| Websites in Science and Technology Policy |
- AAAS Directorate for Science and Policy Programs
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.
 http://www.aaas.org/spp/
- AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships
Provide opportunities for accomplished postdoctoral to mid-career scientists and engineers to contribute to the public policymaking process.
http://fellowships.aaas.org/
- ACM Public Policy Office
Statements of goals, position papers, letters and testimony to Congress and other government bodies.
http://www.acm.org/usacm/
- Al Teich's Technology & the Future Toolkit
A resource for students, teachers, and anyone else interested in how technology and society are shaping each other and our future.
http://www.alteich.com
- American Geophysical Union: Science and Policy
Upcoming legislation and government regulations that have implications for the geophysical sciences, and position statements on policy-related topics.
http://earth.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/sci_pol.html
- Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy, National Academy of Sciences
Integrates understanding of scientific, technological, and economic elements in the formulation of national policies affecting the economic well-being of the United States.
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/step/
- Bringing science back to life
thoughts on goal-oriented science funding.
http://alifeinscience.blogspot.com
- Centre for Research Policy (Australia)
Carrying out research into science and technology policy, research management, and research policy in Australia.
http://www.uow.edu.au/crp/crp.htm
- Civil Society and the EU
Masters degree thesis suggests increased participation in research policy by groups not representing business or science.
http://www.geocities.com/dspichtinger/cseu.html
- Conseil de la science et de la technologie
Science, technology and innovation policy. Many publications available online. Advisory agency to the Québec government.
http://www.cst.gouv.qc.ca/cst_English.html
- Consulting in Regulation Innovation & Systems Policy
Company focused on providing national and international analysis and advice for the benefit of government, business and society.
http://www.crispeurope.org
- Ecological Society of America - Public Affairs
Information and position statements on environmental policy.
http://www.esa.org/pao/
- FYI
Summarizes science policy developments in Washington affecting the physics and astronomy community. Summaries are approximately one page long and are issued two or more times every week. FYI e-mail subscriptions are free; they are provided by the American Institute of Physics as a service to the science community.
http://www.aip.org/enews/fyi/
- FYI -- American Institute of Physics
FYI summarizes science policy developments in Washington affecting the physics and astronomy community.
http://webster.aip.org/enews/fyi/
- Federation of American Scientists
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.
http://www.fas.org/index.html
- Foresight: Making the future work for you
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.
http://www.foresight.gov.uk/
- Gender, Science and Technology Gateway
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.
http://gstgateway.wigsat.org/
- Geology & Public Policy
Join the G&PP List Serve or Geology in Government Mentor Program. Be a Congressional Science Fellow. Read congressional and federal actions which affect the geoscience community.
http://www.geosociety.org/science/govpolicy.htm
- Information Technologies and Social Development
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.
http://www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/projects.nsf/(httpProjects)/A2C02484CD29933980256B5A0044EE67?OpenDocument
- Institute for Science, Engineering and Public Policy
An instutute in Portland Oregon, that attempts to develop the local dialogue on science, technology and society issues.
http://www.isepp.org/
- Irish Council for Science, Technology and Innovation
Provides advice to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on key national and international issues.
http://www.forfas.ie/icsti/
- Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities
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.
http://www.academy.ac.il
- Issues in Science & Technology
Journal published by the National Academy Press (U.S.) - Publicly available archives going back many years from influential people in US government science policy.
http://www.nap.edu/issues/
- Joint Global Change Research Institute | University of Maryland
Publications and information from a joint Pacific Northwest Lab/University of Maryland institute dedicated to examining the problems associated with global climate change.
http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/
- Koshland Science Museum
Museum of the National Academy of Sciences, focusing on "science behind the headlines", in particular current and sometimes controversial policy issues.
http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/
- Nanodot - A Foresight Institute web site
Nanotechnology Foresight focuses on nanotechnology and public policy surrounding it.
http://nanodot.org/
- National Science Board
The National Science Board is the US science policy advisor to the President and the Congress. Their homepage contains many documents on the US science and technology policy.
http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/start.htm
- OAS - Office of Science and Technology
Science and technology policy statements from the Organization of American States(OAS).
http://www.science.oas.org
- Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) Legacy
Topical reports on numerous subjects in science and technology (1974-1995).
http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~ota/
- Optical Society of America - Policies
OSA promotes the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and disseminates this knowledge worldwide.
http://www.osa.org/publicpolicy/
- RAND Science and Technology Policy Institute
A federally funded US research and development center sponsored by the National Science Foundation and managed by RAND
http://www.rand.org/scitech/stpi/
- Research Competitiveness Program
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.
http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/rcp/rcp.htm
- Science and Technology Policies in India
Focus is on policy reforms and intellectual property law reforms in India.
http://vikg.tripod.com
- Space Policy Digest
Archive of articles on various topics in space policy, particularly U.S. NASA.
http://www.spacepolicy.org/
- Space Policy Project
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.
http://www.fas.org/spp/
- Technology Policy & Assessment Center
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.
http://www.tpac.gatech.edu/
- Technopolis
An innovation policy consultancy, which specialises in the evaluation, comparative analysis and implementation of government science and technology policy and SME support programmes.
http://www.technopolis.co.uk/
- The Decline of Unfettered Research
Essay explaining the reasons for the decline of "unfettered" or "curiosity-driven" research.
http://www.math.washington.edu/Commentary/science.html
- The European Commission, Official Documents
Contains official documents of the European Commission, including documents on their science and technology policy.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/index_en.htm
- The Foundation for Science and Technology
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.
http://www.foundation.org.uk/
- The Science Foresight Project
The first completely Internet-based international science foresight activity. The goal was to identify emerging research developments in the physical and engineering sciences using experts selected by purely objective methods.
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/foresight
- The rise of technocapitalism
Prof. Suarez-Villa on technocapitalism, its sources and phenomena, continuous invention and innovation, networks, the experimental firm, innovative capacity, technological eras.
http://www.technocapitalism.com
- U.S. Department of Commerce Technology Administration
Homepage of this government department, containing downloadable copies of their publications, news and other information.
http://www.ta.doc.gov/
- U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy
In the Executive Office of the President. Current and archived information about policy on fundamental science, education and scientific literacy, investment in applied research, and international cooperation.
http://www.ostp.gov/index.html
- US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
PCAST consists of 18 members from the private sector plus the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology who serves as the Committee's Co-Chair.
http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html
- scienceinpolicy.org
Grassroots group of scientists opposed to environmental policies of the Bush administration.
http://www.scienceinpolicy.org/
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