Analysis of Reasons for Controversy Emergence in Peer Reviews in Technology Research Projects
Hao Feng · 2004
The scientific and technological administration departments of all levels of governments often organize peer reviews to evaluate RD projects, in order to supervise and imburse technology research projects. However it is found that the controversy is a common problem existing in the process of approving and initiating projects, as well as in the evaluations on late research fruits. The paper indicates the uncertainty and hazard of technology itself, and the asymmetric information for peers and applicants with the gap between them, and the defects of peer review are the root of controversial technological projects emergence.