Review of R&D programme 1997/98 : for the period April 1997 to March 1998 / Environment Agency.

  • Environment Agency Wales
Date:
1999
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Credit: Review of R&D programme 1997/98 : for the period April 1997 to March 1998 / Environment Agency. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    133 Structure of R&D Programmes Up to the end of 1997/98, the Agency structured its R&D on a co-ordinated system of commissioned programmes, each supporting an Agency function. Where projects addressed several function areas, they were placed in the most relevant commissioned programme, but part-funded from others as appropriate (see Figure 1.1: Expenditure on R&D by Commissioned Programme). As mentioned above, future R&D will be driven by frameworks and key environmental themes. The Agency's R&D Strategy (published October 1998) explains how this will be accomplished. In effect the Agency will manage a portfolio of best environmental — R&D options based on a thematic approach in order to develop an integrated means of delivering a better environment. The evolutionary approach required to shift the focus from the current commissioned programmes to R&D programmes centred on the Agency’s Environmental Strategy is taking place over a two-year transitional period - 1998/99 and 1999/2000. It is expected that the new approach will be fully implemented in the 2000/01 financial year. The breakdown of the Agency’s 1997/98 R&D programme by Frascati definition — that is, the nature (basic or applied) of R&D addressed by a project — is shown in Figure 1.2. A further analysis of the R&D programme by the Agency’s primary purpose is illustrated in Figure 1.3 using the following categories: e strategic e policy development e operational efficiency. Figure 1.1 Expenditure on R&D by Commissioned Programmes @ EI @ E2 = P1 MP2 @ P3 @ P4 m@ PS owt ®w2 g@w3 1.0% Ww4 il Ws mW6 3.5% 18.7% 10.8% 6.4% 9.9% 7.6% 15.1% 3.8% Figure 1.2 Breakdown of R&SD 1n 1997/98 by Frascati Definition @ Applied @ Specific @ Basic [1 Developm: 4.2% Figure 1.3 Breakdown of R&SD Programme in 1997/98 by Primary Purpose 30.4% M@ Strategic Policy @ Operatior 30.8%