Forms of research assessment oriented at development problems. Practices and perspectives from national science and technology organizations and higher education institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

Abstract

This research report is part of the project “The assessment of research in change: inclusion in scientific systems and mission-oriented projects in initiatives for funding research in the global south. Reformulation of quality assessment through substantiated and progressive methodologies” (109465-001- 2021-2022), 2 funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC-Ottawa, Canada) and based in the Latin American Forum for Research Assessment (FOLEC) of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO). 3 This research is promoted by the CLACSO Executive Secretary, Karina Batthyán, and supervised by the Department of Research, directed by Pablo Vommaro. The research team is coordinated by Laura Rovelli (FOLEC-CLACSO Coordinator), Dominique Babini (Open Science Advisor, CLACSO) and Gabriel Vélez Cuartas (Director of the Center for Social and Human Research, COLAV, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia). Researchers are: Natalia Gras, Researcher of the Sectoral Commission of Scientific Research (CSIS), Uruguay; Judith Sutz, coordinator of the “Science, Technology and Innovation for a new Development” (CiTINDe) Interdisciplinary Group, Universidad de la República, Uruguay; Prof. T.A. Abinandanan, Coordinator of the DST-Centre of Research Policy (CRP), Indian Institute of Science (IIS), India; Venkat Nadella, Poonam Pandey and Gautam Sharma, researchers of the DST-Centre of Research Policy (CRP), Indian Institute of Science (IIS). Research assistance was provided by Ana Luna González (CLACSO).The CLACSO design team consisted of: Gustavo Lema, Director of Communication and Information, Marcelo Giardino, Art Coordinator, and Jimena Zazas, Web Design and Production Centre.