The Expert Group's assessment is that the CREST-OMC has achieved important results as a new polic... more The Expert Group's assessment is that the CREST-OMC has achieved important results as a new policy instrument for unfolding the vision of the Lisbon strategy and the European Research Area. However, there is additional potential in the Open Method of Coordination that remains unexploited. Therefore the CREST-OMC needs to evolve to become a strategic learning and coordination policy instrument, rather than remaining a tool for the exchanging of information. This report suggests as well that the scope of OMC-CREST needs to be broadened beyond research issues, and points at a series of process-oriented improvements, all of which would raise the value-added of this policy instrument. On the basis of the above, this report puts forward a set of specific recommendations.
Research infrastructures such as biobanks are increasingly important for science and society. Thi... more Research infrastructures such as biobanks are increasingly important for science and society. This paper focuses on the transition of biobanks from being a research tool of individual research groups to complex, internationally networked research infrastructures supporting large-scale biomedical investigations, and the challenges that this change poses for governance in relation to management, funding, ethical and legal issues. A major problem
Defence R&D continues to account for a very substantial share of many countries&a... more Defence R&D continues to account for a very substantial share of many countries' research effort, often retaining or even increasing its role within the national innovation systems. Yet the quantitative analysis of defence research efforts and their impact is impaired by difficulties in defining defence R&D. The article studies these difficulties and focuses on the issue of identifying what constitutes,
Abstract This paper examines how e-Government was developed and implemented in two countries: the... more Abstract This paper examines how e-Government was developed and implemented in two countries: the UK and the Netherlands. Drawing on a variety of documentary sources and extensive interview data the paper contrasts the differences in realizing the vision of e-...
Abstract: This paper applies the SIAMPI approach, which focuses on the concept of productive inte... more Abstract: This paper applies the SIAMPI approach, which focuses on the concept of productive interactions, to the identification of the social impact of research in the social sciences. An extensive interview programme with researchers in a Welsh university ...
Data and its transfer is increasingly important to corporations as more companies use Information... more Data and its transfer is increasingly important to corporations as more companies use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools to conduct their businesses. This article addresses an insufficiently studied issue: data management in ...
International Journal of Technology Management, 2009
Int. J. Technology Management, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2009 ... Intellectual Property in collaborative pr... more Int. J. Technology Management, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2009 ... Intellectual Property in collaborative projects: navigating the maze ... SPRU, The Freeman Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QE, UK Fax: +44 (0)1273 685865 E-mail: p.tang@sussex.ac.uk *Corresponding ...
The authors wish to express their gratitude to the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)... more The authors wish to express their gratitude to the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Ministry of Defence for their financial support for this project, the findings of which form the basis of this publication. The authors would also like to thank the ready ...
The analysis of how research contributes to society typically focuses on the study of those trans... more The analysis of how research contributes to society typically focuses on the study of those transactions that are mediated through formal legal instruments (research contracts, patent licensing and the creation of companies). Research has shown, however, that informal means of technology transfer are also important. This paper explores the importance of informal collaborations and provides evidence of the extent to which informal collaborations between researchers and nonacademic
partners take place informally in the social sciences and humanities (SSH). Data is obtained from two studies on knowledge exchange involving researchers working in the SSH area of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research. We show that informal collaborations not officially recorded by the organisation are much more common than formal agreements and that many
collaborations remain informal over time. We explore the causes of such prevalence of informality and discuss its policy implications.
In recent years, 'dual-use policies' have become a widely promoted resp... more In recent years, 'dual-use policies' have become a widely promoted response to the problems faced by defence producers confronting the decline in defence expenditures, the continuing growth in the cost of new weapons systems, and the changing relationship between ...
