首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Japanese scientists are at last actively entering the debate over the government’s controversial reform plan, which targets not
Japanese scientists are at last actively entering the debate over the government’s controversial reform plan, which targets not
admin
2011-01-26
73
问题
Japanese scientists are at last actively entering the debate over the government’s controversial reform plan, which targets not only ailing government organizations but also some of Japan’s best basic research institutes for conversion to agency status. This status would give them independence in management but require them to have their performance evaluated by external assessment bodies.
This publication has long advocated giving greater autonomy and responsibility to the institutions administered by Japan’s Ministry of Education and Science, including universities and the institutes for joint university use. An independent management system would allow increased flexibility in funding. Furthermore, without the restrictions imposed by the civil service law, researchers would be free to carry out entrepreneurial activities, such as setting up venture businesses and carrying out joint research with private companies.
The government’s reform plan moves in this direction but, as it stands, its flaws are far more obvious than its potential benefits. Opposition to reform of the universities has succeeded in delaying further changes until at least 2003, giving time for the fundamental reshaping required. Many fundamental steps need to be taken, such as implementation of a national external review system and of competent new administration, before universities will be ready for agency status. But other institutions would face more immediate problems if the current proposals are implemented.
The reform plan, which is part of the government’s drive to improve the country’s administration across the board, has met strong opposition from the outset, with targeted institutes arguing against the government’s claim that the changes are necessary to run them more efficiently. Such resistance is hardly surprising given the plan’s rationalization targets and costcutting measures. The government has also made clear its intention to close down, merge or privatize institutes that fail to meet their performance-related targets. But, following compromises by the government with stronger ministries over its plan to reduce the number of civil servants by 25 percent, there is disproportionate pressure on research institutes to cut their costs.
As a result, the National Research Institutes for Joint University Use are at risk; they are all renowned for the quality of their basic research. More thought must be given to decisions concerning such high-quality institutes, whose activities are ill-suited to targets based on cost performance. The government should create a separate agency plan for institutes carrying out basic research, so that appropriate evaluation systems and performance-related targets can be introduced, with goals and support established over periods of 5—10 years, reflecting the longterm character of fundamental research.
The passage probably implies that scientists have been______.
选项
A、slow to respond to the government’s proposals
B、overlooked for the sake of a flawed reform plan
C、good at following the government’s example
D、indifferent to some governmental demands
答案
A
解析
本文作者暗示,日本的科学家一直对政府的建议反应迟缓,这是基础科学的长期性所决定的。因此,选项[A]为答案,其依据是最后一段第二句。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/6QBO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
YouwillhearMrWilliamHans,theHumanResourceManagerofPackwayInternationaltalkingaboutthevariouswaysofrecruiting
Youwillhearalectureonbusinessmanagement.Foreachquestion(23-30),markoneletter(A,B,orC)forthecorrectanswer.
MakingUseoftheTradeShowProblems:No.1Howtogettherightpeopletocommunicatewiththe【16】No.2Howtofi
•YouarepersonalassistanttothepresidentofanAmericantradingcompany,DNLInternational.Thepresidentleavesyouamem
RetirementforMarionMarionWhiteisduetoretirenextweekfromwell-knownlocallawfirmBarney&Francis,(29)...
TheBossesSpeakJohnStuartisanexecutiverecruitmentspecialistwhohasturnedtowriting.Theresultisthisbook,ba
Noonecouldcomeupwithaneasysolutiontothegovernment’spredicament—labor______whichiscausedbythewars.
Americanliteraryhistoriansareperhaps______toviewingtheirownnationalscenetoonarrowly,mistakingprominenceforuniqu
过去几年,强劲的劳动力市场和宽松的金融环境一直是支撑内需的两大关键力量。
荷花居污泥而不染,若为怕水污而种在旱地上,它早就枯死了。人生也一样,避恶、避丑、避邪,只能说明自己心灵脆弱。
随机试题
在炎热环境中,机体不出现()
肾性贫血是()
Attheageof21,SteveJobsandafriend,StephenWozniak,builtapersonalcomputercalledtheApple.TheApplechangedpeople
Motherhopeshersonwill______doinganythingrash.
在健康教育学的研究方法中,特尔斐法属于
下列哪项为体征?()
约翰是A国公民,A国与我国没有签订税收协定。约翰2015年2月15日来北京某外商投资企业工作,12月13日离开中国。在中国工作期间,同时在境内、境外担任职务,但不能提供同时任职、受雇证明,境内企业每月支付工资30000元,另外每月发生住房补贴2000元,子
(一)某报社在一期报纸上刊登了某企业形象广告,在该广告中介绍了某烟草集团的发展和生产经营情况,并多处出现了该集团下属“某市卷烟厂”的名称和其生产的香烟注册标志。经调查核实,该则广告的广告费为3万元。根据《广告法》第42条规定,工商行政管理机关责令
中世纪最典型的教会教育机构是()。
Haveyoueverbeenaskedtotakeapolygraphtestforajob?Apolygraph,alsocalledaliedetector,isadevicethatisusedt
最新回复
(
0
)