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	Home: Science in Society: Science and Technology Policy LINKS:   Pages: 1 2 [>>] Technopolis http://www.technopolis.co.uk/ 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 Policies in India http://vikg.tripod.com Focus is on policy reforms and intellectual property law reforms in India. Research Competitiveness Program http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/rcp/rcp.htm 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. U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy http://www.ostp.gov/index.html 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. Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy, National Academy of Sciences http://www7.nationalacademies.org/step/ Integrates understanding of scientific, technological, and economic elements in the formulation of national policies affecting the economic well-being of the United States. Space Policy Digest http://www.spacepolicy.org/ Archive of articles on various topics in space policy, particularly U.S. NASA. Gender, Science and Technology Gateway http://gstgateway.wigsat.org/ 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. FYI -- American Institute of Physics http://webster.aip.org/enews/fyi/ FYI summarizes science policy developments in Washington affecting the physics and astronomy community. Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) Legacy http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~ota/ Topical reports on numerous subjects in science and technology (1974-1995). Space Policy Project http://www.fas.org/spp/ 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. Federation of American Scientists http://www.fas.org/index.html 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. Issues in Science & Technology http://www.nap.edu/issues/ Journal published by the National Academy Press (U.S.) - Publicly available archives going back many years from influential people in US government science policy. American Geophysical Union: Science and Policy http://earth.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/sci_pol.html Upcoming legislation and government regulations that have implications for the geophysical sciences, and position statements on policy-related topics. Al Teich's Technology & the Future Toolkit http://www.alteich.com A resource for students, teachers, and anyone else interested in how technology and society are shaping each other and our future. The Foundation for Science and Technology http://www.foundation.org.uk/ 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. Institute for Science, Engineering and Public Policy http://www.isepp.org/ An instutute in Portland Oregon, that attempts to develop the local dialogue on science, technology and society issues. US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html 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. The Decline of Unfettered Research http://www.math.washington.edu/Commentary/science.html Essay explaining the reasons for the decline of "unfettered" or "curiosity-driven" research. Technology Policy & Assessment Center http://www.tpac.gatech.edu/ 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. The Science Foresight Project http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/foresight 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. Foresight: Making the future work for you http://www.foresight.gov.uk/ 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 actions to help realise those opportunities. RAND Science and Technology Policy Institute http://www.rand.org/scitech/stpi/ A federally funded US research and development center sponsored by the National Science Foundation and managed by RAND National Science Board http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/start.htm 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. Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities http://www.academy.ac.il 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. AAAS Directorate for Science and Policy Programs http://www.aaas.org/spp/ 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.   Pages: 1 2 [>>]

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