Assessing the effects of ICT in education

OECD

A 217-page report of an expert meeting held to study the benchmarking of technology use and effects in education

Education , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-08-05

Innovation, Technology Diffusion and Poverty Traps: The Role of Valuable Skills

Centre for Strategic Economic Studies

This 33-page Australian paper develops a new index of human capital that measures cognitive skills employed by the adult population in 70 nations during 1970-2003 and suggests that public policy pay more attention to the employability of skills

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-07-31

The Contribution of Pharmaceutical Innovation to Longevity Growth in Germany and France

CESifo

This 45-page working paper investigates the contribution of pharmaceutical innovation to recent longevity growth in Germany and France

Health , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-07-16

New Partnerships for Growth Research in Africa: Launch Workshop Report

Brooklings

This 24-page US workshop report details discussions on how to strengthen the voice and deepen the policy impact of African research institutions, and how to increase collaboration among institutions to benefit Africa’s growth and development

International Development , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-07-16

Smartphones Give You Wings: Pedagogical Affordance of Mobile Web 2.0

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

This 14-page Australasian paper provides an overview of the potential of the integration of mobile Web 2.0 tools (based around smartphones) to facilitate social constructivist pedagogies and engage students in tertiary education

Education , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-06-08

Technological Imitation and Innovation in New European Union Markets

CESifo

This 33-page working paper analyzes the role of imitation and innovation in promoting technological progress in new members of European Union: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The two modes of technological development - innovation and imitation - are distinguished from one another by identifying the dominant orientation of innovation efforts at the industry level

European Union , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-05-14

Cloud Culture: The Global Future of Cultural Relations

Counterpoint

This 87-page report argues that over the next ten years, the rise of cloud computing will not only accelerate the global battle for control of the digital landscape, but will almost certainly recast the very ways in which we exercise our creativity and forge relationships across the world’s cultures

Science & Technology Posted: 2010-04-15

Europe Should Stop Taxing Innovation

Bruegel Institute

An 8-page Belgian policy brief arguing that a key element to stimulate innovation and ultimately drive European growth would be to create the long-awaited single EU patent

Science & Technology , European Union Posted: 2010-04-08

Unmanned Systems and Robotic Warfare

Brookings

A US house testimony on the state of unmanned weapons systems and robotic warfare and some of the key policy questions arising from this new domain.

Defence, Terrorism & Security , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-03-29

What do Senior Leaders Need to Know About Cyberspace?

National Defense University - Washington DC

This 24-page US essay discusses what senior security leaders know about cyberspace to transform their organizations and make wise decisions

Defence, Terrorism & Security , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-03-24

Scientific Cooperation to Support Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament

AAAS, Royal Society

A 9-page US-UK briefing paper explaining how the scientific community can help lay the foundation for future nuclear arms control, including the use of proposed disarmament laboratories to spur global cooperation on some of the technical and policy issues involved

Disarmament & Peacekeeping , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-03-24

Cyber Crime 2.0 versus the Twittering classes

Parliamentary Library - Australia

This Australian background paper contends that the hype surrounding the steep rise in social networking site use has masked the reality of a corresponding rise in online fraud and crime

Crime, Law & Order , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-03-20

Scientific Change and the Security Environment: Biotechnology and security to 2025

IPPR

An 11-page UK essay looking at the security implications of developments in the life and associated sciences

Defence, Terrorism & Security , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-03-16

The Job Creation Effect of R&D Expenditures

IZA

This 22-page discussion paper uses a unique database covering 25 manufacturing and service sectors for 16 European countries and applies panel estimations of a demand-for-labour equation augmented with technology

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-02-26

Transformative Technology for a Sustainable Future

Nautilus Institute

This 8-page US article looks at some of the possible technological breakthroughs that could pave the way to a sustainable future

Climate Change & Environment , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-02-11

Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency

CSIS

This 96-page US report examines national and international aspects of ensuring cybersecurity

Science & Technology , Defence, Terrorism & Security Posted: 2010-02-06

Enabling Green Growth: Sustainable Manufacturing and Eco-innovation

OECD

This 280-page report analyses the nature and processes of eco-innovation; discusses existing sustainable manufacturing indicators; examines methodologies for measuring eco-innovation; and takes stock of national strategies and policy initiatives for eco-innovation

Climate Change & Environment , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-02-03

Smart Sensor Networks: Technologies and Applications for Green Growth

OECD

This 48-page report gives an overview of sensor technologies and applications, and quantifies their environmental impacts

