May 15, 2018
+STI Policy Articles Overseas (May 7-11, 2018) collected by CRDS
Data-driven policy bill stalls in the Senate
https://fcw.com/articles/2018/05/02/policy-cdo-bill-senate.aspx?_lrsc=af66ebbd-9955-4987-81c0-78c88afdda41&1704-MUL-SOC-MUL-MUL-MUL-ElevateTW
(The Business of Federal Technology)
As Scientists Speak Out About Science, Women and Young Scholars Lead the Way
https://www.chronicle.com/article/As-Scientists-Speak-Out-About/243155
(The Chronicle of Higher Education)
(Reference)
Science Talk
http://www.sciencetalk.org/
America Needs to Recommit to Investing in Science
https://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/opinion-america-needs-recommit-investing-science
(Roll Call)
R&D could get tough ride in EU budget negotiations
https://www.researchresearch.com/news/article/?articleId=1374861 (Research Magazine)
(Reference)
€100-billion budget proposed for Europe’s next big research programme
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05105-0 (Nature)
Research community (not exactly) thrilled about Horizon Europe budget proposal
https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-programmes/news/research-community-not-exactly-thrilled-about-horizon-europe-budget (Science|Business)
Communist robot dreams
https://aeon.co/essays/how-communist-bulgaria-became-a-leader-in-tech-and-sci-fi (Aeon)
Why media should rethink the way it covers science
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/why-media-should-rethink-way-it-covers-science (Pennsylvania University HP)
Dedicated boundary-spanners can support a more effective relationship between science and policy
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2018/05/01/dedicated-boundary-spanners-can-support-a-more-effective-relationship-between-science-and-policy/ (LSE Blog)
6 Things Successful Women in STEM Have in Common
https://hbr.org/2018/04/6-things-successful-women-in-stem-have-in-common (Harvard Business Review)
Towards evidence-based industrial research and innovation policy
https://academic.oup.com/spp/article/45/2/143/4992967?rss=1 (Science and Public Policy)
Data Science for Undergraduates
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25104/data-science-for-undergraduates-opportunities-and-options
(Synopsis)
https://www.nap.edu/login.php?record_id=25104&page=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nap.edu%2Fdownload%2F25104 (Full report)
Can the Research Model Move Beyond Its Dominant Patron?
https://cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/can-research-model-move-beyond-its-dominant-patron-future-support-fundamental-research (Summary:UC Berkeley HP)
https://cshe.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/publications/rops.cshe.6.18.croucher.futureusresearchmodel.4.24.2018_1.pdf (Full paper)
May 7, 2018
+STI Policy Articles Overseas (April 30-May 4, 2018) collected by CRDS
EU:Horizon2020からHorizon Europeへ~From Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/commissioners/2014-2019/moedas/blog/horizon-2020-horizon-europe_en (EU Commision)
EU Budget for the Future
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/budget-proposals-research-innovation-may2018_en.pdf (EU Commision)
EU shelves Macron idea for 'European Darpa'
https://euobserver.com/science/141697 (Euobserver)
France’s science minister says she’s putting research at the centre of Macron’s government
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04861-3 (Nature)
UK could lose access to EU innovation funding
https://www.researchresearch.com/news/article/?articleId=1374618 (Research Magazine)
House Approves Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act
https://science.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-approves-innovators-entrepreneurs-act (US House Committee of Science, Space, and Technology)
A house too far: Two scientists abandon their bids for Congress
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/house-too-far-two-scientists-abandon-their-bids-congress (Science)
Recently retired NCSES Director John Gawalt on the importance of surveys and statistics
https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=245191 (NSF)
As funding falls, China emerges as key research partner
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20180425150957877 (University World News)
Scientists’ early grant success fuels further funding
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04958-9 (Nature)
May 1, 2018
+STI Policy Articles Overseas (April 23-27, 2018) collected by CRDS
Why innovation could struggle to be a priority in the next MFF
http://www.delorsinstitut.de/en/all-publications/why-innovation-could-struggle-to-be-a-priority-in-the-next-mff/ (Jacques Delors Institut)
(Reference)
EU officials pitch ‘Horizon Europe’ as name for next research programme
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/eu-officials-pitch-horizon-europe-name-next-research-programme (Science|Business)
Results of the FP7 post-grant Open Access pilot
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/results-fp7-post-grant-open-access-pilot (EU Commision HP)
Inside the OSTP: Q&A With a Senior Science Policy Advisor
https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/52326/title/Inside-the-OSTP--Q-A-With-a-Senior-Science-Policy-Advisor/ (The Scientist)
How Bad Is the Government’s Science?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-bad-is-the-governments-science-1523915765 (Wall Street Journal)
(Reference)
Checklists work to improve science https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04590-7 (Nature)
Pentagon developing artificial intelligence center
https://www.defensenews.com/intel-geoint/2018/04/18/pentagon-developing-artificial-intelligence-center/ (Defense News)
Why Silicon Valley Shouldn’t Work With the Pentagon
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/opinion/silicon-valley-military-contract.html
(New York Times)
How can the Policy Fellowship help decision makers in government?
