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Furthering America's Research Enterprise (Paperback)
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Furthering America's Research Enterprise (Paperback)
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Scientific research has enabled America to remain at the forefront
of global competition for commercially viable technologies and
other innovations. For more than 65 years, the United States has
led the world in science and technology. Discoveries from
scientific research have extended our understanding of the physical
and natural world, the cosmos, society, and of humans - their
minds, bodies, and economic and other social interactions. Through
these discoveries, science has enabled longer and healthier lives,
provided for a better-educated citizenry, enhanced the national
economy, and strengthened America\'s position in the global
economy. At a time of budget stringency, how can we foster
scientific innovation to ensure America\'s unprecedented
prosperity, security, and quality of life? Although many studies
have investigated the impacts of research on society, Furthering
America's Research Enterprise brings to bear a fresh approach
informed by a more holistic understanding of the research
enterprise as a complex, dynamic system. This understanding
illuminates why America's research enterprise has historically been
so successful; where attention should be focused to increase the
societal benefits of research investments; and how those who make
decisions on the allocation of funds for scientific research can
best carry out their task. This report will be of special interest
to policy makers who support or manage the research enterprise, to
others in public and private institutions who fund research, to
scholars of the research enterprise, and to scientists and
engineers who seek to better understand the many pathways through
which their research benefits society. Table of Contents Front
Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Evolution of the U.S. Research
Enterprise 3 Understanding the Pathways from Research to Innovation
4 The Usefulness and Limitations of Metrics in Measuring the
Returns on Publicly Funded Research 5 Measuring Research Impacts
and Quality 6 Understanding the Research Enterprise as a Complex
System 7 Conclusion References Appendix A: An Evaluation of STAR
METRICS Appendix B: U.S. Universities and Industrial Innovation: An
Interactive Relationship Producing Economic Value from Research
Appendix C; Annotated Bibliography of Selected Studies Appendix D:
The Study Process Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Committee
Members and Staff
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