Decision Making in National Science Policy

Decision Making in National Science Policy

Author: A. V. S. de Reuck

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-09-16

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 0470717211

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The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.


Current Catalog

Current Catalog

Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 1732

ISBN-13:

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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.


Science Policy and Organization of Research in the Republic of Korea

Science Policy and Organization of Research in the Republic of Korea

Author: Unesco

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9789231022371

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UNESCO pub. Report on science policy, research policy and research and development in Korea R - discusses administrative aspects, institutional framework, the role of government agencys, public expenditure and private sector financing, use of scientists, training through higher education, political aspects, recent economic growth, etc.; lists relevant legislation, research centres, educational institutions, engineering firms. Bibliography, diagrams, flow charts, organigrams, statistical tables.


Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science

Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2004-06-14

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 030918214X

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This symposium, which was held on March 10-11, 2003, at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, brought together policy experts and managers from the government and academic sectors in both developed and developing countries to (1) describe the role, value, and limits that the public domain and open access to digital data and information have in the context of international research; (2) identify and analyze the various legal, economic, and technological pressures on the public domain in digital data and information, and their potential effects on international research; and (3) review the existing and proposed approaches for preserving and promoting the public domain and open access to scientific and technical data and information on a global basis, with particular attention to the needs of developing countries.


HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -Volume IV

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -Volume IV

Author: Pablo Lorenzano

Publisher: EOLSS Publications

Published: 2010-09-27

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 1848263260

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History and Philosophy of Science and Technology is a component of Encyclopedia of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on History and Philosophy of Science and Technology in four volumes covers several topics such as: Introduction to the Philosophy of Science; The Nature and Structure of Scientific Theories Natural Science; A Short History of Molecular Biology; The Structure of the Darwinian Argument In The Origin of Species; History of Measurement Theory; Episodes of XX Century Cosmology: A Historical Approach; Philosophy of Economics; Social Sciences: Historical And Philosophical Overview of Methods And Goals; Introduction to Ethics of Science and Technology; The Ethics of Science and Technology; The Control of Nature and the Origins of The Dichotomy Between Fact And Value; Science and Empires: The Geo-Epistemic Location of Knowledge; Science and Religion; Scientific Knowledge and Religious Knowledge - Significant Epistemological Reference Points; Thing Called Philosophy of Technology; Transitions from Function-Oriented To Effect-Oriented Technologies. Some Thought on the Nature of Modern Technology; Technical Agency and Sources of Technological Pessimism These four volumes are aimed at a broad spectrum of audiences: University and College Students, Educators and Research Personnel.


Science and Technology Policy and the Organization of Research in the German Democratic Republic

Science and Technology Policy and the Organization of Research in the German Democratic Republic

Author: Unesco

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9789231023019

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Este estudio está estructurado en seis partes: 1a) características políticas y económicas de la República Democrática Alemana; 2a) desarrollo histórico de la ciencia y la tecnología; 3a) objetivos de la política nacional de ciencia y tecnología de la República Democrática Alemana; 4a) estructuras institucionales para la organización de la investigación y el desarrollo; 5a) financiación e investigación; 6a) recursos humanos en ciencia y tecnología.


Technology Transfer and Change in the Arab World

Technology Transfer and Change in the Arab World

Author: A. B. Zahlan

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2014-05-18

Total Pages: 525

ISBN-13: 1483188310

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Technology Transfer and Change in the Arab World covers the proceedings of the Seminar of the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia. The book presents 24 papers that cover concerns in technology transfer in the Arab world. The coverage of the book includes established patterns of technology acquisition in the Arab world; possible mechanisms for the transfer and development of technology; and the transfer of technology and investment policy design. The selection also presents articles that cover resource related technology such as water science and technology in the Middle East since 1945; induced adjustment and the role of agriculture in economic development; and prospects and scope for solar energy. The book will be of great interest to individuals concerned with the technological development in the Middle East.