http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/news/article-csap-reception-2018/ (CSaP HP)
China Looks to Close Technology Gap With U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-looks-to-close-technology-gap-with-u-s-1524316953
(Wall Street Journal)
Applied Physics Letters publishes ‘fewer, but better’ articles
https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/applied-physics-letters-publishes-fewer-but-better-articles (Nature Index)
YouTube your science
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04606-2 (Nature)
Integrating evidence, politics and society: a methodology for the science–policy interface
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-018-0099-3.pdf (Palgrave Communications)
April 17, 2018
+STI Policy Articles Overseas (April 9-13, 2018) collected by CRDS
Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: FY2019
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R45150.pdf (Congressional Research Sergice)
2018 March for Science will be far more than street protests
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/2018-march-science-will-be-far-more-street-protests (Science)
(Reference)
March for Science 2017: A Survey of Participants and Followers (George Mason University)
https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/March_for_Science_2017_survey.pdf
Why Philanthropists Care about Basic Science
http://www.sciencephilanthropyalliance.org/talking-in-texas-about-science-philanthropy-why-philanthropists-care-about-basic-science-alliance-blog/?utm_source=Website+Newsletter+Signups&utm_campaign=fe2d6f9825-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_32b096a1e5-fe2d6f9825-195517109 (Science Philanthropy Alliance)
Preparing FP9 - Designing the successor to the Horizon 2020 research and innovation framework programme
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2018/620215/EPRS_IDA(2018)620215_EN.pdf (European Parliamentary Research Service)
Changes arise for industry and non-EU roles in FP9
https://www.researchresearch.com/news/article/?articleId=1374320 (Research Magazine)
Dr. Patrick Vallance takes up his appointment as Government Chief Scientific Adviser
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dr-patrick-vallance-takes-up-his-appointment-as-government-chief-scientific-adviser (UK Government HP)
UK Philanthropists’ Views on Supporting Science Research
http://www.sciencephilanthropyalliance.org/uk-philanthropists-views-on-supporting-science-research-alliance-blog/ (Science Philanthropy Alliance)
Beijing launches pioneering brain-science centre
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04122-3 (Nature)
China issues regulations for improving security and management of scientific data
https://www.opengovasia.com/articles/china-issues-regulations-for-improving-security-and-management-of-scientific-data (OpenGov)
Science for state legislatures
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6384/9.full (Science)
Is Science Hitting a Wall?
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/is-science-hitting-a-wall/ (Scientific American)
Here's Why the Government Should Fund "Gee-Whiz" Science
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/heres-why-the-government-should-fund-gee-whiz-science/ (Scientific American)
The proportion of co-authored research articles has risen markedly in recent decades
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2018/04/04/the-proportion-of-co-authored-research-articles-has-risen-markedly-in-recent-decades/ (LSE Blog)
University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy:CSaP Annual Report 2017
http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/about-csap/annual-report/ (CSaP HP)
Measuring Science, Technology, and Innovation: A Review
https://www.nowpublishers.com/article/Details/ASTP-005 (BOW Publishing)
April 10, 2018
+STI Policy Articles Overseas (April 2-6, 2018) collected by CRDS
Interagency arctic research policy committee biennial report 2016-2017
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IARPC-Biennial-Report-2016-2017.pdf
(White House HP)
US research agencies and universities navigate budget ‘shambles’
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/us-research-agencies-and-universities-navigate-budget-shambles (Times Higher Education)
(Reference)
An Uptrend in U.S. R&D Spending: Possible Breakthrough Period Ahead
https://www.rdmag.com/article/2018/03/uptrend-us-r-d-spending-possible-breakthrough-period-ahead (R&D Magazine)
What Economists Don’t Know About Manufacturing
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/03/29/economists-dont-know-manufacturing/
(American Interest)
EUA welcomes mission-oriented Research & Innovation in the successor of Horizon 2020
The Design of Missions in the Next Framework Programme - Views from European Universities
http://eua.eu/Libraries/publications-homepage-list/design-of-missions-in-next-framework-programme?utm_source=webpage&utm_medium=News&utm_name=News-webpage-03-04-2018
(EUA Report)
https://www.leru.org/news/double-investment-in-research-innovation-and-education (EUA HP)
(Reference)
Mission-Oriented Research & Innovation in the European Union. A problem-solving approach to fuel innovation-led growth
https://www.rri-tools.eu/-/missions-mission-oriented-research-innovation-in-the-european-union-a-problem-solving-approach-to-fuel-innovation-led-growth
(RRI HP)
Double investment in research, innovation and education to boost Europe's competitiveness and sustainability
http://eua.eu/activities-services/news/newsitem/2018/04/03/eua-welcomes-mission-oriented-research-innovation-in-the-successor-of-horizon-2020?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_name=Twitter-social-03-04-2018 (LERU HP)
There Are Worries European Technology Will Be Left Behind
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-27/european-technology-irrelevance-feared-as-u-s-china-dominate (Bloomberg Technology)
Préfiguration du 9e programme cadre Contribution du CNRS
http://www.cnrs.fr/sites/default/files/download-file/cnrs-fp9-vf.pdf
(CNRS HP)written in French Language
India taps biologist as new science adviser
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/india-taps-biologist-new-science-adviser (Science)
SciLine scores successes in first five months of operation
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6383/1479.1.full (Science)
https://www.sciline.org/ (SciLine HP)
AAAS announces partnership with 2018 March for Science
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/aaft-aap032818.php (EurekaAlert!/AAAS HP)
Want to crowdfund your science? New study hints at who is successful
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/want-crowdfund-your-science-new-study-hints-who-successful?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-03-26&et_rid=247859611&et_cid=1931266
(Science)
http://www.nber.org/papers/w24402?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=fa1dac96ef-MR&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-fa1dac96ef-132610849 (NBER Paper)
The benefits of investing in interdisciplinarity
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/action/showDoPubSecure?doi=10.1063%2FPT.6.5.20180328a&format=full (Physics Today)