希望有更好的政策定义，具备明确目标、稳定策略以及更好的研发活动协调（当前的协调得分为3.9分，而理想的协调高达9.2分）。对于需要一个能保留研究人员一定创造力的优先级标准存在一定共识。他们还表示希望看到一个具有社会声望和影响力的独立研究结构。
受访研究人员认为，科学活动评估对于制定合理的科学政策至关重要。优先级应源于恰当的评估。应促进所有利益相关者（包括私营部门）之间策略的妥善协调。预算充足、稳定以及更好地组织独立研究人员应成为任何旨在增强其影响未来科学政策能力的策略的支柱。