Science & Technology , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2010-01-21

Intellectual Property Rights and Climate Change: Principles for Innovation and Access to Low-Carbon Technology

CGDev

This 8-page note asserts that negotiators can harness the potential of intellectual property (IP) by creating “global access principles” for all UNFCCC-affiliated multilateral funds

Climate Change & Environment , Science & Technology Posted: 2010-01-10

Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency

CSIS

A 96-page US report on cybersecurity

Defence, Terrorism & Security , Science & Technology Posted: 2009-12-29

Network Developments in Support of Innovation and User Needs

OECD

This 70-page report makes a case for investment in a competitive, open-access national fibre-to-the-home network rollout based on potential spillovers in four key sectors of the economy: electricity, health, transportation and education

Science & Technology Posted: 2009-12-21

What You Should Know About Nano

Ausralia Institute

This 36-page Australian paper aims to introduce and engage its audience in the experiment that is nanoscale sciences and technologies, particularly from the perspectives of consumer and environmental protection and occupational health and safety

Science & Technology , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-12-01

Who Owns Our Low Carbon Future? Intellectual Property and Energy Technologies

This 77-page UK report argues that the diffusion of energy technologies is taking too long under business-as-usual practices

Climate Change & Environment , Science & Technology Posted: 2009-10-27

Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar

Rand Corporation

A 238-page US monograph examining the use and limits of power in cyberspace

Defence, Terrorism & Security , Science & Technology Posted: 2009-10-16

The Basics of Biochar

Parliamentary Library - Australia

This Australian paper introduces the concept and origins of biochar, discuss its production process, potential uses, and the benefits and costs of biochar in its key roles in agriculture and climate change mitigation.

Science & Technology , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2009-09-12

The Role of Information Technology in Creating New Kinds of American High Schools

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

This 15-page US paper discusses why the existing school reform movement has stalled and how information technology (including computers, software and communications) can enable the emergence of fundamentally new kinds of schools

Education , Science & Technology Posted: 2009-08-12

What Affects International Migration of European Science and Engineering Graduates?

IZA

This 37-page discussion paper analyses the determinants of labour migration after graduation for science and engineering graduates

Science & Technology , Immigration & Refugees Posted: 2009-07-11

Policy Responses to the Economic Crisis: Investing in Innovation for Long Term Growth

OECD

A 37-page report examining the likely impact of the downturn on the drivers of long term economic growth and the innovation-related items in policy responses of major countries

Science & Technology Posted: 2009-06-12

Measuring the Economic Impacts of Transgenic Crops in Developing Agriculture during the First Decade

IFPRI

This 125-page review examines whether biotech crops can benefit poor farmers

International Development , Science & Technology Posted: 2009-06-05

Improving Access to Government Through Better Use of the Web

W3C

Recognizing that governments throughout the world need assistance and guidance in achieving the promises of electronic government through technology and the Web, this document seeks to define the variety of issues and challenges faced by governments

Governance & Politics , Science & Technology Posted: 2009-05-14

Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops

UCS

A US report challenging industry claims that GE crops will help the world feed itself by producing higher crop yields

Science & Technology Posted: 2009-05-02

The Importance of ICT: Information and Communication Technology in Primary and Secondary Schools - 2005-08

Ofsted

This 40-page report describes the quality of ICT education in English primary and secondary schools and considers how tackling assessment, vocational qualifications, value for money and resources might improve ICT provision

Education , Science & Technology Posted: 2009-03-04

War and Technology

FPRI

A US essay examining the relationship between military conflict and technology

Defence, Terrorism & Security , Science & Technology Posted: 2009-02-20

R&D in Europe: Expenditures Across Sectors, Regions and Firm Sizes

CEPS

This 64-page study provides an in-depth comparative analysis of the structure of R&D in Europe.

