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Koshland Science Museum - http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/
Museum of the National Academy of Sciences, focusing on "science behind the headlines", in particular current and sometimes controversial policy issues. |
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FYI -- Bulletin of Science Policy News - http://www.aip.org/fyi/
American Institute of Physics publication that summarizes legislation and science policy developments in Washington DC. |
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AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships - http://fellowships.aaas.org/
Provide opportunities for accomplished postdoctoral to mid-career scientists and engineers to contribute to the public policymaking process. |
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U.S. Department of Commerce Technology Administration - http://www.ta.doc.gov/
Homepage of this government department, containing downloadable copies of their publications, news and other information. |
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Research Competitiveness Program - http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/rcp/rcp.htm
An effort to assist U.S. states participating in the National Science Foundation's "Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research", from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. |
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AAAS Directorate for Science and Policy Programs - http://www.aaas.org/spp/
Programs devoted to activities in realms where science, government and society intersect, to further the work of scientists, promote of human welfare, and foster scientific freedom and responsibility. |
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Issues in Science & Technology - http://www.issues.org/
Journal published by the National Academy Press (U.S.) - Publicly available archives going back many years from influential people in US government science policy. |
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Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes - http://www.cspo.org
A non-profit think tank that works with the U.S. Congress on issues involving science policies and their effects on society. Includes issues papers and analyses on current topics. |
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ACM Public Policy Office - http://usacm.acm.org/usacm/
Statements of goals, position papers, letters and testimony to Congress and other government bodies. |
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Federation of American Scientists - http://www.fas.org/index.html
Involved in a variety of projects, including monitoring arms sales and weapons development, cyberstrategy, intelligence reform, military analysis, nuclear weapons, space policy, and monitoring emerging diseases. |
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Optical Society of America - Policies - http://www.osa.org/publicpolicy/
OSA promotes the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and disseminates this knowledge worldwide. |
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The European Commission, Official Documents - http://europa.eu/documents/comm/index_en.htm
Contains official documents of the European Commission, including documents on their science and technology policy. |
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Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy, National Academy of Sciences - http://www7.nationalacademies.org/step/
Integrates understanding of scientific, technological, and economic elements in the formulation of national policies affecting the economic well-being of the United States. |
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Scientific Integrity (UCS) - http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/
Proposals to reform government science to restore integrity and impartiality, to protect health, safety, and environment. |
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Ecological Society of America - Public Affairs - http://www.esa.org/pao/
Information and position statements on environmental policy. |
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American Geophysical Union: Science and Policy - http://earth.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/sci_pol.html
Upcoming legislation and government regulations that have implications for the geophysical sciences, and position statements on policy-related topics. |
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Foresight: Making the future work for you - http://www.foresight.gov.uk/
The UK Foresight programme is managed by the Office of Science and Technology and brings together key people, knowledge and ideas to look beyond normal commercial time horizons to identify potential opportunities from new science and technologies and actions to help realise those opportunities. |
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Joint Global Change Research Institute | University of Maryland - http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/
Publications and information from a joint Pacific Northwest Lab/University of Maryland institute dedicated to examining the problems associated with global climate change. |
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Gender, Science and Technology Gateway - http://gstgateway.wigsat.org/
Global web portal presented by the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD). Policy recommendations and resources pertaining to sustainable development that addresses gender inequality. |
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Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities - http://www.academy.ac.il
Promoting scientific excellence, providing advice to the government on scientific issues of national importance, maintaining scientific relations with similar bodies worldwide, and publishing scholarly works. |
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Technology Policy & Assessment Center - http://www.tpac.gatech.edu/
This Georgia Institute of Technology Center engages in interdisciplinary research and analysis of technology-intensive issues occurring at the interface of engineering, management and technology policy. |
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Institute for Science, Engineering and Public Policy - http://www.isepp.org/
An institute in Portland Oregon, that attempts to develop the local dialogue on science, technology and society issues. |
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RAND Science and Technology Policy Institute - http://www.rand.org/scitech/stpi/
A federally funded US research and development center sponsored by the National Science Foundation and managed by RAND |
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The Foundation for Science and Technology - http://www.foundation.org.uk/
Aims to provide a neutral platform for the debate of science or technology issues of importance to society. Includes PDF downloads of journals and ordering information for other materials. |
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Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy - http://www.advancedstudies.org/
The Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy is a private, non-partisan research and advisory organization focused on information, technology, and national security policy and related issues. |
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Technopolis - http://www.technopolis.co.uk/
An innovation policy consultancy, which specialises in the evaluation, comparative analysis and implementation of government science and technology policy and SME support programmes. |
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OAS - Office of Science and Technology - http://www.science.oas.org
Science and technology policy statements from the Organization of American States(OAS). |
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Society and Science - The British Council - http://www.britishcouncil.org/science-society.htm
Description of the British Council's policy in science, engineering and environment. |
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Space Policy Project - http://www.fas.org/spp/
Information and analysis on civil and military space issues, policies and programs. Covers a variety of topics including life on Mars, advanced aircraft, Russian aerospace, Challenger accident, space weapons, exploration, and links. |
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SEAMLESS (EU project) - http://www.seamless-ip.org
System for environmental and agriculture modelling, for assessment of how future alternative agricultural and environmental polices affect sustainable development in Europe. |
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Al Teich's Technology & the Future Toolkit - http://www.alteich.com
A resource for students, teachers, and anyone else interested in how technology and society are shaping each other and our future. |
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Science-Metrix - Measurement and evaluation of science and technology - http://www.science-metrix.com/eng/index-flash.htm
Evaluation and measurement of science, technology and innovation (STI). Mainly downloadable reports on STI policy and strategy. |
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Preeminent Scientists Protest Bush Administration's Misuse of Science - http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/preeminent-scientists-protest-bush-administrations-misuse-of-science.html
Some leading scientists issued a statement to Bush administration urging them to apply good scientific analysis to policies in regard to environmental, pharmacology, food safety, health issues, human services, agriculture and defense. From the Union of Concerned Scientist group in the US. |
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Information Technologies and Social Development - http://www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/projects.nsf/(httpProjects)/A2C02484CD29933980256B5A0044EE67?OpenDocument
UNRISD project exploring how new information and communications technologies can be used in developing countries. Events, publications, unpublished papers, and researcher profiles. Some content in French. |
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The rise of technocapitalism - http://www.technocapitalism.com
Prof. Suarez-Villa on technocapitalism, its sources and phenomena, continuous invention and innovation, networks, the experimental firm, innovative capacity, technological eras. |