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Ministère de l’Education Nationale, de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche de From Basic Research to Innovative Applications to through Evaluation.Joseph MarianiDirectorInformation & Communication Technologies DepartmentFrench Ministry of ResearchFunding research• 3 areasareas– Basic Scientific Research– Basic Technological Research– Innovative Application Development• A research support model• Implementation in France for Language TechnologiesDecember 2, 2005 ELRA Evaluation Workshop 2Basic Scientific ResearchBasic • Examples– Laboratory annual funding, including researchers salaries– NSF programs– Evaluation based on publications• Advantages– Open to new ideas– No time pressure– High risk / big return• Problems– Lack of quality measures• ARPA SUS program (1971-1976)• The Martine Kempf case (1984)December 2, 2005 ELRA Evaluation Workshop 3Basic Technological Research• Examples– NATO RSG10 initiative (1980)– DARPA-NIST initiatives (1984/1987-)• Annual evaluation campaigns• Opening to international participation (1992)– Quantitative technology evaluation• Advantages– Know where we are and how fast we progress– Helps choosing the best approach– International quantitative comparison– Research funding monitoring• Problems– Permanent stress preventing from developing new ideas– Homogeneity of approaches December 2, 2005 ELRA Evaluation Workshop 4Courtesy NISTDecember 2, 2005 ELRA Evaluation Workshop 5Courtesy ...