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

Do Science Parks Generate Regional Economic Growth? An Empirical Analysis of Their Effects on Job Growth and Venture Capital

This 20-page working paper casts doubt on the effectiveness of science parks in creating regional growth

Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-03-16

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

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

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

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

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

Excellence in Central Europe: An Impressive Restructuring

European Commission

An article examining the state of R&D in the Czech Republic and Hungary

Science & Technology, European UnionPosted: 2004-06-10

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

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

New Model for Best Practice Commercialisation Policy

Business Council of Australia and Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee

A 110-page report of a model designed to improve R&D returns and commercialisation policy of Australia's universities

Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-08-10

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

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

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

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

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

Is America Losing Its Edge?

Council on Foreign Relations

Commentary on the challenge to U.S. leadership in R&D from Asia

Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-10-30

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

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

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

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

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

Stem Cell Research

Congressional Research Services

This 42-page updated brief for the U.S. Congress covers a range of issues relating to stem cell research

Health, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2005-08-22

Impact of Public R&D Financing on Employment

ENEPRI

This 21-page working paper studies how public R&D financing impacts the labour demand of companies

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Science & TechnologyPosted: 2005-08-23

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

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

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 Technology Assessment

Woodrow Wilson Center

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

Science & TechnologyPosted: 2005-12-23

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

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

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

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, EducationPosted: 2006-04-14

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 PolicyPosted: 2006-04-14

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

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-06-08

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-06-13

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

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-07-22

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

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-10-09

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

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

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, HealthPosted: 2006-10-17

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-10-24

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

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-12-11

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 PolicyPosted: 2006-12-12

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-12-23

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-12-23

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-01-08

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-01-22

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-01-26

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, HealthPosted: 2007-02-13

War 2.0

Hoover Institution

A US article discussing the interaction between war and new technology

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2007-02-27

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-04-22

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-04-24

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-05-21

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

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-07-02

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

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

Breakthrough Research

Academy of Finland

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

Science & TechnologyPosted: 2007-08-04

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2007-09-24

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

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 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

"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

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

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

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2008-01-23

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

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

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

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 & PoliticsPosted: 2008-05-02

Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer

CRS

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

Science & TechnologyPosted: 2008-06-12

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

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

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2009-02-19

War and Technology

FPRI

A US essay examining the relationship between military conflict and technology

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2009-02-20

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

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

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

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