Capturing Change in Science, Technology, and Innovation: Improving Indicators to Inform Policy

by Board on Science Technology and Economic Policy, Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Panel on Developing Science Technology and Innovation Indicators for the Future, et al.

Since the 1950s, under congressional mandate, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) - through its National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) and predecessor agencies - has produced regularly updated measures of research and development expenditures, employment and training in science and engineering, and other indicators of the state of U.S. science and technology. A more recent focus has been on measuring innovation in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309297443
• ISBN13: 9780309297448
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 10.9"