Science & Technology
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
War 2.0
Hoover Institution
A US article discussing the interaction between war and new technology
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 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, HealthPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 PolicyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & EnvironmentPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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, HealthPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 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 & TechnologyPosted: 2006-09-26
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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