"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

Working Towards Rules for Governing Cyber Conflict

EWI

This 60-page Russia-US report explores how to extend the humanitarian principles that govern war to cyberspace

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-02-09

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

Will the Human Disappear in Future Warfare?

Clingendael

An 8-page Dutch speech on the human role in future warfare, with special reference to developments in military robotics

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-05-13

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2009-10-27

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 & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-12-01

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

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

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

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

War and Technology

FPRI

A US essay examining the relationship between military conflict and technology

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

War 2.0

Hoover Institution

A US article discussing the interaction between war and new technology

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-03-28

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

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

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

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 Vulnerabilities of Developed States to Economic Cyber Warfare

Chatham House

This 15-page UK working paper considers whether states and societies should consider economic cyber warfare - aggressive economic action either from, or facilitated by cyber space - as a strategic problem

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-06-24

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

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

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 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

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 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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-07-15

The Benefits of Social Networking services

Cooperative Research Centre for Young People, Technology and Wellbeing

This 29-page Australian report summarises current international evidence concerning the enabling effects of SNS in the context of young people's everyday lives

Families, Children & Youth, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-04-04

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

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

Terrorist Use of the Internet: Information Operations in Cyberspace

CRS

A 19-page US report considering methods for countering terrorist and insurgent information operations on the Internet

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-03-17

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-05-13

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

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

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-06-07

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

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

Services for Academic Libraries in the New Era

D-Lib Magazine

This paper documents the integration of Web 2.0 services into the working framework of advanced academic libraries worldwide

Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-07-20

Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency

CSIS

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

Science & Technology, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-02-06

Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency

CSIS

A 96-page US report on cybersecurity

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2009-12-29

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-03-24

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reading Revolutions: Online Digital Text and Implications for Reading in Academe

First Monday

This Australian essay examines literature from a variety of disciplines on the technological, social, behavioural, and neuroscientific impacts that the Internet is having on the practice of reading

Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-06-08

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Predictive Risk Modelling in Health: Options for New Zealand and Australia

Australian Health Review

This Australian article reviews the current knowledge about predictive risk models (PRMs) and explores some of the issues surrounding the potential introduction of a PRM to a public health system

Health, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-08-08

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

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

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

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

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

Open Government and e-Government: Democratic Challenges from a Public Value Perspective

Center for Technology in Government

This 9-page US paper considers open government (OG) within the context of egovernment and its broader implications for the future of public administration

Governance & Politics, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-07-13

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

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

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

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

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

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 & TechnologyPosted: 2010-07-15

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

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

Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer

CRS

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

Science & TechnologyPosted: 2008-06-12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leading the Higher Education IT Organization: Six Building Blocks of Success

EDUCAUSE Review

This article highlights several core technology issues and challenges that need to be addressed by IT leaders in higher education

Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-07-13

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

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

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

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

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

Investigation into Access to Electronic Media for the Hearing and Vision-impaired

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

This 41-page Australian report sets out a number of actions government will pursue in relation to improving access to TV, Cinema, DVD and internet downloads for people who are hearing or vision impaired

Disability, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2010-12-09

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

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

International Approaches to Audiovisual Content Regulation: A Comparative Analysis of the Rgulatory Frameworks

Australian Communications and Media Authority

This 34-page Australian paper identifies and analyses current international approaches to content regulation in a converged and digital media and communications environment. In focusing on the current status of content regulation in selected jurisdictions

Science & Technology, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-06-02