The Interweaving Of Diffusion Research And American Science And Technology Policy

Author : Irwin Feller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 1680834754

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The Interweaving of Diffusion Research and American Science and Technology Policy by Irwin Feller Pdf

This monograph weaves together a history of theories of the diffusion of innovations in selected academic disciplines, tracing the influence of these theories in the formulation of national science and technology policies for 1960 to present. The monograph moves along two main warps - disciplinary traditions of diffusion research and a synoptic history of U.S. science and technology policy - weaving them together at times and in places to demonstrate both their singular threads and crisscrossing patterns.Given the monograph's shifting focus back and forth between intellectual history and science and technology policy history over a 50+ year time period, it is useful to first set out the organization. Section 2 describes the concurrent rapid conceptual development and empirical testing in the 1960-1970s of models of diffusion of innovation in economics, geography, political science, and organizational theory that arose alongside but often in competition with prior "traditions of research" in (rural) sociology and anthropology, and the intra- and interdisciplinary battles over competing theories of diffusion for theoretical/disciplinary hegemony and policy relevance. Section 3 shifts from intellectual history to science and technology history. Section 4 describes the shifts beginning in the 1980s and continuing since then in policy agendas, conceptual models, and framing of U.S. science and technology policies and among OECD nations towards economic growth and competitiveness. Section 5 examines the re-emergence in assorted forms of academic interest and external funding in diffusion research circa 2000 to the present, also noting the current limited ties between this research and science and technology policy formulation.

Author : Godin, Benoît,Gaglio, Gérald,Vinck, Dominique
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789902303

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Handbook on Alternative Theories of Innovation by Godin, Benoît,Gaglio, Gérald,Vinck, Dominique Pdf

This insightful Handbook scrutinizes alternative concepts and approaches to the dominant economic or industrial theories of innovation. Providing an assessment of these alternatives, it questions the absence of these neglected types of innovation and suggests diverse theories.

Author : Mats Benner
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781784717179

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The New Global Politics of Science by Mats Benner Pdf

Science has become a central political concern with massive increases in public investments and expectations, but resources are embedded in a complex web of societal expectations, which vary between countries and regions. This book outlines an insightful understanding of science policy as both concerning the governance of science itself (priority-setting, funding, organization and articulation with polity, society, and economy) and its extra-organizational connections, in terms of higher education, innovation and national policy concerns.

Author : Nat Clinton Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Diffusion of innovations
ISBN : UIUC:30112106854083

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Science Policy in the United States: Science policy in the United States by Nat Clinton Robertson Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Steering Committee on the Science of Science and Innovation Policy Principal Investigator's Conference
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309302739

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Science of Science and Innovation Policy by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Steering Committee on the Science of Science and Innovation Policy Principal Investigator's Conference Pdf

The National Science Foundation developed the Science of Science and Innovation Policy program (SciSIP) in 2006 to fund basic and applied research that bears on and can help guide public- and private-sector policy making for science and innovation. By design, SciSIP has engaged researchers from many domains in the development of a community of practice who work together to continually develop frameworks, tools, and datasets for implementing science and innovation policy. Since its inception, the SciSIP program has funded more than 150 researchers and their graduate students. The program also contributed to the initiation of the STAR METRICS (Science and Technology for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the Effect of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science) program, a collaborative effort between the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The STAR METRICS program develops tools and mechanisms for measuring federal expenditures on scientific activities, with particular focus on quantifying productivity and employment outcomes. Science of Science and Innovation Policy summarizes a public conference convened by the Committee on National Statistics of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council to present research funded by SciSIP and foster intellectual exchange among funded researchers, science, technology, and innovation policy practitioners, and other members of the science community. The conference highlighted advances in the emerging field of the science of science and innovation policy, in particular, models, frameworks, tools, and datasets comprising the evidentiary basis for science and innovation policy. This report focuses on return on investment models; organizational structures that foster accelerated scientific productivity; linkages between commercialized scientific knowledge and job creation; the roles of universities and government in technology transfer and innovation; technology diffusion and economic growth; non-economic impacts of science and innovation expenditures; regional and global networks of knowledge generation and innovation; mechanisms for encouraging creativity and measuring outputs and outcomes from transformative research; and development, manipulation and visualization of data representing scientific activities.

Author : Nat Clinton Robertson,Paul Cocks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Research
ISBN : UOM:39015008905708

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Science Policy: Science policy in the United States by Nat Clinton Robertson,Paul Cocks Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Health Aspects of the Foreign Policy Agenda of the United States
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1999-12-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309067850

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The Pervasive Role of Science, Technology, and Health in Foreign Policy by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Health Aspects of the Foreign Policy Agenda of the United States Pdf

Issues involving science, technology, and health (STH) have moved to the forefront of the international diplomatic agenda. Other vital issues linked to technological developments pervade longer-range foreign policy concerns. Thus, STH considerations are often central to the Department of State's bilateral and multilateral interactions with other governments. STH aspects play a large role in discussions of such critical topics as nuclear nonproliferation, use of outer space, population growth, adequate and safe food supply, climate change, infectious diseases, energy resources, and competitiveness of industrial technologies. In addressing these issues, expert STH knowledge is essential to the anticipation and resolution of problems and to the achievement of foreign policy goals. The Department, recognizing that it requires strengthened capabilities to address such an array of topics, asked for suggestions by the National Research Council as to how it could better deal with foreign policy issues with STH content.

