The Research and Development Council (Rada pro výzkum, vývoj a inovace) is an advisory body to the Government of the Czech Republic.
(1) The Council shall be responsible for
a) the preparation of the National Research, Development and Innovation Policy in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and in accordance with international treaties, and the submission thereof the Government;
b) checks on the implementation of the National Research, Development and Innovation Policy in the form of opinions on the compliance of research, experimental development and innovation programmes submitted by grantors with the National Research, Development and Innovation Policy prior to approval of such programmes by the Government;
c) the preparation of Guidelines for the Evaluation of the Results of Research Organizations and the Results of Completed Programmes, and the submission thereof to the Government; d) evaluations of the results of research organizations and the results of completed programmes in accordance with the Government-approved Guidelines for the Evaluation of the Results of Research Organizations and the Results of Completed Programmes;
e) nominations for members of the board and for the chairman of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic and the Czech Science Foundation, and for members of the research and academic councils thereof;
f) the preparation of the Czech Republic’s industrial research, experimental development and innovation priorities;
g) the production of regular annual analyses and evaluations of the research, experimental development and innovation situation in the Czech Republic and a comparison thereof with other countries, and the submission thereof to the Government.
