The primary objective behind Research & Development (R&D2) priority assessment is to determine the broad research programmes that will provide Vietnam with the greatest return on investment in R & D provided by government and other major stakeholders. Priority setting is the central issue of research and extension management. It is a complex task. It must be done in a systematic framework able to allow the results to support open and robust decision-making about research and extension resource allocation and management. The highest priority R & D is that which has the highest economic, social and environmental value to the nation | Developing an Agricultural Research and Development Priority Framework for Vietnam Workshop Fisheries Sub-Sector WORKBOOK December 2006 2 WORKSHOP TIMETABLE Date and Time Registration Workshop opening briefing introductions Strategic context and methodology for setting R D Priorities in Vietnam Data and Evaluation Sheets - Summary of Data Sheets and Use of Evaluation Sheets General Discussion Working Group Formation and Discussions Assessing potential benefits Assessing adoption likelihood Assessing scientific potential Assessing research capacity Results and interpretation of priorities Priorities within ARDOs Wrap-up session Close Fisheries Research and Development Priorities for Vietnam 3 WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES Assess the national priorities for fisheries research and development in Vietnam Develop a plan for developing priorities and implementation strategies for each of the ARDOs following the national workshops WORKING IN GROUPS All participants will be seated in mixed pre-selected groups. The majority of work will be in these groups. The composition of groups will be changed as needed throughout the workshop. There are some basic rules for working effectively in workshop groups recognise that each person s opinion is valid take responsibility for contributing for understanding 2 1 rule criticise but after positive feedback listen actively use and instead of but express yourself concisely keep to time turn off mobile phones - use only during coffee and lunch breaks For each workshop session make sure people are allotted the task of taking notes watch the time Discomfort zone issues may arise during the workshop that either cannot be resolved quickly or are not appropriate for the workshop. These issues should be recorded in the discomfort zone . Fisheries Research and Development Priorities for .
