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Innovative Flanders: Innovation Policies for the 21st Century: Report of a Symposium

Committee on Comparative Innovation Policy: Best Practice for the 21st Century

To help US policymakers become aware of the developments, a committee of the National Academies’ Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy undertook a review of the goals, concept, structure…

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Flexible Electronics for Security, Manufacturing, and Growth in the United States: Summary of a Symposium

National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Best Practice in National Innovation Programs for Flexible Electronics

Presents the summary of a workshop convened in September 2010 by Policy and Global Affairs’ Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy to review challenges, plans, and opportunities for growing…

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Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation

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Contains information about more than 30 different Incan crops that promise to follow the potato’s lead and become important contributors to the world’s food supply. This work includes color photographs…

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An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the Department of Defense

Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation,National Research Council

The SBIR program allocates 2.5 percent of 11 federal agencies’ extramural R&D budgets to fund R&D projects by small businesses, providing approximately $2 billion annually in competitive awards. At the…

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The Pervasive Role of Science, Technology, and Health in Foreign Policy: Imperatives for the Department of State

Committee on Science, Technology, and Health Aspects of the Foreign Policy Agenda of the United States,National Research Council,Office of International Affairs,Policy and Global Affairs

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…

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Patent Challenges for Standard-Setting in the Global Economy: Lessons from Information and Communications Technology

Committee on Intellectual Property Management in Standard-Setting Processes,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

Examines how leading national and multinational standard-setting organizations (SSOs) address patent disclosures, licensing terms, transfers of patent ownership, and other issues that arise in connection with developing technical standards for…

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Venture Funding and the NIH SBIR Program

Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

The Small Business Administration issued a policy directive in 2002, the effect of which has been to exclude innovative small firms in which venture capital firms have a controlling interest…

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Assessment of the SBIR Program at the National Science Foundation

Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is an example of US public-private partnerships. This book reports on the SBIR program at the National Science Foundation. It suggests ways in…

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Copyright in the Digital Era: Building Evidence for Policy

National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on the Impact of Copyright Policy on Innovation in the Digital Era

Over the course of several decades, copyright protection has been expanded and extended through legislative changes occasioned by national and international developments. This title examines a range of questions regarding…

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Intentional Human Dosing Studies for EPA Regulatory Purposes: Scientific and Ethical Issues

Committee on the Use of Third Party Toxicity Research with Human Research Participants Science, Technology, and Law Program,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

The EPA commissioned the National Academies to provide advice on whether and, under what circumstances EPA should accept and consider intentional human dosing studies to gather evidence relating to the…

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Assessment of the SBIR Program

Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

The SBIR program allocates 2.5 percent of 11 federal agencies’ extramural R&D budgets to fund R&D projects by small businesses, providing approximately $2 billion annually in competitive awards. At the…

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An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the National Institutes of Health

Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

The SBIR program allocates 2.5 percent of 11 federal agencies’ extramural R&D budgets to fund R&D projects by small businesses, providing approximately $2 billion annually in competitive awards. At the…

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Revisiting the Department of Defense SBIR Fast Track Initiative

Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

In October 1995, the Department of Defense launched a Fast Track initiative to attract new firms and encourage commercialization of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funded technologies throughout the department…

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India’s Changing Innovation System: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities for Cooperation: Report of a Symposium

Committee on Comparative Innovation Policy: Best Practice for the 21st Century,National Research Council

As part of its review of Comparative National Innovation Policies: Best Practice for the 21st Century, the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy convened a major symposium in Washington…

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Growing Innovation Clusters for American Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium

Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives,National Research Council

Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and regions have developed programs to attract and grow companies as…

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Patent System for the 21st Century

Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge-Based Economy,National Research Council

The U.S. patent system is in an accelerating race with human ingenuity and investments in innovation. In many respects the system has responded with admirable flexibility, but the strain of…

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An Assessment of Small Business Innovation Research Program at the Department of Energy

Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is designed to encourage small business to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the many missions…

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Attracting PhDs to K-12 Education: A Demonstration Program for Science, Mathematics, and Technology

National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee on Attracting Science and Mathematics PhDs to K-12 Education: From Analysis to Implementation

Presents a proposal for a national demonstration program to determine how one might prepare PhDs to be productive members of the K-12 education community. The program is designed to help…

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Clustering for 21st Century Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium

National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives

Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and regions have developed programs to attract and grow companies as…

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Improving Measures of Science, Technology, and Innovation: Interim Report

Panel on Developing Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators for the Future,National Research Council

The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), at the U.S. National Foundation, is 1 of 14 major statistical agencies in the federal government, of which at least 5…

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Science and Technology and the Future Development of Societies: International Workshop Proceedings

Committee on the U.S.-Iran Workshop on Science and Technology and the Future Development of Societies,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Development, Security, and Cooperation,National Research Council

Includes presentations made at the workshop at the estate of the Foundation des Treilles in Toutour, France. This book contains such topics as science and society issues, the role of…

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Capturing Change in Science, Technology, and Innovation: Improving Indicators to Inform Policy

Panel on Developing Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators for the Future,Committee on National Statistics

Assesses and provides recommendations regarding the need for revised, refocused, and newly developed indicators of STI activities that would enable National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) to respond…

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International Animal Research Regulations: Impact on Neuroscience Research: Workshop Summary

National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Policy and Global Affairs

Animals are widely used in neuroscience research to explore biological mechanisms of nervous system function, to identify the genetic basis of disease states, and to provide models of human disorders…

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21st Century Innovation Systems for Japan and the United States: Lessons from a Decade of Change: Report of a Symposium

Recognizing that a capacity to innovate and commercialize new high-technology products is increasingly a key for the economic growth in the environment of tighter environmental and resource constraints, governments around…

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Saving Women’s Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis

Committee on New Approaches to Early Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer,Institute of Medicine

Due to the combination of improved treatments and the benefits of mammography screening, breast cancer mortality has decreased steadily since 1989. Building on the 2001 report Mammography and Beyond…

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Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities: Summary of a Symposium

National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives,Subcommittee on Electric Drive Battery Research and Development Activities

Best practice in state and regional innovation –Cover.

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Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Summary of a Workshop

Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

Today, scores of companies, primarily in the United States and Europe, are offering whole genome scanning services directly to the public. The proliferation of these companies and the services they…

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Assuring the U.S. Department of Defense a Strong Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce

Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Workforce Needs for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Policy and Global Affairs,National Academy of Engineering

The ability of the nation’s military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued advances in the nation’s technology base. A workforce…

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