India Research Management Initiative (IRMI) – an initiative for building research capacity in India

Research and innovation are growing in India with significant investments being made towards institutions, researchers and research infrastructure. Although still under 1% of GDP, funding for science and technology in India has increased each year for over two decades. There is also increasing realization that public funding for research should be supplemented with that from industry and philanthropy. Like their counterparts worldwide, Indian researchers require access to professional research management support at their institutions to fully leverage emerging scientific opportunities and collaborations. However, there are currently significant gaps in the research management support available to these researchers and this has implications for research in India. The India Research Management Initiative (IRMI) was launched by the Wellcome Trust/DBT (Department of Biotechnology, Government of India) India Alliance (hereafter India Alliance) in February 2018 to narrow these gaps. A 12-month pilot phase has enabled conversations across multiple stakeholders. In this Open Letter, we share some insights from the IRMI pilot phase, which could aid systemic development and scaling up of research management as a professional support service across India. We anticipate these will stimulate dialogue and guide future policy and interventions towards building robust research and innovation ecosystems in India.

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India Research Management Initiative (IRMI) – an initiative for building research capacity in India

Wellcome Open Research ◽

10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15073.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 18

Author(s):

Savita Ayyar ◽

Shahid Jameel

Keyword(s):

Public Funding ◽

Research Capacity ◽

Support Service ◽

Research Management ◽

Management Support ◽

Pilot Phase ◽

Multiple Stakeholders ◽

Research And Innovation ◽

Systemic Development ◽

Future Policy

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Economic aspects of lfa and organic farming payments in Latvia

Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development ◽

10.15544/mts.2014.065 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 679-687

Author(s):

Armands Veveris ◽

Peteris Lakovskis ◽

Elita Benga

Keyword(s):

Economic Impact ◽

Organic Farming ◽

Agricultural Production ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Public Funding ◽

Support Service ◽

Income Growth ◽

Economic Aspects ◽

Direct Payments ◽

The Impact

Less favoured area (LFA) payments and organic farming (OF) payments represent a third of all public funding available for RDP 2007–2013 in Latvia and are used by about two- thirds of all farms. The aim of the study is to assess the economic impact of LFA and OF payments. The data from Rural Support Service, FADN and statistics of agricultural sector were used to conduct the study. A group of farms receiving support payments was compared with a group without this kind of support, in order to evaluate the impact of support payments. The results show that LFA payments have facilitated a significant income growth, especially for small farms. They have also contributed to more intense use of the land. Since OF support has not contributed enough to the agricultural production, direct payments to production will increase economic impact of support payments.

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What’s in a name? Perceptions and promotion of responsible research and innovation practices across Europe

Science and Public Policy ◽

10.1093/scipol/scaa018 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 360-370 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Malene Vinther Christensen ◽

Mika Nieminen ◽

Marlene Altenhofer ◽

Elise Tancoigne ◽

Niels Mejlgaard ◽

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Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Innovation Systems ◽

Responsible Research And Innovation ◽

Private Companies ◽

Civil Society Organisations ◽

Research And Innovation ◽

Private And Public ◽

Future Policy ◽

Innovation Practices ◽

Responsible Research

Abstract After a decade of efforts to mainstream Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) across Europe, the policy momentum is now uncertain. We explore how 217 organisations perceive responsibility in relation to their work, what mechanisms they apply to promote responsible practices, and what hindrances to promoting RRI they observe. Most organisations are unfamiliar with RRI but employ diverse perceptions of responsibility and mechanisms to promote it nonetheless. Civil society organisations are primarily outward oriented; collaborating with others and hosting science events. Private companies are more internally focussed and more likely to formalise this effort in strategies and internal guidelines. Universities resemble private companies, while private and public funders use funding-specific tools to incentivise responsible practices. Our results suggest that RRI is still poorly institutionalised and that some areas lack attention among actors in the research and innovation systems. Future policy endeavours might benefit from addressing deficits and tapping into existing perceptions of responsibility.

