Science & Technology
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2008-01-14
The Future of Technology Assessment
Woodrow Wilson Center
A 29-page collection of three essays exploring technology assessment from multiple perspectives
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2005-12-23
Change Begets Change: Employment Effects of Technological and Non-Technological Innovations – a Comparison across Countries
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This 23-page Austrian working paper attempts to shed new light on the effect innovation has on employment. Specifically, it identifies the net employment effects of technological product and process innovations as well as complementary non-technological organizational innovations which have so far mostly been bypassed in comparable analyses
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-02-21
Exploring Young People's Views on Science Education
Wellcome Trust, NFER
This 68-page UK report aims to provide a deeper understanding of young people’s attitudes to science education, particularly regarding the value young people place on science education (for themselves as individuals and for society in general), as well as the key factors determining their continued engagement with formal and informal science education
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-11-03
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2009-05-13
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-01-25
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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 DevelopmentPosted: 2007-10-18
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-09-07
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2009-05-01
The Future of Netcrime Now: Part 2 - Responses
U.K. Home Office
This 51-page report ( companion to The Future of Netcrime Now: Part 1 - Threats and Challenges) discusses possible responses to netcrime, drawing on various tools
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-12-08
The Future of Netcrime Now: Part 1 - Threats and Challenges
U.K. Home Office
This 53-page U.K. report gives the findings of a panel of experts asked to suggest responses to criminal threats and technology challenges associated with the internet and information technology applications
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-12-08
Designing for Learning: Online Social Networks as a Classroom Environment
The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
A 26-page Australian article investigating the use of online social media as a learning environment
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-12-02
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2009-02-13
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-12-05
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 PolicyPosted: 2008-12-15
Cyber Infrastructure Protection
SSI
This 324-page US book provides an integrated view and a comprehensive framework of the various issues relating to cyber infrastructure protection
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-05-17
Cyber Infrastructure Protection
SSI
This 324-page US book provides an integrated view and a comprehensive framework of the various issues relating to cyber infrastructure protection
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-06-03
Building for the Future
SSI
A 74-page US report assessing the progress of China's space programme
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2008-04-12
Modelling and Measuring Scientific Production: Results for a Panel of OECD Countries
SPRU
This 28-page working paper presents results from using an econometric approach to examine the determinants of scientific production at cross-country level
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2005-05-25
The Impact of Dual Use Controls on UK Science: Results from a Pilot Study
SPRU
A 14-page working paper reporting on a pilot project designed to develop methods for assessing the impact of UK government biosecurity policies on the practice of science
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2005-05-25
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-06-30
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-04-23
New Social Media and Conflict in Kyrgyzstan
SIPRI
This 24-page Swedish paper examines the complex and shifting role of new media as a factor in the events in Kyrgyzstan
Governance & Politics, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-09-14
Does Internationalisation of Technology Determine Technological Diversification in Large Firms?
Science and Technology Policy Research
A 20-page working paper examining the relationship between technological diversification and internationalisation of technology for large multinational firms operating at the world technological frontier
Science & Technology, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-01-26
The Dynamics of Innovation Networks
Science and Technology Policy Research
A 35-page working paper analyzing the changing contribution of networks to the innovative performance of a range of pharmaceutical companies over an 8-year period
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-06-01
Committing to Vaccine R&D: A Global Science Policy Priority
Science and Technology Policy Research
A 37-page working paper examining the reasons for under-investment in vaccine R&D and offering a range of policy options
Health, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-06-01
The Productivity of Science
Science and Technology Policy Research
A 92-page U.K. report into the scientific research output of higher education institutions, examining productivity (ROI), lead time for returns and international comparative performance
Science & Technology, EducationPosted: 2004-08-13
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2005-12-21
The Future of Genetically Modified Crops: Lessons from the Green Revolution
Rand Corporation
This 114-page report investigates the circumstances and processes that can induce and sustain the "Gene Revolution" by comparing it with the earlier "Green Revolution"
Science & Technology, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-09-16
Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar
Rand Corporation
A 238-page US monograph examining the use and limits of power in cyberspace
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2009-10-15
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-07-06
High-Technology Manufacturing and U.S. Competitiveness
Rand Corporation
This 178-page report describes trends in U.S. high-tech manufacturing, provides an economic analysis of traditional and high-tech manufacturing and analyses U.S. R&D statistics and trends in choice of academic disciplines
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-03-31
Measuring the Extent of CyberFraud: A Discussion Paper on Potential Methods and Data Sources
Public Safety Canada
This 64-page Canadian discussion paper assesses the potential for using innovative methodologies to estimate thescope of cyber-fraud, identifies existing data sources and gaps, and suggests novel sources of data that may help provide a more accurate picture of the degree of cyber-fraud
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-11-11
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 PolicyPosted: 2006-05-04
Genomics, Health and Society: Emerging Issues for Public Policy
Policy Research Initiative
This 200-page Canadian book is a wide-ranging study of the policy issues raised by the development of genomic medicine
Health, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-03-17
Truly a World-Wide Web: Globe Going Digital
Pew Trusts
A 6-page survey of computer and internet usage around the globe
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2006-02-28
Induced Technological Change and Climate Policy
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
This 47-page U.S. study explores the use of induced technological change (ITC) in climate policy
Climate Change & Environment, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-10-19
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-06-25
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-10-11
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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-09-11
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-03-20
West Censoring East: The Use of Western Technologies by Middle East Censors 2010-2011
OpenNet Initiative
This 21-page paper analyses the use of American- and Canadianmade software for the purpose of government-level filtering in the Middle East and North Africa
Governance & Politics, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-03-31
Collaborate to Compete: Seizing the Opportunity of Online Learning for UK Higher Education
Online Learning Task Force
This 45-page UK study concludes that universities and colleges need to make online learning a central part of organisational strategies if they are to meet rapidly changing student demands and stay competitive in the global higher education (HE) market
