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National Science Foundation, 2016
"Science and Engineering Indicators" (SEI) is first and foremost a volume of record comprising high-quality quantitative data on the U.S. and international science and engineering enterprise. SEI includes an overview and seven chapters that follow a generally consistent pattern. The chapter titles are as follows: (1) Elementary and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Engineering Education, Mathematics Education, STEM Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1988
Since the discovery of recombinant DNA in the early 1970s, biotechnology has become an essential tool for many industries. The potential of biotechnology to improve the Nation's health, food supply, and the quality of the environment leads logically to questions of whether current levels of investment in research and development, human resources,…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Business, College Science, Corporate Support
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1988
Since the discovery of recombinant DNA in the early 1970s, biotechnology has become an essential tool for many industries. The potential of biotechnology to improve the Nation's health, food supply, and the quality of the environment leads logically to questions of whether current levels of investment in research and development, human resources,…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Business, College Science, Corporate Support
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Dibner, M. D. – Science, 1986
Describes programs used by European countries and companies for advancing the commercialization of biotechnology. Compares European strategies and efforts in biotechnology with those undertaken in the United States. Includes listings of the European countries and the areas of biotechnology research. (ML)
Descriptors: Business, Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Carey, David; Ernst, Ekkehard; Oyomopito, Rebecca; Theisens, Jelte – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2006
Strengthening the innovation system in the Netherlands is a priority for raising productivity growth, which has been relatively weak in recent years. Knowledge creation in the Netherlands is strong -- scientific publications per capita are the sixth highest in the OECD -- but innovation activity is only around the average for OECD countries…
Descriptors: Productivity, Postsecondary Education, Research and Development, Factor Analysis