Evaluation of JTI's R&D Activities 2005–2008 - Formas

Summary
The aim of the evaluation of the research and development activities of the
Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering was to
assess their scientific quality and relevance.
The evaluation committee has reviewed the scientific quality on the basis
of the following indicators: the scientific competence of the research staff,
participation in international networks and projects and the number and
quality of international publications and reports.
The presentations of the director, development manager and
research managers and the discussions complemented with
the written documents have given a good and broad picture
of JTI. The relevance of the R&D carried out was judged on
the basis of the presentations and discussions with the director
and research staff and interviews with the chairman and stakeholders
of SJMF and the Swedish Board for Agriculture.
In the evaluation by the committee the conditions for the
research activities of JTI (e.g. financing and funding of
projects, scale of the JTI, measures taken by the management)
in the period 2004 – 2007 have played a role.
The strengths of JTI are the continuing building on the
scientific competence of the research staff, participation in
international networks and projects, implementation of
modern technology in the research, building up new expertise
(Bioenergy), flexibility in the period with less available project
funding and the recognized relevance of the research and
competences of JTI by the stakeholders.
Dissemination of the knowledge achieved from the framework
programme 2005 – 2008 via reports, website, newsletters
and the frequency of articles in the daily press work out
positively for stakeholders, authorities, farmers' associations
and the public debate in society. The output of peer reviewed
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