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Rural Research Capacity Building Program: capacity building outcomes

Australian Journal of Primary Health ◽

10.1071/py10060 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 107 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Emma Webster ◽

Margaret Thomas ◽

Narelle Ong ◽

Linda Cutler

Keyword(s):

Capacity Building ◽

Workforce Development ◽

Health Workers ◽

Research Capacity ◽

Management Support ◽

Research Capacity Building ◽

Research Skills ◽

Limited Effectiveness ◽

Building Program ◽

Capacity Building Program

The Rural Research Capacity Building Program commenced in 2006 with the aim of developing research skills in rural health workers. The program was based on the capacity building principles of workforce development, organisational development, resource allocation, partnership and leadership. Qualitative methods were used to assess capacity building outcomes. A sample of candidates from the 2006 and 2007 cohorts were selected for interview using stratified random sampling and supplemental purposive sampling. Twenty-five individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with candidates, their managers and mentors. Interviews were thematically analysed. The program components of teaching, mentoring and networking led to the development of research skills in candidates undertaking the program. This workforce development resulted in workplace change, particularly where the candidate’s project was ‘close to practice’ and they had management support. The leadership shown and partnerships developed by the program managers enhanced the workforce development and organisational change outcomes. Resources, such as backfill and incidentals, were useful for candidates, but practicalities, such as availability of replacement staff, limited effectiveness. This study showed the value of using a capacity building framework and demonstrated that undertaking research on a topic close to practice positioned candidates to drive change within their organisation.

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Prospects for innovation performance on European level

Research in Social Change ◽

10.2478/rsc-2020-0016 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 100-114

Author(s):

Nuša Erman

Keyword(s):

Public Funding ◽

Innovation Performance ◽

European Level ◽

Community Innovation Survey ◽

Research And Innovation ◽

Innovation Activities ◽

Enterprise Level ◽

Future Direction ◽

Innovation Indicators

Abstract In 2004, the European Commission implemented the Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of Community statistics on innovation. This triggered the awareness of the role of innovation and R&D on national and European level and thus the opportunity to step towards in-depth monitoring innovation performance through various indicators. The paper aims to investigate the trends in the selected innovation indicators (i.e., public funding, expenditures and innovation activities, types of innovation and products introduced, hampered innovation activities) to outline the development direction on the enterprise level using the Community innovation survey data for the 2002–2016 period. Using the basic time series analysis, the paper evaluates the progress according to the European Strategy on research and innovation. Furthermore, using the autocorrelation and autoregression methods, the paper also outlines the future direction in innovation performance on European level.

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Transforming Research Management and Administration to keep up with the changing research and innovation landscape

Journal of Research Management and Administration ◽

10.18552/jorma.v1i1.717 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Lessing Labuschagne

Keyword(s):

Research Management ◽

Academic Journal ◽

Is Research ◽

Research And Innovation

With the launch of a new academic journal it is timely to reflect on the content and scope of the journal. JoRMA is the Journal of Research Management and Administration – but what is Research Management and Administration (RMA) and why might it deserve your attention?

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Reflections on the Innovation of University Scientific Research Management in the Era of Big Data

Scientific Programming ◽

10.1155/2022/7674486 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 2022 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Yiming Li

Keyword(s):

Big Data ◽

Scientific Research ◽

Research Management ◽

Support Vector ◽

Optimization Strategy ◽

Web Database ◽

Computing Platform ◽

Research And Innovation ◽

Software Configuration ◽

Big Data Applications

In China, universities are important centers for SR (scientific research) and innovation, and the quality of SR management has a significant impact on university innovation. The informatization of SR management is a critical component of university development in the big data environment. As a result, it is crucial to figure out how to improve SR management. As a result, this paper builds a four-tier B/W/D/C (Browser/Web/Database/Client) university SR management innovation information system based on big data technology and thoroughly examines the system’s hardware and software configuration. The SVM-WNB (Support Vector Machine-Weighted NB) classification algorithm is proposed, and the improved algorithm runs in parallel on the Hadoop cloud computing platform, allowing the algorithm to process large amounts of data efficiently. The optimization strategy proposed in this paper can effectively optimize the execution of scientific big data applications according to a large number of simulation experiments and real-world multidata center environment experiments.

