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Science and Technology Policy Reports

• Social Implications of Information Technology (NSF) 2003-2004
  Under contract from the National Science Foundation, SRI International has conducted a series of literature reviews to gather information about existing data and research on the social and economic implications of information technology.
  
  
• The Future of Manufacturing
  A series of analyses for the Futures Group of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that investigate fundamental changes affecting manufacturing.
  
  
• The Economic Impact of Michigan's Public Universities 2002
  
  
• Directory of International Earthquake Engineering Research Facilities 2001
  
  
• Progress of the Engineering Education Coalitions
  
  
• The Role of NSF's Support of Engineering in Enabling Technological Innovation
  Supported by the National Science Foundation, this major 4-year study examines how NSF support for engineering has contributed to the development and commercialization of recent, significant innovations. The first phase of research focused on the Internet, magnetic resonance imaging, and reaction injection molding of polymer composites." The second phase of research focused on optical fiber for communciations, the cellular telephone, and computer aided design applied to electronic circuits.
  
  
• Forecasting Malaysia’s Science and Technology Human Resources and Research and Development Investment Needs Leading to the Year 2020: Funded by the United Nations Development Program and conducted for the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology, and the Environment, this two-year study involved an assessment of Malaysia’s current level of human resources in science and technology, as well as ongoing investment in R&D, using a variety of techniques. An econometric model was developed to determine the country’s needs in order to achieve its ambitious investment goals. In addition to documenting a substantial and ongoing shortage of S&T human resources, the study made a number of recommendations to improve the country’s S&T infrastructure and resources.
  Full Text Report (PDF, 829 KB)
  Attachment A (PDF, 223 KB)
  Attachment B (PDF, 124 KB)
  Attachment C (PDF, 62 KB)
  
  
• History of NSF's Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Program 1999