European Union , Science & Technology Posted: 2009-02-19

Smart 2020: Enabling the Low Carbon Economy in the Information Age

The Climate Group and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative

The 4-page summary of a comprehensive global study of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector’s growing significance for the world’s climate

Climate Change & Environment , Science & Technology Posted: 2009-02-13

Is Corporate R&D Investment in High-Tech Sectors More Effective? Some Guidelines for European Research Policy

IZA

This 25-page paper discusses the link between R&D and productivity across the European industrial and service sectors

Science & Technology , Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-02-01

How Canadians' Use of the Internet Affects Social Life and Civic Participation

Statistics Canada

A 29-page Canadian study into the role of the Internet in social engagement and the opportunities it represents for Canadians to be active citizens

Science & Technology , Social Policy Posted: 2008-12-15

Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer

CRS

A 15-page US backgrounder on the policy issues raised by nanotechnology development

Science & Technology Posted: 2008-06-12

Science and Technology Policymaking: A Primer

CRS

A 48-page updated US paper on the use of scientific and technical knowledge and advice to assist in the framing of government policy

Science & Technology , Governance & Politics Posted: 2008-05-02

Building for the Future

SSI

A 74-page US report assessing the progress of China's space programme

Defence, Terrorism & Security , Science & Technology Posted: 2008-04-12

International Mobility of the Highly Skilled, Endogenous R&D, and Public Infrastructure Investment

IZA

This 46-page discussion paper analyzes the interaction of emigration of highly skilled labour, income gaps and optimum public infrastructure investment

Immigration & Refugees , Science & Technology Posted: 2008-03-11

Pharmacogenomics

NHPF

A 32-page US paper on the new medical field linking genetic variations to the difference in how individuals respond to the same drugs

Health , Science & Technology Posted: 2008-02-01

International Energy R&D Spillovers and the Economics of Greenhouse Gas Atmospheric Stabilization

CESifo

This 30-page working paper explores how international knowledge flows affect the dynamics of domestic R&D sectors and the main economic and environmental variables

Energy , Science & Technology Posted: 2008-01-23

Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World

World Bank

This 224-page report examines technology diffusion in the developing world

International Development , Science & Technology Posted: 2008-01-14

PISA 2006 Science Competencies for Tomorrow's World

OECD

The 390-page analysis of a PISA survey focusing on science education, and assessing mathematics and reading education

Education , Science & Technology Posted: 2008-01-14

Globalization of R&D and Innovation: Implications for U.S. STEM Workforce

Urban Instiute

This 36-page US House testimony describes the globalization of R&D and innovation and its implications for the US

Science & Technology Posted: 2007-11-12

"Innovation Shift" to the Emerging Economies: Cases from IT and Heavy Industries

Urban Institute

This 22-page US working paper identifies a move of high-end technology development to emerging economies by multinational companies

Science & Technology , International Development Posted: 2007-10-18

The Race to the Top

HM Treasury - UK

This 192-page review examines the role of science and innovation in ensuring that the UK remains competitive in an increasingly global economy

Science & Technology Posted: 2007-10-11

Thorium in Australia

Parliamentary Library - Australia

This Australian research paper discusses Thorium and the implications of its use as an alternative source of fuel in nuclear reactors

Energy , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-10-11

Does Qualification Drive Innovation?

Halle Institute

A 27-page German paper examining the role of formal education and actual occupation in product innovation performance in manufacturing firms

Science & Technology , Education Posted: 2007-09-25

Future Directions in Technology-Enabled Crime 2007-09

AIC

This 166-page Australian report aims to identify the crime risks likely to arise in Australia over the period 2007-2009 in the information and communications technologies

Crime, Law & Order , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-09-24

Terrorism and Internet Governance: Core Issues

UNIDIR

A 12-page paper exploring the difficulties of Internet governance in the light of terrorists' increasing use of the medium

Defence, Terrorism & Security , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-09-07

Breakthrough Research

Academy of Finland

A 50-page Finnish report on funding for high-risk research

Science & Technology Posted: 2007-08-04

Openness and Technological Innovation in Developing Countries

IZA

A 59-page discussion paper examining international technology transfers using firm-level data across 43 developing countries

Science & Technology Posted: 2007-07-18

Technological Capability as a Determinant of FDI Flows: Evidence from Developing Asia and India

ICRIER

A 37-page Indian working paper attempting to explain the country-by-country variations in the pattern of FDI flows to developing Asian countries by identifying location-specific features influencing such flows

Science & Technology , Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2007-07-02

Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation Around the World: Evidence from Panel Data

DIW

A 35-page German discussion paper examining the determinants of innovation and the role of intellectual property rights in industrialized and developing countries

Science & Technology Posted: 2007-07-02

The Benefits from Publicly Funded Research

SPRU

This 46-page UK working paper reviews the literature evaluating the economic and social benefits of publicly-funded basic research

Science & Technology Posted: 2007-06-30

The Globalization of Research and Development and Innovation

Peterson Institute

Testimony on the interaction of globalization and R&D, with special reference to the US

Globalisation & International Trade , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-06-25

Re-Imagining Science Education: Engaging Students in Science for Australia's Future

ACER

An 88-page Australian report calling for major curriculum reform in Australian science education

Education , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-05-21

Environment Canada's Science Plan

Environment Canada

A 33-page document setting out a 10-year strategy for managing and conducting Environment Canada's science.