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PENGARUH DUKUNGAN TOP MANAJEMEN, BUDAYA LAYANAN, DAN ORIENTASI PELAYANAN DALAM KUALITAS LAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN PELANGGAN DAN LOYALITAS PELANGGAN

Jurnal Manajemen dan Pemasaran Jasa ◽

10.25105/jmpj.v5i1.490 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 37

Author(s):

Andreas Wahyu Gunawan ◽

Mira Ferisca Beyer

Keyword(s):

Customer Satisfaction ◽

Service Quality ◽

Customer Loyalty ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Support Service ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Service Orientation ◽

Management Support ◽

Service Culture

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether there is a relationship between variable stop management support, service culture and service orientation. Where is the service culture is antecedent of service orientation. This case, was also examined the relationship between service orientation, service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in starbucks coffee cibubur square, cibubur junction, bogor rest area, botani square, and university of indonesia. In this study, data were collected through surveys and structural equation modeling is used for data analysis. The number of samples as many as 100 employees and 100 customers starbucks coffee that is divided in cibubur square, cibubur junction, bogor rest area, botani square, and university of indonesia and 100 customers of Starbucks Coffee. Factor analysis with SPSS and structural equation model with AMOS program used to test the hypothesis.The results of this study indicate that the support of top management, the service culture was positively related to service orientation and service quality. However, the service quality to customer satisfaction found a negative relationship. Then between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty is strong and positively related to each other. Keywords : Services, Organizational culture, Service quality, Satisfaction, Loyalty.

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Using cross-sectoral data linkage to understand the health of people experiencing multiple exclusion

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.052 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

E Tweed ◽

A Leyland ◽

D Morrison ◽

S V Katikireddi

Keyword(s):

Administrative Data ◽

Data Linkage ◽

Support Service ◽

Service Planning ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Opioid Substitution Therapy ◽

Case Register ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Individual Level ◽

Future Policy

Abstract Background People affected by the intersection of homelessness, drug use, and/or serious mental illness have high rates of mortality and morbidity. However, they are often missed from routine information sources on population health, such as surveys and censuses. In many countries, administrative data are available which could help address this knowledge gap. We created a novel virtual cohort using cross-sectoral data linkage in order to inform policy and practice responses to these co-occurring issues. Methods Individual-level data from local authority homelessness services (HL), opioid substitution therapy dispensing (OST), and a psychosis case register (PSY) in Glasgow, Scotland between 2011-15 were confidentially linked to National Health Service records, using a mix of probabilistic and deterministic linkage. A de-identified dataset was made available to researchers through a secure analysis platform. Demographic characteristics associated with different exposure combinations were analysed using descriptive statistics. Results Linkage created a cohort of 24,767 unique individuals with any one of the experiences of interest between 2011-15. Preliminary results suggest that 89.2% of the cohort had one experience; 10.6% two; and 0.2% all three. The most common combination was HL & OST (n = 2,150; 8.7%), with other combinations much less frequent (HL & PSY, n = 279, 1.1%; OST & PSY, n = 188, 0.8%; HL & OST & PSY, n = 51, 0.2%). The odds of male gender increased with number of exposures (2 exposures, OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.9-2.2; 3 exposures, OR 4.1, 95% CI 2.3-7.2), but there was little difference in age. Work is ongoing to incorporate into the cohort additional datasets on criminal justice involvement. Lessons Administrative data linkage is a feasible approach to understanding the health of people affected by multiple exclusionary processes, but requires robust and timely governance. Our initiative can support service planning and evaluation of future policy or service changes. Key messages We describe the creation and characteristics of a novel virtual cohort of people affected by multiple exclusionary processes, using record linkage of administrative datasets. Cross-sectoral linkage has international potential for enhancing public health intelligence, especially for population groups who may be missed from surveys and censuses.

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