> There needs to be a process to allocate resources that takes into account competency for the job. Counterpoint: the current system doesn't do this. It optimi

> There needs to be a process to allocate resources that takes into account competency for the job. Counterpoint: the current system doesn't do this. It optimises for competency to attract funding. This occasionally overlaps wroth competency to perform good research, or competency to perform research well, or competency to oversee, nurture and guide research in others. But that is far from given.