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FYI FYI: Summarizes science policy developments in Washington affecting the physics and astronomy community. Summaries are approximately one page long and are issued two or more times every week. FYI e-mail subscriptions are free; they are provided by the American (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.aip.org/enews/fyi/ Conseil de la science et de la technologie Conseil de la science et de la technologie: Science, technology and innovation policy. Many publications available online. Advisory agency to the Québec government. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.cst.gouv.qc.ca/cst_English.html Gender, Science and Technology Gateway Gender, Science and Technology Gateway: Global web portal presented by the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD). Policy recommendations and resources pertaining to sustainable development that addresses gender inequality. (Science and Technology Policy) http://gstgateway.wigsat.org/ The rise of technocapitalism The rise of technocapitalism: Prof. Suarez-Villa on technocapitalism, its sources and phenomena, continuous invention and innovation, networks, the experimental firm, innovative capacity, technological eras. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.technocapitalism.com Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities: Promoting scientific excellence, providing advice to the government on scientific issues of national importance, maintaining scientific relations with similar bodies worldwide, and publishing scholarly works. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.academy.ac.il National Science Board National Science Board: The National Science Board is the US science policy advisor to the President and the Congress. Their homepage contains many documents on the US science and technology policy. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/start.htm Geology & Public Policy Geology & Public Policy: Join the G&PP List Serve or Geology in Government Mentor Program. Be a Congressional Science Fellow. Read congressional and federal actions which affect the geoscience community. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.geosociety.org/science/govpolicy.htm The Decline of Unfettered Research The Decline of Unfettered Research: Essay explaining the reasons for the decline of "unfettered" or "curiosity-driven" research. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.math.washington.edu/Commentary/science.html Bringing science back to life Bringing science back to life: thoughts on goal-oriented science funding. (Science and Technology Policy) http://alifeinscience.blogspot.com Foresight: Making the future work for you Foresight: Making the future work for you: The UK Foresight programme is managed by the Office of Science and Technology and brings together key people, knowledge and ideas to look beyond normal commercial time horizons to identify potential opportunities from new science and technologies and acti (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.foresight.gov.uk/ Al Teich's Technology & the Future Toolkit Al Teich's Technology & the Future Toolkit: A resource for students, teachers, and anyone else interested in how technology and society are shaping each other and our future. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.alteich.com Technopolis Technopolis: An innovation policy consultancy, which specialises in the evaluation, comparative analysis and implementation of government science and technology policy and SME support programmes. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.technopolis.co.uk/ Society and Science - The British Council Society and Science - The British Council: Description of the British Council's policy in science, engineering and environment. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.britishcouncil.org/science-society.htm Civil Society and the EU Civil Society and the EU: Masters degree thesis suggests increased participation in research policy by groups not representing business or science. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.geocities.com/dspichtinger/cseu.html AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships: Provide opportunities for accomplished postdoctoral to mid-career scientists and engineers to contribute to the public policymaking process. (Science and Technology Policy) http://fellowships.aaas.org/ Institute for Science, Engineering and Public Policy Institute for Science, Engineering and Public Policy: An instutute in Portland Oregon, that attempts to develop the local dialogue on science, technology and society issues. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.isepp.org/ AAAS Directorate for Science and Policy Programs AAAS Directorate for Science and Policy Programs: Programs devoted to activities in realms where science, government and society intersect, to further the work of scientists, promote of human welfare, and foster scientific freedom and responsibility. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.aaas.org/spp/ The European Commission, Official Documents The European Commission, Official Documents: Contains official documents of the European Commission, including documents on their science and technology policy. (Science and Technology Policy) http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/index_en.htm Ecological Society of America - Public Affairs Ecological Society of America - Public Affairs: Information and position statements on environmental policy. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.esa.org/pao/ Koshland Science Museum Koshland Science Museum: Museum of the National Academy of Sciences, focusing on "science behind the headlines", in particular current and sometimes controversial policy issues. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/ Research Competitiveness Program Research Competitiveness Program: An effort to assist U.S. states participating in the National Science Foundation's "Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research", from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/rcp/rcp.htm U.S. Department of Commerce Technology Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Technology Administration: Homepage of this government department, containing downloadable copies of their publications, news and other information. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.ta.doc.gov/ Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) Legacy Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) Legacy: Topical reports on numerous subjects in science and technology (1974-1995). (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~ota/ FYI -- American Institute of Physics FYI -- American Institute of Physics: FYI summarizes science policy developments in Washington affecting the physics and astronomy community. (Science and Technology Policy) http://webster.aip.org/enews/fyi/ Information Technologies and Social Development Information Technologies and Social Development: UNRISD project exploring how new information and communications technologies can be used in developing countries. Events, publications, unpublished papers, and researcher profiles. Some content in French. