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WHAT IS RESEARCH PRIORITY SETTING?
• = research agenda setting, resource allocation, rationing
• Any activities that involve identifying and prioritizing research areas,
topics, or questions of importance to stakeholders
• Aim to gain consensus on where increased research efforts including
collaboration, coordination and investment will have wide benefits to
society
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WHY RESEARCH PRIORITY SETTING?
• Blind spots in research:
Misdirection to areas of low societal priority
Not addressing needs of general public as key stakeholder
Mismatch of preferences
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HOW DOES RESEARCH BENEFIT?
Most effective use of scarce resources
Meeting critical evidence gaps
Facilitation of shared responsibility and accountability in implementing
research agenda
Improvement of relevance and legitimacy of research
Bringing science and society closer together
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MAIN CHALLENGES
CHALLENGE #1: Identifying priority setting potential along research cycle
CHALLENGE #2: Priority setting granularity
CHALLENGE #3: Facilitating research priorities
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WHAT DO WE OFFER?
• Variety of tools, methods, and support structures to identify, prioritize,
and achieve consensus on research efforts:
Design of priority setting exercises throughout different research stages
(What needs to be prioritized?)
Granularity assessment (How detailed do research priorities need to be?)
Project guidance and mentoring (How does priority setting need to be
designed?)
Institutionalized project steering (How can priorities be sustainably
integrated within research environments?)
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• Project mentoring before and during project submissions:
“Consultation hours” (on demand webinars or offline consultation)
Feedback service for project briefs
Tailor-made workplan co-created together with cooperation partner
Regular accompanying workshops and access to OIS Network
• Infrastructure and network:
Materials and information repository
Priority setting portfolio
WHAT IS OUR SERVICE?
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Deepen expertise in priority setting methods
Apply and test new methods
Develop and apply structured guidance & mentoring
PROGRAM AIMS
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TARGET GROUPS
INDIVIDUAL
RESEARCHERS
RESEARCH
ORGANISATIONS
OTHER
ORGANISATIONS
NEED PRIORITY
SETTING FOR GRANTS
WANT TO CREATE
DIFFERENT KIND OF
IMPACT
WANT TO BE ACTIVE IN
MISSION-ORIENTED
RESEARCH & FUNDING
WANT TO SET UP
RESEARCH PROJECTS
IN COLLABORATIVE
WAY
DON‘T HAVE THE
CAPACITY &
CAPABILITY
DON‘T HAVE IN-HOUSE
EXPERTISE
DON‘T HAVE IN-HOUSE
EXPERTISE AND DON‘T
WANT TO BUILD IT
WANT TO CHANGE
PRIORITY SETTING
APPROACH
WANT TO INVOLVE
VARIETY OF
STAKEHOLDERS
WANT TO CHANGE
PRIORITY SETTING
APPROACH
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MENTORING &
GUIDANCE
EXPERTISE,
SKILLS & TOOLS
INFRASTRUCTURE
& NETWORK
OIS CENTER CRITERIA
PROJECT SELF-CHECK
PROJECT MENTORING
OS FRAMEWORK
STRATEGIC NETWORK
DISSEMINATION
PORTFOLIO
NEW METHODS
DEEPEN EXISTING
METHODS
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MENTORING &
GUIDANCE
EXPERTISE,
SKILLS & TOOLS
INFRASTRUCTURE
& NETWORK
OIS CENTER CRITERIA
PROJECT SELF-CHECK
PROJECT MENTORING
OS FRAMEWORK
STRATEGIC NETWORK
DISSEMINATION
PORTFOLIO
NEW METHODS
DEEPEN EXISTING
METHODS
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MENTORING &
GUIDANCE
EXPERTISE,
SKILLS & TOOLS
INFRASTRUCTURE
& NETWORK
OIS CENTER CRITERIA
PROJECT SELF-CHECK
PROJECT MENTORING
OS FRAMEWORK
STRATEGIC NETWORK
DISSEMINATION
PORTFOLIO
NEW METHODS
DEEPEN EXISTING
METHODS
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(EXPECTED) OUTCOMES
• Methodological expertise:
2 new methods & 2 methods with in-depth expertise
• Well-established guidance and mentoring process
• IT Infrastructure - Open Innovation in Science Shop
• Enriched priority setting portfolio
• Extended OIS network
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GET IN TOUCH!
Dr. Benjamin Missbach
Lead OIS Priority Setting
LBG Open Innovation in Science Center
benjamin.missbach@lbg.ac.at
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8513-6382
Dr. Christiane Grill
Project Manager
LBG Open Innovation in Science Center
christiane.grill@lbg.ac.at
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1334-4657
