Science & Technology
Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer
CRS
A 15-page US backgrounder on the policy issues raised by nanotechnology development
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2008-06-12
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Online K-12 Schooling in the U.S.: Uncertain Private Ventures in Need of Public Regulation
NEPC
This 24-page US report traces how online learning at the K-12 level has grown from a novelty to a movement in the US, yet little or no research is yet available on the outcomes of such full-time virtual schooling,
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-05-17
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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&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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency
CSIS
A 96-page US report on cybersecurity
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2009-12-29
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
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
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
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.digital.connected
Alcatel-Lucent Australia
This 24-page Australian report highlights how businesses are reaping productivity, efficiency, profit and growth rewards from the use of digital tools across their organisations
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-02-24
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
Social Media and National Security
ASPI
The 9-page report of an Australian forum discussing the secuurity implications of social networks
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-03-02
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
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
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
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
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Predictions 2012
Deloitte
This 56-page publication presents Deloitte’s view of key developments over the next 12-18 months that are likely to have significant medium- to long-term impacts for companies in TMT and other industries
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-02-24
Terrorism and Internet Governance: Core Issues
UNIDIR
A 12-page paper exploring the difficulties of Internet governance in the light of terrorists' increasing use of the medium
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2007-09-07
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
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 Global Information Technology Report 2012
World Economic Forum
This 441-page report analyzes in detail the main drivers and impacts of our ICT-enabled hyperconnected world
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-04-13
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
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 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 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 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 Internationalisation of R&D and the Knowledge Production Function
CESifo
This working paper considers the effect of acquisition FDI on the knowledge production function
Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-04-19
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 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 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 Role of Education in Technology Use and Adoption: Evidence from the Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey
IZA
This 34-page study assesses the causal effects of education on technology use and adoption by using instrumental variables for schooling
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-03-09
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 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 YouTube Jihadists: A Social Network Analysis of al-Muhajiroun's Propaganda Campaign
"Perspectives on Terrorism"
This paper shows how producers of Al-Qaeda inspired propaganda have shifted their operations in recent years from closed membership online forums to mainstream social networking platforms
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-03-12
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
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
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
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
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
Use of the Internet to Counter the Appeal of Extremist Violence
"Perspectives on Terrorism"
This paper presents the results of a conference focused on identifying good practices in using the Internet to undermine the appeal of terrorism, to expose its lack of legitimacy and its negative impact, and to undermine the credibility of its messengers
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-03-12
War 2.0
Hoover Institution
A US article discussing the interaction between war and new technology
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2007-02-27
War and Technology
FPRI
A US essay examining the relationship between military conflict and technology
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2009-02-20
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
"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