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/projects.nsf/(httpProjects)/A2C02484CD29933980256B5A0044EE67?OpenDocument U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy: In the Executive Office of the President. Current and archived information about policy on fundamental science, education and scientific literacy, investment in applied research, and international cooperation. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.ostp.gov/index.html Science-Metrix - Measurement and evaluation of science and technology Science-Metrix - Measurement and evaluation of science and technology: Evaluation and measurement of science, technology and innovation (STI). Mainly downloadable reports on STI policy and strategy. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.science-metrix.com/eng/index-flash.htm Irish Council for Science, Technology and Innovation Irish Council for Science, Technology and Innovation: Provides advice to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on key national and international issues. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.forfas.ie/icsti/ Joint Global Change Research Institute | University of Maryland Joint Global Change Research Institute | University of Maryland: Publications and information from a joint Pacific Northwest Lab/University of Maryland institute dedicated to examining the problems associated with global climate change. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/ Nanodot - A Foresight Institute web site Nanodot - A Foresight Institute web site: Nanotechnology Foresight focuses on nanotechnology and public policy surrounding it. (Science and Technology Policy) http://nanodot.org/ The Science Foresight Project The Science Foresight Project: The first completely Internet-based international science foresight activity. The goal was to identify emerging research developments in the physical and engineering sciences using experts selected by purely objective methods. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/foresight Technology Policy & Assessment Center Technology Policy & Assessment Center: This Georgia Institute of Technology Center engages in interdisciplinary research and analysis of technology-intensive issues occurring at the interface of engineering, management and technology policy. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.tpac.gatech.edu/ Federation of American Scientists Federation of American Scientists: Involved in a variety of projects, including monitoring arms sales and weapons development, cyberstrategy, intelligence reform, military analysis, nuclear weapons, space policy, and monitoring emerging diseases. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.fas.org/index.html Issues in Science & Technology Issues in Science & Technology: Journal published by the National Academy Press (U.S.) - Publicly available archives going back many years from influential people in US government science policy. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.nap.edu/issues/ RAND Science and Technology Policy Institute RAND Science and Technology Policy Institute: A federally funded US research and development center sponsored by the National Science Foundation and managed by RAND (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.rand.org/scitech/stpi/ Consulting in Regulation Innovation & Systems Policy Consulting in Regulation Innovation & Systems Policy: Company focused on providing national and international analysis and advice for the benefit of government, business and society. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.crispeurope.org scienceinpolicy.org scienceinpolicy.org: Grassroots group of scientists opposed to environmental policies of the Bush administration. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.scienceinpolicy.org/ Space Policy Digest Space Policy Digest: Archive of articles on various topics in space policy, particularly U.S. NASA. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.spacepolicy.org/ Centre for Research Policy (Australia) Centre for Research Policy (Australia): Carrying out research into science and technology policy, research management, and research policy in Australia. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.uow.edu.au/crp/crp.htm The Foundation for Science and Technology The Foundation for Science and Technology: Aims to provide a neutral platform for the debate of science or technology issues of importance to society. Includes PDF downloads of journals and ordering information for other materials. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.foundation.org.uk/ US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST): PCAST consists of 18 members from the private sector plus the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology who serves as the Committee's Co-Chair. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html Optical Society of America - Policies Optical Society of America - Policies: OSA promotes the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and disseminates this knowledge worldwide. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.osa.org/publicpolicy/ Science and Technology Policies in India Science and Technology Policies in India: Focus is on policy reforms and intellectual property law reforms in India. (Science and Technology Policy) http://vikg.tripod.com ACM Public Policy Office ACM Public Policy Office: Statements of goals, position papers, letters and testimony to Congress and other government bodies. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.acm.org/usacm/ OAS - Office of Science and Technology OAS - Office of Science and Technology: Science and technology policy statements from the Organization of American States(OAS). (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.science.oas.org Space Policy Project Space Policy Project: Information and analysis on civil and military space issues, policies and programs. Covers a variety of topics including life on Mars, advanced aircraft, Russian aerospace, Challenger accident, space weapons, exploration, and links. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www.fas.org/spp/ Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy, National Academy of Sciences Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy, National Academy of Sciences: Integrates understanding of scientific, technological, and economic elements in the formulation of national policies affecting the economic well-being of the United States. (Science and Technology Policy) http://www7.nationalacademies.org/step/ American Geophysical Union: Science and Policy American Geophysical Union: Science and Policy: Upcoming legislation and government regulations that have implications for the geophysical sciences, and position statements on policy-related topics. (Science and Technology Policy) http://earth.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/sci_pol.html