Science and Technology Policy

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/

Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes - 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.
http://www.cspo.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/

Science and Technology Policies in India - Focus is on policy reforms and intellectual property law reforms in India.
http://vikg.tripod.com

OAS - Office of Science and Technology - Science and technology policy statements from the Organization of American States(OAS).
http://www.science.oas.org

Council of Science and Technology Advisors - Offers council to Canada's executive cabinet in Canada. Includes list of reports, government responses, and group newsletter.
http://www.csta-cest.ca/

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/

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/

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/

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

Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy - 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.
http://www.advancedstudies.org/

Ecological Society of America - Public Affairs - Information and position statements on environmental policy.
http://www.esa.org/pao/

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

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

Science and National Security in the Post-9/11 Environment - Issue briefs and links to useful resources on key issues related to the topic of balancing national security and scientific openness.
http://www.aaas.org/spp/post911

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

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

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/

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

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/

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/

Bringing science back to life - thoughts on goal-oriented science funding.
http://alifeinscience.blogspot.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/

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/

Office of Science & Technology - Reports focus on research and development policy changes and trends in Europe and the U.S.
http://www.ostina.org/

Geology & Public Policy - Join the list, serve or geology in the Government Mentor Program. Be a Congressional Science Fellow. Congressional and federal actions which affect the geoscience community.
http://www.geosociety.org/science/govpolicy.htm

Preeminent Scientists Protest Bush Administration's Misuse of Science - 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. <small>(February 18, 2004)</small>
http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/preeminent-scientists-protest-bush-administrations-misuse-of-science.html

FYI -- Bulletin of Science Policy News - American Institute of Physics publication that summarizes legislation and science policy developments in Washington DC.
http://www.aip.org/fyi/

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 institute in Portland Oregon, that attempts to develop the local dialogue on science, technology and society issues.
http://www.isepp.org/

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

ACM Public Policy Office - Statements of goals, position papers, letters and testimony to Congress and other government bodies.
http://usacm.acm.org/usacm/

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/

Society and Science - The British Council - Description of the British Council's policy in science, engineering and environment.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/science-society.htm

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/

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

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/

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/

SEAMLESS (EU project) - System for environmental and agriculture modelling, for assessment of how future alternative agricultural and environmental polices affect sustainable development in Europe.
http://www.seamless-ip.org

The European Commission, Official Documents - Contains official documents of the European Commission, including documents on their science and technology policy.
http://europa.eu/documents/comm/index_en.htm

Science-Metrix - Measurement and evaluation of science and technology - Evaluation and measurement of science, technology and innovation (STI). Mainly downloadable reports on STI policy and strategy.
http://www.science-metrix.com/eng/index-flash.htm

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

Scientific Integrity (UCS) - Proposals to reform government science to restore integrity and impartiality, to protect health, safety, and environment.
http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/

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/