CNR Reform Moves Ahead, But Critics Cry Foul

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Trieste, Italy—Italy has begun to reform its National Research Council (CNR). But some scientists are worried that the changes are damaging and unlikely to improve the productivity of its 110 national institutes. One goal is to make the institutes more attuned to national needs. By managing its projects and allocating funding through 11 new departments, says CNR governing board member and former president Luigi Rossi-Bernardi, the council will be transformed "from a traditional disciplinary structure to a mission-oriented organization, similar to that of the French CNRS and the Max Plank Society."