Climate Change & Environment , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-04-24

Do Innovation Policies Call for Tax Incentives?

SITRA

A short Finnish article reviewing the use of tax incentives to stimulate innovation in industrialised countries

Science & Technology Posted: 2007-04-23

Innovation in China's Energy Sector

FSI

A 46-page working paper examining the performance of China's national system of innovation in the energy sector

Energy , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-04-22

Novel Technologies for the Detection of Undeclared Nuclear Activities

IAEA

A 7-page paper introducing an IAEA project for the detection of undeclared nuclear activities

Defence, Terrorism & Security , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-03-15

War 2.0

Hoover Institution

A US article discussing the interaction between war and new technology

Defence, Terrorism & Security , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-02-27

Microbes and Man Research Programme 2003-2005 (MICMAN)

AKA

The 43-page evaluation of a Finnish-Swedish research programme conducted to improve knowledge and understanding of the interaction between host and microbes, and to apply this knowledge to the improvement of human health

Science & Technology , Health Posted: 2007-02-13

Entrepreneurship Strategy and Policy in the U.S. and Japan: Push, Pull, Drag and Jump Factors in Emerging Life Science Regions

CGP

This paper offers an explanation of the factors underlying the regional clusterization in life sciences

Science & Technology Posted: 2007-01-26

R and D, and Competitiveness in the Enlarged EU: The Role of the State and Financing

VKI

A 19-page Hungarian working paper examining R&D investment in the EU

European Union , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-01-25

Advanced Energy Technologies to Meet Future Needs

GAO

This 73-page report to the US Congress offers recommendations for stimulating development and deployment of a diversified energy portfolio

Energy , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-01-22

Mobile and Wireless Technologies: Security and Risk Factors

AIC

A 6-page research document identifying the risk of infection involved with mobile and wireless technologies

Crime, Law & Order , Science & Technology Posted: 2007-01-08

Energy Research in Finland 1999-2005

Academy of Finland

A 98-page evaluation of Finnish energy research by a panel of international experts

Energy , Science & Technology Posted: 2006-12-23

Finnish Science in International Comparison

Academy of Finland

This 51-page bibliometric analysis provides an international comparison of research outputs and the scientific impacts, visibility and quality of research in Finland with EU25 and OECD countries

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-12-23

Promoting Opportunity and Growth Through Science, Technology and Innovation

Brookings Institution

This 20-page US paper underscores the value of investment in knowledge, innovation and technology as drivers of economic growth

Science & Technology , Economic Policy Posted: 2006-12-12

Collaborating Across the Sectors

CHASS

This 179-page Ausralian occasional paper discusses how more interdisciplinary research projects may help provide solutions for major national and global problems

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-12-11

Research and Development for New Energy Technologies in the Private Sector

Statistics Canada

A 10-page statistical analysis of private sector expenditure on new energy technology in Canada

Energy , Science & Technology Posted: 2006-12-05

Back to Basics: Why Government Funding of Science is a Waste of Our Money

IPA

This 19-page Australian paper argues that the standard economic analysis supporting public expenditure on research is fundamentally flawed

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-11-08

Biopromise? Biotechnology, Sustainable Development and Canada's Future Economy

Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee

A 41-page report containing the findings of a working party identifying the opportunities and challenges for new biotechnology applications in the development of the Canadian economy and the contribution to be made to achieving sustainable development

Science & Technology , Climate Change & Environment Posted: 2006-10-31

Public Innovation: Intellectual Property in a Digital Age

IPPR

A 104-page UK report giving an overview of the arguments and evidence that underpin intellectual property rights and the development of IPR policy

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-10-31

Economic Impact Study of the CRC Programme

DEST-Australia

This 79-page report consideres the economic, environmental and social impacts of Australia's Cooperative Research Centre Programme

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-10-24

Toward a Canadian Action Agenda for Biotechnology

Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee

The 74-page report resulting from an examination of the Canadian Biotechnology Strategy

