Measure for Measure. A young genius in a low-budget lab toils to uncover the workings of cancer cells.
Physicists from several universities collaborate to coax never-before-seen particles from a supercollider. Teams of astronomers ply huge telescopes to scan the far reaches of the universe, capturing stunning images of black holes and nascent stars. Eureka moments can occur in almost any kind of setting. Behind all those modes of inquiry, however, is often a common thread: U.S. government funding. But what is the best way for federal funding agencies like the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to invest in science? These questions seem especially pressing today. So it would behoove scientific organizations to wring all the value they can out of their budgets.
Research Links Read the research papers mentioned in this story Within the last decade, however, a number of economists with MIT links have been shedding new light on the ways scientists work. TechCrunch. Ministry of Science and Innovation. Measuring Innovation: A New Perspective - online version. 44212130. Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009. Patents by technology. International co-operation in patents. Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2010. New edition released in September 2012 Available at www.oecd.org/sti/outlook In the search for a rapid, sustainable and lasting recovery from the economic crisis, science, technology and innovation are expected to play a driving role.
But what are the implications for science and innovation policy? What steps are countries taking to boost their capabilities in these areas? What place are emerging economies likely to occupy in the science, technology and innovation landscape? The OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2010 uses the latest available data and indicators to examine topics high on the agenda of economic policy makers, including: performance in science and innovation,trends in national science, technology and innovation policies,design and assessment of innovation policy, including policy interactions and the “policy mix”. Contents Highlights Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Summaries in other languages can be found at this link. How to obtain this publication. 46665457. Crown Research Institute Statistics: Year ended 30 June 2010. Research and Development Survey: 2010. Research and Development Survey: 2010.
Total research and development (R&D) spending increased to almost $2.5 billion in 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today.
This is an increase of 13 percent from 2008. The business sector continues to spend the most on research and development, over $1 billion of R&D in 2010. Research and development expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) also increased between 2008 and 2010. Total research and development as a percentage of gross domestic product was 1.30 percent, compared with 1.19 percent in 2008. Universities increased the amount they spent on research and development in 2010 – $802 million, up from $653 million in 2008. “Across all sectors there was a trend toward more commercially focused R&D” Statistics New Zealand’s manager of research and development statistics Hamish Hill said. The Research and Development Survey 2010 was developed jointly with the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI) and is conducted by Statistics New Zealand.