The Expert Group's assessment is that the CREST-OMC has achieved important results as a new polic... more The Expert Group's assessment is that the CREST-OMC has achieved important results as a new policy instrument for unfolding the vision of the Lisbon strategy and the European Research Area. However, there is additional potential in the Open Method of Coordination that remains unexploited. Therefore the CREST-OMC needs to evolve to become a strategic learning and coordination policy instrument, rather than remaining a tool for the exchanging of information. This report suggests as well that the scope of OMC-CREST needs to be broadened beyond research issues, and points at a series of process-oriented improvements, all of which would raise the value-added of this policy instrument. On the basis of the above, this report puts forward a set of specific recommendations.
Research infrastructures such as biobanks are increasingly important for science and society. Thi... more Research infrastructures such as biobanks are increasingly important for science and society. This paper focuses on the transition of biobanks from being a research tool of individual research groups to complex, internationally networked research infrastructures supporting large-scale biomedical investigations, and the challenges that this change poses for governance in relation to management, funding, ethical and legal issues. A major problem
Defence R&D continues to account for a very substantial share of many countries&a... more Defence R&D continues to account for a very substantial share of many countries' research effort, often retaining or even increasing its role within the national innovation systems. Yet the quantitative analysis of defence research efforts and their impact is impaired by difficulties in defining defence R&D. The article studies these difficulties and focuses on the issue of identifying what constitutes,
Abstract This paper examines how e-Government was developed and implemented in two countries: the... more Abstract This paper examines how e-Government was developed and implemented in two countries: the UK and the Netherlands. Drawing on a variety of documentary sources and extensive interview data the paper contrasts the differences in realizing the vision of e-...
Abstract: This paper applies the SIAMPI approach, which focuses on the concept of productive inte... more Abstract: This paper applies the SIAMPI approach, which focuses on the concept of productive interactions, to the identification of the social impact of research in the social sciences. An extensive interview programme with researchers in a Welsh university ...
Data and its transfer is increasingly important to corporations as more companies use Information... more Data and its transfer is increasingly important to corporations as more companies use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools to conduct their businesses. This article addresses an insufficiently studied issue: data management in ...
International Journal of Technology Management, 2009
Int. J. Technology Management, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2009 ... Intellectual Property in collaborative pr... more Int. J. Technology Management, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2009 ... Intellectual Property in collaborative projects: navigating the maze ... SPRU, The Freeman Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QE, UK Fax: +44 (0)1273 685865 E-mail: p.tang@sussex.ac.uk *Corresponding ...
The authors wish to express their gratitude to the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)... more The authors wish to express their gratitude to the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Ministry of Defence for their financial support for this project, the findings of which form the basis of this publication. The authors would also like to thank the ready ...
The analysis of how research contributes to society typically focuses on the study of those trans... more The analysis of how research contributes to society typically focuses on the study of those transactions that are mediated through formal legal instruments (research contracts, patent licensing and the creation of companies). Research has shown, however, that informal means of technology transfer are also important. This paper explores the importance of informal collaborations and provides evidence of the extent to which informal collaborations between researchers and nonacademic
partners take place informally in the social sciences and humanities (SSH). Data is obtained from two studies on knowledge exchange involving researchers working in the SSH area of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research. We show that informal collaborations not officially recorded by the organisation are much more common than formal agreements and that many
collaborations remain informal over time. We explore the causes of such prevalence of informality and discuss its policy implications.
In recent years, 'dual-use policies' have become a widely promoted resp... more In recent years, 'dual-use policies' have become a widely promoted response to the problems faced by defence producers confronting the decline in defence expenditures, the continuing growth in the cost of new weapons systems, and the changing relationship between ...
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partners take place informally in the social sciences and humanities (SSH). Data is obtained from two studies on knowledge exchange involving researchers working in the SSH area of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research. We show that informal collaborations not officially recorded by the organisation are much more common than formal agreements and that many
collaborations remain informal over time. We explore the causes of such prevalence of informality and discuss its policy implications.
partners take place informally in the social sciences and humanities (SSH). Data is obtained from two studies on knowledge exchange involving researchers working in the SSH area of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research. We show that informal collaborations not officially recorded by the organisation are much more common than formal agreements and that many
collaborations remain informal over time. We explore the causes of such prevalence of informality and discuss its policy implications.