Enabling the Global Research Enterprise from Policy to PracticeWashington DC, 10-13 April 2014, 5th biannual congres

Adi Utarini

What is INORMS?

• International Network of Research Management Societies, formed in 2001

• Purpose: – To enable interactions, sharing of good practices, and joint

activities between the member societies to benefit of their individual memberships

• Objectives:– To internationalize the body of knowledge on research

management– To exchange best practice– To develop international approaches to supporting the

research enterprise

What is INORMS?

Members• Senior university administration

and researchers, government policy-makers and senior managers of the national and international funding agencies.

• Apakah di Indonesia punya organisasi serupa?

• Apakah di Indonesia memerlukan organisasi serupa?

Institutional members• Assoc of RMA (ARMA, UK)• Australasian RMS (Australia)• Canadian Assoc of Univ Research

Administrators (CAURA)• Danish ARMA (DARMA)• European ARMA (EARMA)• National Council of University

Research Adm (NCURA)• Society of Research Administrators

International (SRA)• Southern African RIMA • West African RIMA• Assoc of Commonwealth

Unviersities (ACU)

#1: Researchers need Research Managers

• Research management/administration involves:– Development– Management and– Implementation of research project

• These include:– Collaboration and partnership development– Strategic planning– Proposal development and submission– Contract negotiation– Project management– Financial management– Regulatory compliance oversight

#2: Research manager is a profession

• Market: Job opportunities• Professional association: Association of Research

Management and Administration in different regions• Degree program: Certification/Master in Research

Administration or Management– Introduction to research administration– Identifying and developing funding opportunities– Proposal development and preparation– Contracts negotiation and management– Legal framework and compliance regulations– Intellectual property and technology transfer– Ethics and responsible conduct of research– Leadership and organization development

• Science: Journal of Research Administration

• Universitas riset akan semakin memasuki dunia kompetisi yang semakin ketat dan kompetisi di tingkat global

#3: Organization is not structured for research competition (?)

• Internal vs External funding sources• Existing structure is geared for managing

internal grants (?)• “Trust me” project• Lack of support for research competition• 2 in 1 (researcher + research manager)

Gates Foundation

Tighter competition…

How to Structure the Research Office?

Centralized

Decentralized

Combined

AARHUS University

University of Illinois

University of Illinois

Research Management Process

Take away questions…

• Bagaimana strategi untuk memperkuat manajemen riset?

• Apakah diperlukan riset mengenai manajemen riset?

• Apakah diperlukan asosiasi serupa di Indonesia?