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-02-17
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2009-03-04
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 PolicyPosted: 2005-11-02
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-08-04
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2009-12-21
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2009-06-11
Greener and Smarter: ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change
OECD
This 44-page report finds that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are a key enabler of “green growth” in all sectors of the economy. They are a key part of government strategies for a sustainable economic recovery
Science & Technology, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-10-18
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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-01-21
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2008-01-14
Norton Cybercrime report 2011
Norton
This 32-page US report details the impact of cybercrime on the world and on our everyday lives
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-09-12
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2008-02-01
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-10-09
Police Science: Toward a New Paradigm
NCJRS
This 24-page US publication examines the relationship between the fields of science and policing and discusses the merits of closer collaboration between them, including the implementation of more scientific, evidence-based policies and practices within the policing industry
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-01-27
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-02-11
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-03-24
Offshoring and the Future of U.S. Engineering: An Overview
National Academy of Engineering
An 8-page U.S. paper examining the effect of offshoring on engineering in the U.S. and other developed nations
Globalisation & International Trade, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2005-10-27
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-10-15
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-06-10
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-09-26
Cybersecurity and Intelligence: The U.S. Approach
Library of Parliament - Canada
A 6-page revised Canadian background paper on cybersecurity strategies
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-07-21
The End of Isolation
Journal of Online Learning and Teaching
This US research study provides new insight into how teachers use social networking sites, such as Twitter, as professional learning networks
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-12-02
Benefits to the Private Sector of Open Access to Higher Education and Scholarly Research
JISC
This 52-page UK report examines how ‘Open Access’ publication may provide greater potential to stimulate impacts from higher education research and scholarly study and in particular for innovation and upstream technology transfer
Science & Technology, EducationPosted: 2011-11-10
Satellite Technology in the Middle East
Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies
An article exploring the strategic significance of satellite technology, with special reference to the Middle East
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-06-02
R&D Drivers in Young Innovative Companies
IZA
This 33-page discussion paper examines the determinants of young innovative companies' (YICs) R&D activities
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-12-12
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-02-26
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 & RefugeesPosted: 2009-07-10
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2008-03-11
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-07-18
Broadband Internet: An Information Superhighway to Sex Crime?
IZA
This 44-page discussion paper investigates whether internet use triggers sex crime
Crime, Law & Order, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-05-18
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
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-03-16
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-10-31
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-11-08
Enhancing the Impact of Agricultural Research: An Impact Pathway Perspective
International Service for National Agricultural Research
This 8-page briefing paper proposes a new approach to impact evaluation in respect of agricultural research
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-02-23
Method in Our Madness: Making Sense of Ecoregional Research with Modelling Tools and Processes
International Service for National Agricultural Research
This 68-page report (downloadable by section) advocates improving the outcome of public-sector agricultural research with the use of modelling tools and processes
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-02-23
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-07-07
In Pursuit of the Future
International Energy Agency
A 137-page report reviewing R&D into the potential of hydrogen as an energy source
Science & Technology, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-10-06
Nuclear Technology Review 2006
International Atomic Energy Agency
This 27-page report highlights notable developments in nuclear technology during 2005
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2006-08-17
Nuclear Technology Review - 2004
International Atomic Energy Agency
A 20-page IAEA report providing a global perspective on nuclear technologies for power and non-power applications
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-08-17
Realising the Promise and Potential of African Agriculture
InterAcademy Council
A report addressing the question of how science and technology can be mobilised to boost agricultural productivity, profitability and sustainability in Africa ( page containing links to downloads)
International Development, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-07-04
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 PolicyPosted: 2006-04-19
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 TradePosted: 2006-03-23
Challenges of Hungarian Science Policy: The Evolution of a Knowledge-Based Economy and Society
Institute for World Economics - Hungarian Academy of Science
A 29-page working paper examining how Hungary has been affected by transition to a market economy and to a knowledge-based economy and society
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-07-01
Job Mobility Along the Technological Ladder: A Case Study of Australia
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 40-page discussion paper, based on Australian experience, investigating how technological change affects labour flows
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-06-07
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2009-08-11
Developing Research in Russian Universities
IFRI
This 25-page French article addresses the key features and the state of research in Russian higher education establishments. It examines measures taken to support research in universities and to integrate R&D with higher education since the fall of the Soviet Union
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-03-08
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2009-06-04
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 TradePosted: 2007-07-02
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-03-15
Mapping Privacy Protection in the Digital World
House of Commons Canada
A 49-page Canadian report on the privacy implications of street-level imaging applications
Personal Privacy, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-02-17
War 2.0
Hoover Institution
A US article discussing the interaction between war and new technology
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2007-02-27
Future Schools: Blending Face-to-Face and Online Learning
Hoover Institution
A US report on how schools implementing blended, or “hybrid,” instructional methods — which integrate traditional face-to-face teaching with greater use of online instruction — are pointing the way toward more effective and efficient school models
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-03-15
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 & TechnologyPosted: 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, EducationPosted: 2007-09-25
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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-03-21
Cloning: A Policy Analysis
Genetics and Public Policy Center
A 76-page U.S. analysis of the science of cloning (including stem cell research), arguments involved in the cloning debate, and government policies in the U.S. and internationally
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2005-05-25