Science & Technology , Health Posted: 2006-10-17

Financial Innovations for Accelerating Medical Solutions

Milken Institute

A 42-page US report of workshops held to tackle the problem of decreasing public and private funding for biomedical research

Health , Science & Technology Posted: 2006-10-15

Stem Cells, Cloning and Related Issues

NHMRC

A 9-page Australian primer containing information on stem cells, the regulation of human embryo research in Australia and links to online sources of additional information

Health , Science & Technology Posted: 2006-10-09

Research Communications Costs in Australia: Emerging Opportunities and Benefits

DEST

This 156-page Australian report draws on international and local experience to provide a cost-benefit analysis of existing and emerging alternatives for scholarly communication

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-10-09

Scientific Research and Experimental Development: Tax Policy

Library of Parliament - Canada

A 21-page Canadian issue review examining the basis for government intervention in scientific research and experimental development

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-09-26

Nuclear Technology Review 2006

International Atomic Energy Agency

This 27-page report highlights notable developments in nuclear technology during 2005

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-08-17

Methods for Evaluating the Impact of Basic Research Funding

Academy of Finland

A 98-page Finnish report analyzing recent international exercises evaluating the impact of basic research funding

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-07-22

Civil Society Report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health

International Policy Network

This 78-page report analyzes the relationship between intellectual property, innovation and health, with special reference to the health of populations in developing countries

Health , Science & Technology Posted: 2006-07-07

The Global Technology Revolution 2020, In-Depth Analyses

Rand Corporation

A 314-page examination of the scientific and technological capacity of 29 countries, to assess their ability to acquire and implement key technology applications

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-07-06

Annual Innovation Report 2006:lessons in Public-Private Research Collaboration

Conference Board of Canada

A 41-page Canadian report focusing on collaborative research projects between business and university or government researchers, and identifying the practices that underline successful collaborative projects as well as barriers to be overcome

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-06-13

Prescription for Progress: The Critical Path to Drug Development

Manhattan Institute

A 40-page report of a US task force meeting held to consider how advances in genomics and other disciplines might be used to optimize the drug approval process

Health , Science & Technology Posted: 2006-06-10

What Determines Technological Spillovers of Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from China

Economic Growth Center

A 22-page discussion paper examining whether the presence of foreign firms produces technology spillovers on domestic firms operating in the same city and industry

Globalisation & International Trade , Science & Technology Posted: 2006-06-08

Econometric Modelling of R&D and Australian Productivity

Productivity Commission - Australia

This 595-page Australian working paper studies the relationship between R&D and productivity

Science & Technology , Economic Policy Posted: 2006-05-04

IPR Institutions and Internationalization Strategy: The Case of US Technology Sales to the Peoples' Republic of China

Institute of World Economics and Politics

A Chinese paper discussing the interaction of technology transfer and economic growth

Science & Technology , Economic Policy Posted: 2006-04-19

China's Secret Weapon? Science Policy and Global Power

Foreign Policy Centre

This 64-page UK report investigates China's fast-growing investment in technology

Science & Technology , Economic Policy Posted: 2006-04-14

Knowledge Capital as the Source of Growth

ENEPRI

Thsi 23-page paper examines the role of knowledge agglomeration in productivity growth in Finland

Science & Technology , Education Posted: 2006-04-14

Winner-Takes-All Contention of Innovation Under Globalization: A Simulation Analysis and East Asia's Empirics

Institute of Developing Economies

A 29-page Japanese discussion paper examining how innovation enhances export competitiveness

Science & Technology , Globalisation & International Trade Posted: 2006-03-23

Endogenous Acceleration of Technological Change

German Institute for Economic Research

This 35-page German study examines the effects of early adoption of technological change by companies

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-03-21

Truly a World-Wide Web: Globe Going Digital

Pew Trusts

A 6-page survey of computer and internet usage around the globe

Science & Technology Posted: 2006-02-28

The Future of Technology Assessment

Woodrow Wilson Center

A 29-page collection of three essays exploring technology assessment from multiple perspectives

Science & Technology Posted: 2005-12-23

The Importance of Politics to Nuclear New Build

Royal Institute of International Affairs

An 87-page paper examining the relationship between political, scientific and public mindsets and its influence on decision-making in the scientific and technical field

Science & Technology Posted: 2005-12-21

Inclusion Through Innovation

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - U.K.

An 88-page U.K. report examining how information and communications technology (ICT) can be harnessed to help tackle social exclusion

Science & Technology , Social Policy Posted: 2005-11-02