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| 1.__Outcome measures.__Establish outcome measures considered | | appropriate by public and private practitioners in and outside | | of the State in the fields of research and development and | | economic development. Practitioners in this State must include, | | but are not limited to, a representative from the University of | | Maine System, a representative of the targeted technology | | sectors, a representative of the Executive Department, State | | Planning Office and representatives of other state agencies | | having economic development responsibility; |
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| | | 2.__Independent reviewers.__Utilize independent reviewers to | | assess the competitiveness of technology sectors in this State | | and the impact of research and development activities in this | | State on economic development in this State; and |
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| | | 3.__Recommendations.__Include recommendations to the | | Legislature on existing and proposed state-supported research | | and development programs and activities to affect technology- | | based economic development in this State. |
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| | | §13060-C.__Reporting requirements of recipients of research | | and |
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| | | To assist the department in preparing a comprehensive | | research and development evaluation, a recipient of state | | funding for research and development shall, in addition to any | | other reporting requirements required by law: |
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| | | 1.__Data.__Collect, maintain and provide data relating to | | each investment's performance, outputs and outcomes; |
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| | | 2.__Report card indicators.__Identify the indicators in the | | report card developed by the department pursuant to section | | 13060-A that will be affected as a result of the proposed | | research and development activity; and |
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| | | 3.__Action plan goals.__Identify the goals in the action | | plan developed by the department pursuant to section 13060-A | | that will be advanced by the recipient's research and | | development activity. |
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| | | §13060-D.__Maine Research and Development Evaluation Fund |
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| | | 1.__Fund established.__The Maine Research and Development | | Evaluation Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is |
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