There was a remarkable similarity in the scoring pattern
between experts from a research background and those
from a program background for the top 10 ranked priorities
(Table 4). The programme experts had a tendency to
assign somewhat higher overall scores to “delivery” questions,
which was mediated through their higher scoring of
maximum potential impact and equity criteria. Among “development”
questions, the scorers with a background in
research gave higher scores for efficacy and deliverability,
while programme experts gave higher scores for impact
and equity criteria. Surprisingly, the scoring pattern of both
groups of experts for “discovery” questions was very similar,
both for overall score and for each of the 5 criteria.