Table 8.
About resourcing and instrumentation across funding institutions by case
| Country, institution | Actions related to resourcing and instrumentation |
|---|---|
| Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | • Internal policies and documents on insurance coverage for CIHR volunteers, Personnel Security Screening Policy, CIHR Travel Policy, CIHR Travel Expenses Reimbursement Guidelines, CIHR Code of Conduct |
| • Collaborations with partners (e.g. the SPOR strategy with pharmaceutical companies) | |
| • Website for partnership solicitation | |
| • Financial support of CIHR Board to support institutes’ roles | |
| Australia, National Health and Medical Research Agency (NHMRC) | • Assigns academy member group to identify external reviewers and to monitor peer review |
| • Provides acceptable standards to research institutions on intellectual property, ethics and responsible conduct of research | |
| • Added some specific committees upon the request of the Minister of Health and Ageing | |
| United States, National Institutes of Health (NIH) | • Open application process for members of the Council of Public Representatives (COPR) |
| • Allocation of institute funds for activities under the institute’s control | |
| Singapore, National Medical Research Agency (NMRC) | • Revised financial and administration guidelines for researchers |
| • Internal policies not online in English | |
| • Guidelines on data sharing, guidelines for media | |
| Sweden, Swedish Research Agency (SRC) and Scientific Council for Medicine (SCM) | • Two basic research-targeted programmes on Swedish priority research topics |
| • Organised a series of seminars and a 1-day conference on mobility of researchers in the EU | |
| • Digital service to communicate with journalists | |
| • Measurement of citation impact of Swedish research | |
| • Open access to research data | |
| • Research data registry | |
| United Kingdom, National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) | • Research capability funding to support the management of research funds |
| • Research support services as NIHR service to encourage, frame and harmonise local research processes for NHS-funded research | |
| • Development of unified approval process, standards for compliance | |
| • National advice service for complex regulatory issues of local R&D, with partners | |
| • Partner with industry to support private economic growth | |
| • Development of core standards for public involvement | |
| • Plain English award | |
| • Consensus building on the interpretation of central policies and rules by local R&D offices of NHS trusts | |
| The Netherlands, The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) | • Minutes of committee meetings – details not available |
| • Responsibilities of committee members – details not available | |
| • Policies of committee – details not available |