Learning from Science and Technology Policy Evaluation: Experiences from the United States and Europe - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840648759 ISBN 13: 9781840648751

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

Learning from Science and Technology Policy Evaluation presents US and European experiences and insights on the evaluation of policies and programs to foster research, innovation, and technology (RIT). In recent years, policymakers have promoted RIT policies to accelerate scientific and technological development in emerging fields, encourage new patterns of research collaboration and commercialization, and enhance national and regional economic competitiveness. At the same time, budgetary pressures and new public management approaches have strengthened demands for RIT performance measurement and evaluation.

The contributors - leading experts in science and technology policy and evaluation - analyze and contrast the need and demand for RIT performance measurement and evaluation within the US and European innovation and policy making systems. They assess current US and European RIT evaluation practices and methods in key areas, discuss applications of new evaluative approaches and consider strategies that could lead to improvements in RIT evaluation design and policies.

This up-to-date volume examining current and leading-edge evaluation methodologies will make a valuable addition to the libraries of research and innovation policymakers and analysts, educators and students of science and technology policy.

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About the Author

Edited by Philip Shapira, Professor, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK, and Georgia Institute of Technology, US and Stefan Kuhlmann, Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology and Society, University of Twente, the Netherlands

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840648759
• ISBN 13: 9781840648751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Shapira Philip, Kuhlmann Stefan