Browsing 2011 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy by Title
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Nanotechnology and the Millennium Development Goals: Energy, Water, and Agri-food
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)We analyzed the progress in pro-poor nanotechnology applications in energy, water, and agrifood sectors in achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We considered the results from an international panel of ... -
A New Technology Transfer Scheme for the Periphery: The case of INTA in Argentina
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)Argentina faces many productive problems that would benefit from scientific and technological contributions for their solution. INTA, a public R&D agricultural agency, has worked hard in solving them. In this paper, we ... -
Nordic small countries in the global high-tech value chains: the case of telecommunications systems production
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)In this paper we analyse the interplay between the globalisation, corporate strategy and location choice in the telecommunications systems production. We focus on three different enterprises in the Nordic countries: Ericsson, ... -
North-South and South-South Reseaerch Collaboration: What Difference does it make for developing countries? - The Case of Colombia
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-17)Research collaboration (RC) is associated with both positive and negative effects on the performance of research. It is said to increase creativity, scientific productivity, research quality, innovative capacity, the ... -
'OECD VIEW' : Should South Africa fully adopt the 'OECD VIEW' of measuring the performance of the STI System?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)The Paper/Essay shows the South African Indicator s process as well as providing the needs for taking a systems approach and going beyond measures of activities, such as research and development and innovation by showing ... -
Organisational Innovation at Universities: Research Institutes in Spain
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Organization Theory and New Ways of Working in Science
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-16)Dramatic changes in the practice of science over the past half a century, including trends towards working in teams and on large interdisciplinary and geographically distributed projects, have created opportunities and ... -
Organizing a Multidisciplinary Workshop for Forecasting Innovation Pathways: the Case of Nano-Enabled Biosensors
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-17)This paper reflects on attributes of a workshop on biosensor innovation pathways. Workshop visuals showing multiple interconnections resonated less with the scientist participants than those presenting more linear and ... -
Organizing Science Society Collaborations: Coordination for Social Relevance and Scientific Excellence
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)In 2003 the Netherlands introduced 37 consortia to increase the social relevance of its science system. The consortia were given a double objective of scientific excellence and social relevance. The question is raised how ... -
Participation and Publication Practices in Global Team Science
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-17)Science is increasingly organized in global teams, but it remains unclear under which conditions participation in global team science result in authorships for different team members. Taking clinical research as an example, ... -
Patent Indicators for Macroeconomic Growth - the Value of Patents Estimated by Export Volume
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)Utilizing a large panel dataset, this paper examines the linkage between patenting and export performance at the country and technology field level. The analysis assesses whether common patent value indicators like patent ... -
Patterns of Complex Product Innovation in Government Organizations: Insights from NASA
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)This research uses data from six detailed longitudinal process studies of technology infusion at NASA to illustrate limitations of current conceptual models of the innovation process in large bureaucratic organizations. ... -
Perceptions and Actions: Examining the Relationship between Societal Perceptions and Citation Actions of Nanotechnology Scientists
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-16)This study links survey data on scientists societal perceptions of nanotechnology with publication data to understand the extent of association between societal perspectives held by nanoscientists and publication actions. ... -
Personal Protective Technology Conformity Assessment in the United States: Federal Activities and Perspective
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)A recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report presented various perspectives regarding the appropriate levels of assurance needed to demonstrate that each product within the wide variety of personal protective equipment (PPE) ... -
Pharmacogenetics: Mismatches between Policy and Practice
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-16)Pharmacogenetics aims to improve the safety and efficacy of existing drugs and drugs under development. This paper explores existing mismatches between policy and practice and illustrates, through the case of an off-patent ... -
Policy and Concentration of Activities: The Case of Dutch Nanotechnology
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)Proximity influences collaboration. This makes proximity a logical starting point for management and policy intervention in order to stimulate collaboration. In this paper, we analyze three types of proximity, namely ... -
Policy Pathways, Policy Networks, and Citizen Deliberation: Disseminating the Results of World Wide Views on Global Warming in the United States
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-17)"World Wide Views on Global Warming involved 44 citizen deliberations in 38 countries, focusing on questions of climate change policy addressed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2009 (COP15). ... -
The Price of Silence: Scientists' Trade-offs Between Publishing and Pay
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-16)A growing body of research draws on the notion that scientists face trade-offs between publishing research results and larger financial returns associated with limited disclosure. Yet little is known how scientists resolve ... -
Productivity Differences Across Topics in Federal R&D Funding
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The Profiles of Swedish Inventors: a first look at new data
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15)While the invention process has drawn an enormous attention, people who generate them inventors have received little attention so far. Using a newly compiled dataset of Swedish inventors that combines patent database and ...