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Nanotechnologies at DEFRAEnglish | View long abstract 01-Dec-2006 This web page from the United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs shows what DEFRA is currently doing in the area of nanotechnology and nanosafety. |
Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research DatabasesEnglish | View long abstract 31-Oct-2006 Summarises proceedings of a conference looking at examples of human genetic research databases, how they are established, how they are managed and governed, how they might be commercialised, and what the policy considerations might be. Related documents: |
Government R&D Funding and Company Behaviour: Measuring Behavioural AdditionalityEnglish | View long abstract 08-Jun-2006 This publication explores the emerging concept of behavioural additionality (how government funding of business R&D affects the behaviour of firms) and summarises results of a multinational effort to measure it. |
Innovation in Energy Technology: Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral LevelEnglish | View long abstract 24-Feb-2006 This report reviews efforts in nine OECD countries to advance innovation in energy technology, with a particular focus on hydrogen fuel cells. It compares policies and programmes for financing R&D and stimulating market demand for innovative energy technologies. Related documents: |
Innovation Policy and Performance: A Cross-Country ComparisonEnglish | View long abstract 20-Jun-2005 This book studies the relationship between innovation policy and performance in Austria, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. In-depth analyses review the effectiveness of their innovation policies in driving economic performance. Also available:Related documents: |
STI Outlook 2004: National Science, Technology and Innovation PoliciesEnglish | View long abstract 06-Jan-2005 This page contains links to responses prepared by 24 member countries and 3 observers (China, Russia and South Africa) to the OECD Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy to a questionnaire inquiring about recent policy changes in seven areas of growing importance. Related documents: |
Education Research and Development in England - Background Reportpdf,129Kb,English | View long abstract 27-Sep-2002 England has the opportunity in the next five to ten years to achieve high standards across an entire system of 24,000 schools and over 7 million school students. The foundations for progress have been ... Also available: |
Educational Research and Development in England - Examiners' Reportpdf,162Kb,English | View long abstract 27-Sep-2002 Over the past 20 years, the status of educational R&D in England, as determined by the government, has reached both a low and a high. Prior to the 1980s, much research, in particular action research, ... Also available: |
Social Capital: The Challenge of International Measurement - The Measurement of Social Capital in the UKpdf,36Kb,English | View long abstract 25-Sep-2002 The concept of Social Capital has until now no place in official statistics or in the general terminology of social research. It is applied by a few authors in the border area between economics, political ... Related documents: |
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