CELEX: 51989PC0104
Language: en
Date: 1989-02-24
Title: Amendment to the Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION adopting a specific research and technological development programme in the field of Strategic analysis, forecasting and evaluation in matters of research and technology 1988 - 1992 "MONITOR" (presented by the Commission pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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Vol. 1989/0032
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                                                       COM ( 89 ) 104 final -SYN 147
                                                       Brussels ,   24 February   1989
                             Amendaient to the
                                             /
                                Proposai for a
                              COUNCIL DECISION
   adopting a specific research and technological development programme
                               in the field of
             Strategie analysis , forecasting and evaluation in
                    matters of research and technology
                                 1988 - 1992
                               "MONITOR"
(presented by the Commission pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 149
                              of the EEC Treaty )
                                 εζ ζζ
 ---pagebreak---  Amendment to the proposal for a Council decision adopting a specific
 research and technological development programme in the field of
 strategic analysis forecasting and evaluation in matters of research and
 technology .
                                     1988 - 1992
                                   "M O N I T 0 R”
                           СОМ ( 88)386 1гпа1 - зуп . 147
            ( Amendment submitted by the Commission to the Council
      pursuant to Article 149 , ( 3 ) of the EEC Treaty on .
           The Commission proposai is hereby amended as follows .
Preamble unchanged .
Recitais 1 and 2 unchanged .
Add the following new recital :
Whereas it is necessary to provide an independent guarantee of the
guality of an evaluation of each research action programme within the
context of an evaluation procedure applicable to all research activities
at European level ;
Ail other récitals unchanged .
Articles 1 to 4     unclianged .
                                     Article 5
1.                The Comission shall be responsible for the execution of
     the programme .
2.       The Commission shall be assisted by a Ccmnittee of an advisory
   nature , hereinafter referred to as " the Conmittee " , composed of the
   representatives of the Member States and chaired by the Representative
   of the Commission .
 ---pagebreak--- Add the following new article :
                                     Article 6
1.          The  Representative   of   thè  Cormission shall  suhrnit to  thè
   Committee a draft of thè measures to be taken .        The Committee shall
   deliver its opinion on thè draft , within a time limit which thè
   Chairman nay lay down according to thè urgency of thè matter , if
   necessary by taking a vote .
2.          The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes ; in addition , each
   Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded
   in the minutes .
3.          The Ccmmission shall take the utmost account of the opinion
   delivered by the Cormittee .         It shall inform the Conmittee of the
   manner in which its opinion has been taken into account .
Article 7
See the former article 6 .
Article 8
See the former article 7 .
ANNEX
I. AIMS AND ACTIVITIES
   1 . ( a ) The purpose    of the programme is to be instrumental in
             identifying  new directions and priorities for Conmunity
             research and  technological development policy and to help show
             more clearly the relationship® between it and the other common
             policies .
       ( b ) It involves factual and strategic analysis and forecasting
             relating to the scientific and technological environment and
             its interaction with economic and social developments .
       ( c ) The programme shall form an intégral part of the procedure for
             the révision of the Framework Programme of Ccrmunity research
             and technological development .
 ---pagebreak---      2 . The programme comprises three activities :
         -  Strategie and impact analysis ( SAST );
         -  FAST forecasting ;
         -  Research and studies to improve méthodologies and ef fectiveness
            of évaluation of R&D activities ( SPEAR ).
II .     COMrKNT AND WORKING METHODS
Paragraphs 3 and 4 unclianged .
Paragraph 5
5.          The Comission will establish an annual calendar of priority
     activities which will be adopted after consultation with the
     Committee .
Paragraphs 6 and 7 unchanged .
Paragraph 8
8.          These activities will be defined according to a biennial work
     programme established by the Comission in consultation with the
     Committee .
Paragraphs 9 and 10 unchanged .
Paragraph 11
11 .        Research and studies in support of évaluation of R&D activities
      at the Community level are intended to improve the theoretical and
      methodological bases , as well as the methods of organisation and
      management of , Community , national and international R&D programmes .
      They will also analyse and improve the effectiveness and impact of
      R&D activities and define an evaluation procedure applicable to all
       research activities at European level carried out under the
       responsibility of the Commission and incorporating an independent
      guarantee of the quality of such evaluation .
 ---pagebreak--- Paragraph 12 :
Add the following two points at the end of the second indent :
      prepare guidelines for evaluating the guality of management using a
      set of related criteria ( util isation of appropriations , sound
      budgetary management , allocation of contracts , meeting of deadlines ,
      etc . ) .
      Examine the idea of assigning parts of a given evaluation to a task
      force to investigate points of detail and to assess the application
      of results of the research programme in question .
Paragraph 13
13 .         The Ccmmission will establish an annual calendar of priority
      activities which will be adopted after consultation with the
      Committee .
III .         IMPLEMENTATION
Paragraph 14 unchanged .
Add the following new paragraphs
15 .         The Carmission will actively stimulate the diffusion of know-how
      and information obtained frcm the work of SAST , FAST and SPEAR in
      order to maximize the inpact of MONITOR for similar bodies in the
      Member     States .    Diffusion  will   take  the   form  of  research
      publications , policy memoranda , organizing MONITOR seminars and other
      publicity measures .
16 .          The contracts entered into by the Commission shall regulate the
      rights and obligations of each party, including the methods of
      disseminating , protecting and exploiting the research results .