How to block research funds black hole

Source: Internet
Author: User
Bingqi (Institute of Education, 21st century) a survey by China Association of Science and Technology showed that the funds used in the project alone accounted for about 40%, and a large amount of money was lost outside the project.  ("China Youth Daily" August 31) China's scientific research funds in recent years to maintain an annual growth of more than 20%, but at the same time the black hole of scientific research funds become an open secret, many scholars scramble for topics, projects, not to study, but to get rich. Some analysis points this point to the moral integrity of the researchers, but in fact, under the current scientific research system, the emergence of scientific research funds black hole is inevitable. First, some scientific research institutions, colleges and universities, the remuneration system for scientific research personnel, is the basic wage plus allowances, rewards, and subsidies, reward part of the majority of their own to earn, this is "Scientific research commission"-to get the project, depending on the project is longitudinal (refers to the government issues) or horizontal (refers to the topic of social cooperation), the extraction of a certain proportion ( Horizontal up to 40%, longitudinal 10% or so) as a researcher's allowance.  In other words, the research has not been carried out, some of the funds have been personal pockets. Secondly, the financial management of scientific research institutions and institutions of higher learning is opaque. In developed countries, scientific institutions and universities have to disclose to the public the details of the income and expenditure that do not involve state secrets. However, the use of scientific research funds in China is very opaque.  This gives the scientific research project funds The confusion use, takes each kind of invoice Charge-off to provide the opportunity. Third, from the administrative-led research funds allocation, there is a general "re-project, light research" problem, once the subject hand, has not been studied, has become the scientific research personnel "achievements." For example, the 973 program chief scientist, supposedly this is an academic research position, requires the chief scientist to carry out major scientific research, but after the project, become the chief scientist, this became academic reputation, even without substantial research results, still can continue to this academic reputation to mix academic arena.  So how many people are paying attention to the specific research process? The management of scientific research funds after the post-accountability, can play a role, but also need to wait and see-from the Audit Office released information to find out the problem, but not to the specific responsibility of the deal, the newspapers are very few. Through the black hole of research funds, we have to reform the scientific research system including the abolition of "Scientific Research Commission", the scientific research personnel to implement the "annual salary system", to avoid getting rich by the subject funds, but at the same time to ensure their decent life, the establishment of information disclosure mechanism, break the pattern of administrative leading scientific research resources allocation, the implementation of academic standard management,  Promote academic autonomy. If we do not reform the scientific research system and increase the funds for scientific research, we will not strengthen our research and development capability, but only fatten a number of moths and destroy the academic organism.

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