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ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF ACT ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Enforcement Decree of Act on Performance Evaluation and Management of National Research and Development Projects, etc.

[Enforcement Date: Feb. 29, 2008] [The Presidential Decree No. 20740, Feb. 29, 2008, Amendment of Other Acts]

Article 1 (Purpose)

The purpose of this decree is to provide matters delegated by the Act on Performance Evaluation and Management of National Research and Development Projects, etc. and the matters necessary for the enforcement thereof. Article 2 (Preparation of Implementation Plan for Performance Evaluation) (1) The Minister of Strategy and Finance pursuant to Article 9(1) of Framework Act on Science and Technology shall prepare an implementation plan for research and development performance evaluation for the following year pursuant to Article 5(2) of Act on Performance Evaluation and Management of National Research and Development Projects, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "Act") no later than March 31 of each year. Provided, That with regard to specific research and development projects which are subject to specific evaluation among performance evaluation, the process and performance of the corresponding projects shall be considered, and implementation plans may be prepared by November 30 of each year following the consultation with the head of the relevant center administrative agency. (2) Deleted

Article 3 (Submission of Strategic Target, Performance Target and Performance Indicator)

(1) The head of the central administrative agency and the research committee which was established pursuant to Article 18 of Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fosterage of Government-Invested Research Institution of Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as "research committee") shall submit the strategic target and the performance target and performance indicator by year and phase of the research and development projects under their control pursuant to Article 6(1) of the Act to the Minister of Strategy and Finance by April 30 of each year.

(2) The head of the central administrative agency and the research committee shall submit the strategic target and the performance target and performance indicator by year and phase of the research institutions under their control pursuant to Article 6(1) of the Act to the Minister of Strategy and Finance by May 31 of each year.

Article 4 (Constitution of Performance Indicator Deliberation Council) (1) Performance Indicator Deliberation Council (hereinafter referred to as "council") pursuant to Article 6(4) shall consist of not more than 20 members including one chairperson.

(2) The chief of bureau in charge of evaluation in the Ministry of Strategy and Finance shall become the chairperson of the council, and the persons falling under each following subparagraph shall become council members: (i) A person who is a public official of Grade 4 or higher in charge of research and development projects and research performance in the relevant central administrative agency, and nominated by the chairperson of the council with recommendation from the head of the agency to which he/she belongs. (ii) A person who has an extensive experience and professional knowledge on research and development projects and management of research outcome, and commissioned by the chairperson of the council with recommendation from the head of the relevant central administrative agency. (3) The term of the council members pursuant to (2)(ii) shall be two years, and he/she may be reappointed.

(4) The council shall have one executive secretary, who shall be appointed by the chairperson of the council among public officials belonging to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.

Article 5 (Operation of Deliberation Council)

(1) The chairperson of the deliberation council shall convene and preside over the council's meetings.

(2) In case where the chairperson of the council wishes to convene a meeting, he/she shall inform the date, time, place, and agenda of meeting to each council member seven (7) days before the opening of the meeting: Provided, That this shall not apply in case of emergency or for any other inevitable reasons.

(3) The meeting of the council shall be opened by the presence of a majority of the enrolled members, and the resolutions shall be made by approval of the majority of its members present.

(4) The council, if necessary to efficiently carry out its duties, may request the related organizations and professionals to submit relevant materials, state an opinion, and other assistances necessary.

(5) Allowances and travel expenses may be provided to the council members and the related professionals who attended the council, within the limit of the budget; Provided, that the same shall not apply to the cases where any members who are public officials attend the council in direct connection with the duties under their jurisdiction. (6) Other necessary matters related to the operation of the council shall be determined by the chairperson through the resolution of the council. Article 6 (Conduct of High-level Evaluation)

The high-level evaluation pursuant to Article 7(3) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "high-level evaluation") shall be conducted in writing on the results of the internal performance evaluation submitted pursuant to Article 8(4) of the Act, in principle. However, if necessary, explanations of the related persons may be heard. Article 7 (Objection against Specific Evaluation and Dominant Evaluation) (1) When the head of the central administrative agency and the research committee have an objection to the results of the specific evaluation and high-level evaluation pursuant to Article 7(1) through (3) of the Act, they shall file an objection within ten days from the date they are notified of said results. (2) When the Minister of Strategy and Finance received objection pursuant to (1), he/she shall inform the results of the deliberation to the head of the relevant central administrative agency or the research committee within twenty days from the date he/she received objection. Provided, That, in a case where there is any inevitable reason, the period of deliberation may be extended no more than ten days.

Article 8 (Corrective Measures according to the Results of Specific Evaluation and High-level Evaluation)

(1) When the head of the central administrative agency and the research committee are requested to take corrective measures pursuant to Article 7(4) of the Act, they shall prepare an execution plan for corrective measures within two months from the date they received such requests, and submit such plan to the Minister of Strategy and Finance.

(2) The Minister of Strategy and Finance may check up on whether the corrective measures pursuant to Article 7(4) of the Act are executed. Article 9 (Internal Performance Evaluation for Research and Development Task) (1) When the head of the central administrative agency conducts internal performance evaluation pursuant to Article 8(1) of the Act, he/she shall prepare a guideline for performance evaluation and conduct evaluation accordingly. (2) When the head of the central administrative agency prepares a guideline for performance evaluation pursuant to paragraph (1), he/she shall consider the purport and contents of the performance evaluation standard guideline pursuant to Article 8(3) of the Act.

