Science funding and policy

This volume covers a wide spectrum of governance issues relating to small states in a global context.

The U.

In 2004, the NRC released a workshop report about the future direction of the U.

The absence of water supply infrastructure is a critical issue that affects the sustainability of cities in the developing world and the quality of life of millions of people living in these cities.

A practical guide for early career scientists to help them start and lead their own research team effectively.

This report offers a summary of the substantive presentations during an international workshop, Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, held October 31 - November 3, 2010 at the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

This book assesses the capacity of the federal government to recruit and retain highly qualified scientists and engineers for federal service.

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed by Congress in 1993, requires that federal agencies write five-year strategic plans with annual performance goals and produce an annual report that demonstrates whether the goals have been met.

This text examines the origin and effects of publication metrics that are used to measure academic productivity around the world.

If the stories they tell about themselves are to be believed, all of the tech giants-Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon-were built from the ground up through hard work, a few good ideas, and the entrepreneurial daring to seize an opportunity when it presented itself.

Chronicling and analyzing resistance to the threat that autocracy poses to American liberal democracy, this book provides the definitive account of Trump's assault on truth and his populist attacks on expertise, as well as scientific and legal opposition to them.

This publication represents the culmination of the National AcademiesKeck Futures Initiative (NAKFI), a program of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine supported by a 15-year, $40 million grant from the W.

Hark, Hark!

This reprint volume compiles the works of the author on the building of science in developing countries.

Explore how Western-trained Asian-born scientists'' return migrations are fueling and fueled by Asia''s rise in the global scientific field.

America's research universities have undergone striking change in recent decades, as have many aspects of the society that surrounds them.

This book examines how technological modernisation and innovation policies have been implemented in Russia from the Soviet era to the present day.

Public policy analysts and political pundits alike tend to describe the policymaking process as a reactive sequence in which government develops solutions for clearly evident and identifiable problems.

Within the European context of innovation for growth, public and corporate actors are faced with pressing questions concerning innovation policy and the return on public and private investment in innovation at the regional level.

Recognizing that innovation is the key to international competitiveness in the 21st century, policymakers around the world are seeking more effective ways to translate scientific and technological knowledge into new products, processes, and businesses.

This book investigates the role of social protection amongst African pastoral and agro-pastoral communities, with a particular focus on Ethiopia.

Provides a concise, practical guide to preparing and delivering scientific presentations for busy scientists, with online media examples.

On June 12-14, 2012, the Board on Global Science and Technology held an international, multidisciplinary workshop in Washington, D.

The report on the EEEL presents an assessment of the Lab's four divisions.

The report on the CSTL presents an assessment of the Lab's five divisions, coveringwhere appropriatehow well each division addresses national priorities, its impact and level of innovation, its technical merit, and its infrastructure.

Since 1959, the National Research Council (NRC), at the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has annually assembled panels of experts to assess the quality and effectiveness of the NIST measurements and standards laboratories.

This book explores the governance of smart cities from a holistic approach, arguing that the creation of smart cities must consider the specific circumstances of each country to improve the preservation, revitalisation, liveability, and sustainability of urban areas.

The first in the Focus Series on Global Science Education, The Whys of a Scientific Life examines why scientists do what they do.

Systematic analysis of the determinants of climate policy durability, combining state-of-the-art policy theories with empirical accounts of landmark political events

Managing Digital Governance provides public administrators with a comprehensive, integrated framework and specific techniques for making the most of digital innovation to advance public values.

Ever since Singapore became independent in 1965, its leaders have invested tremendous efforts and resources to develop its economy in order to create jobs for its people and to support national development.

A powerful new perspective on nuclear proliferation that counters the widespread fears of a coming cascade of new nuclear powers.

Technologies such as artificial intelligence have led to significant advances in science and medicine, but have also facilitated new forms of repression, policing and surveillance.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

Crime and Punishment in the Future Internet is an examination of the development and impact of digital frontier technologies (DFTs) such as Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of things, autonomous mobile robots, and blockchain on offending, crime control, the criminal justice system, and the discipline of criminology.

A comprehensive introduction to the history, theory, and policy implications of self-governance in commercial and academic science communities.

Assessing the legal and practical questions posed by the use of artificial intelligence in national security mattersThe increasing use of artificial intelligence poses challenges and opportunities for nearly all aspects of society, including the military and other elements of the national security establishment.

Addresses in roughly equal measure the science and management behind several recent marketable biomedical innovations.

Since the 1950s, under congressional mandate, the U.

Innovations create both opportunities and dilemmas.

The first synoptic history of how the Royal Society faced up to the challenges of continued relevance from 1960 onwards.

The United States has long recognized that the nation's prosperity and security depend on how we address challenges of disasters, poverty, famine, and disease around the world.

This compact and innovative book tackles one of the central issues in drug policy: the lack of a coherent conceptual structure for thinking about drugs.

The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited builds on the 2000 report Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers.

What will the future be?

Each of 32 nonprofit organizations contributing a presentation to the Pan-Organizational Summit on the Science and Engineering Workforce (November 11-12, 2002; The National Academies, Washington, DC) was invited to issue a corresponding position paper to be reproduced in this volume.

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) - a program of the U.

The EPA commissioned The National Academies to provide advice on the vexing question of whether and, if so, under what circumstances EPA should accept and consider intentional human dosing studies conducted by companies or other sources outside the agency (so-called third parties) to gather evidence relating to the risks of a chemical or the conditions under which exposure to it could be judged safe.

Despite intense political focus and debate for the past 10 years, Americans remain deeply worried about the availability and affordability of health care for themselves and their families.

Radio's Digital Dilemma is the first comprehensive analysis of the United States' digital radio transition, chronicling the technological and policy development of the HD Radio broadcast standard.