Author : National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences,America's Energy Future Panel on Energy Efficiency Technologies
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309156868

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Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States by National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences,America's Energy Future Panel on Energy Efficiency Technologies Pdf

America's economy and lifestyles have been shaped by the low prices and availability of energy. In the last decade, however, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal have increased dramatically, leaving consumers and the industrial and service sectors looking for ways to reduce energy use. To achieve greater energy efficiency, we need technology, more informed consumers and producers, and investments in more energy-efficient industrial processes, businesses, residences, and transportation. As part of the America's Energy Future project, Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States examines the potential for reducing energy demand through improving efficiency by using existing technologies, technologies developed but not yet utilized widely, and prospective technologies. The book evaluates technologies based on their estimated times to initial commercial deployment, and provides an analysis of costs, barriers, and research needs. This quantitative characterization of technologies will guide policy makers toward planning the future of energy use in America. This book will also have much to offer to industry leaders, investors, environmentalists, and others looking for a practical diagnosis of energy efficiency possibilities.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Patents and government-developed inventions
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119612195

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Government Patent Policy by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology Pdf

Author : Betsy Ancker-Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Science and state
ISBN : CHI:41108852

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U.S. Technology Policy by Betsy Ancker-Johnson Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Committee on Science and Technology in Foreign Assistance
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309164733

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The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Committee on Science and Technology in Foreign Assistance Pdf

In October 2003 the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Research Council (NRC) entered into a cooperative agreement. The agreement called for the NRC to examine selected aspects of U.S. foreign assistance activities-primarily the programs of the USAID-that have benefited or could benefit from access to strong science, technology, and medical capabilities in the United States or elsewhere. After considering the many aspects of the role of science and technology (S&T) in foreign assistance, the study led to the publication of The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development. In the book special attention is devoted to partnerships that involve the USAID together with international, regional, U.S. governmental, and private sector organizations in fields such as heath care, agriculture and nutrition, education and job creation, and energy and the environment. This book explores specific programmatic, organizational, and personnel reforms that would increase the effective use of S&T to meet the USAID's goals while supporting larger U.S. foreign policy objectives.

Author : Steering Committee on the Science of Science and Innovation Policy Principal Investigatorsaa'-A"cents Conference,Committee on National Statistics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0309386500

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Science of Science and Innovation Policy by Steering Committee on the Science of Science and Innovation Policy Principal Investigatorsaa'-A"cents Conference,Committee on National Statistics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council Pdf

The National Science Foundation developed the Science of Science and Innovation Policy program (SciSIP) in 2006 to fund basic and applied research that bears on and can help guide public- and private-sector policy making for science and innovation. By design, SciSIP has engaged researchers from many domains in the development of a community of practice who work together to continually develop frameworks, tools, and datasets for implementing science and innovation policy. Since its inception, the SciSIP program has funded more than 150 researchers and their graduate students. The program also contributed to the initiation of the STAR METRICS (Science and Technology for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the Effect of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science) program, a collaborative effort between the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The STAR METRICS program develops tools and mechanisms for measuring federal expenditures on scientific activities, with particular focus on quantifying productivity and employment outcomes. "Science of Science and Innovation Policy" summarizes a public conference convened by the Committee on National Statistics of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council to present research funded by SciSIP and foster intellectual exchange among funded researchers, science, technology, and innovation policy practitioners, and other members of the science community. The conference highlighted advances in the emerging field of the science of science and innovation policy, in particular, models, frameworks, tools, and datasets comprising the evidentiary basis for science and innovation policy. This report focuses on return on investment models; organizational structures that foster accelerated scientific productivity; linkages between commercialized scientific knowledge and job creation; the roles of universities and government in technology transfer and innovation; technology diffusion and economic growth; non-economic impacts of science and innovation expenditures; regional and global networks of knowledge generation and innovation; mechanisms for encouraging creativity and measuring outputs and outcomes from transformative research; and development, manipulation and visualization of data representing scientific activities.

Author : Charlie Karlsson,Börje Johansson,Roger Stough
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135055905

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Entrepreneurial Knowledge, Technology and the Transformation of Regions by Charlie Karlsson,Börje Johansson,Roger Stough Pdf

In recent years, policy makers have given much credence to the role of entrepreneurship in the transformation of regions. As a result, a new set of policy responses have emerged that focus on the support of new venture creation, small business growth and idea generation and commercialization. While there is a wealth of research about entrepreneurship in general, less attention has been given to the development of new tools and programs in support of entrepreneurial activities, and to the ways in which the emergence, the character and the types of entrepreneurship policies might differ between countries. In particular, the transatlantic perspective is of special interest because of the pioneering role of the United States in this area, and also due to the European Union's focus on economic competitiveness. The contributions included in this book explore the emergence of entrepreneurship policies from a transatlantic comparative perspective and address different aspects of entrepreneurship policies including local entrepreneurship policies and the relationship between knowledge-based industries and entrepreneurship policies.

Author : Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015037335307

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Technology and Economic Performance by Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Power resources
ISBN : UCBK:C108567544

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Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis by Anonim Pdf