Article 10 (Submission of the Internal Performance Evaluation Results) (1) In case where the head of the central administrative agency and the research committee conduct internal performance evaluation for the research and development projects under their control pursuant to Article 8(1) of the Act, they shall submit the results thereof to the Minister of Strategy and Finance no later than March 31 of each year.

(2) In case where the head of the central administrative agency and the research committee conduct internal performance evaluation for the research institutions under their control pursuant to Article 8(1) of the Act, they shall submit the results thereof to the Minister of Strategy and Finance no later than April 30 of each year.

(3) In case where the head of the central administrative agency and the research committee take necessary measures including amending and redressing the implementation plan pursuant to Article 10(2) of the Act, they shall submit the results thereof along with the results of the internal performance evaluation the following year. Article 11 (Preparation of Implementation Plan for Management of the Research Outcome)

National Science and Technology Council shall prepare the implementation plan for outcome management pursuant to Article 12(2) of the Act no later than April 30 of each year.

Article 12 (Preparation of Plan for Management and Utilization of Research Outcome by Universities, etc.)

(1) The universities and the research institutions falling under each of the following subparagraphs shall prepare the plan for management and utilization of research outcome pursuant to Article 13(1) of the Act:

(i) A university which carries out research and development projects and research and development tasks, and has received a total of over 10 billion won as subsidies from the Government budget and funds for the past three years

(ii) The research institutions pursuant to Article 2(iii) (2) National Science and Technology Council shall prepare the guideline to establish a plan for management and utilization of research outcome for the following year in advance and notify the universities and the research institutions applicable to subparagraphs of paragraph (1), to have such universities and research institutions prepare and implement a plan for management and utilization of research outcome. (3) The heads of the universities and the research institutions applicable to subparagraphs of paragraph (1) shall prepare a plan for management and utilization of research outcome and submit such plan to the head of the relevant central administrative agency no later than January 31 of each year. Article 13 (Mutual Cooperation among Specialized Agencies) (1) Specialized agencies pursuant to Article 16(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "specialized agency for management of research outcome") shall closely cooperate with each other, including exchange of necessary information to efficiently construct and operate the systems for performance evaluation and management and utilization of the research outcome.

(2) Specialized agency for management of research outcome may organize and operate a committee, if necessary to efficiently perform duties pursuant to Article 16(1) of the Act.

Article 14 (Training)

The basic guideline pursuant to Article 17(2) of the Act shall include the matters falling under each of the following subparagraphs:

(i) Basic direction of the training;

(ii) Subject of the training and training method; (iii) Contents of the training; and

(iv) Other basic matters concerning training.

Article 15 (Request for Submission of Documents to the Related Agencies, etc.) (1) National Science and Technology Council (limited to perform the duties falling under (iii)) and the Minister of Strategy and Finance may request the head of the related central administrative agency and the research committee to submit the related documents, if necessary to perform the duties falling under each of the following subparagraphs. In this case, the head of the related central administrative agency and the research committee shall comply with such a request unless they have any justifiable reasons such as matters related to national defense or national security.

(i) Preparation of the basic plan for performance evaluation and the implementation plan for performance evaluation pursuant to Article 5 of the Act

(ii) Conduct of specific evaluation and high-level evaluation pursuant to Article 7 of the Act

(iii) Preparation of the basic plan for outcome management and the implementation plan for outcome management pursuant to Article 12 of the Act

(2) When National Science and Technology Council and the Minister of Strategy and Finance request submission of the related documents pursuant to paragraph (1), they shall determine and announce the list of documents and preparation method in advance.

Article 16 (Delegation of Authority)

National Science and Technology Council, pursuant to Article 20 of the Act, delegates the authority falling under each of the following subparagraphs to the operation council pursuant to Article 9(8) of Framework Act on Science and Technology: (i) Deleted

(ii) Deleted

(iii) Deleted

(iv) Conduct of evaluation for scientific and technological innovation capabilities pursuant to Article 11(1) of the Act, and preparation of the report on national scientific and technological innovation capabilities (v) Preparation of implementation plan for management of the research outcome pursuant to Article 12(2) of the Act

(vi) Deleted

ADDENDA(The office Organization of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and its subordinate agencies) Article 1 (Date of Entry into Force)

This decree enters into force on the date of its promulgation. Articles 2 to 6 Omitted.

Article 7 (Amendment of Other Laws and Regulations) Omitted from (1) to <77>

<78> The following provisions of the Enforcement Decree of Act on Performance Evaluation and Management of National Research and Development Projects, etc. shall be amended as follows:

In main text of Article 2(1), Article 3(1) and (2), main text of Article 7(2), Article 8(1) and (2), Article 10(1) and (2), "National Science and Technology Council" reads "the Minister of Strategy and Finance."

Article 2(2), Article 16(i), (ii), (iii) and (vi) shall be deleted respectively. In Article 4(2), "the director of the bureau of technological innovation evaluation at the Ministry of Science and Technology" reads "the chief of bureau in charge of evaluation in the Ministry of Strategy and Finance," and in (4) of same Article, "public officials belonging to the Ministry of Science and Technology who are in charge of affairs regarding scientific and technological innovation" reads "public officials belonging to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance."

In Article 12(3), "The minister of Science and Technology" shall be deleted. In the former part of Article 15(1), "National Science and Technology Council" reads "National Science and Technology Council (limited to perform the duties falling under (iii)) and the Minister of Strategy and Finance." In Article 15(2), "National Science and Technology Council" reads "National Science and Technology Council and the Minister of Strategy and Finance." From <79> to <102> Omitted.


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