{"59133":{"#nid":"59133","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Global View of Science and Innovation Policy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Obama administration\u0027s emphasis on research-based policy-making and human resources for science and engineering gives new import in the U.S. to the type of dialog that unfolded during the Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy Oct 2-3.  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA robust international presence on both the conference planning committee and among participants indicates that questions relative to science and technology (S\u0026amp;T) governance, societal participation in S\u0026amp;T policy-making, and how common national and global goals can be achieved through innovation and science are increasingly part of the dialog in countries around the world.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conference drew some 215 participants from 31 countries across five continents.  It was organized by the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy with help from faculty and researchers from our schools of economics, international affairs, and history, technology, and society; Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Management and Enterprise Innovation Institute; and universities and research centers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, and India.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Our focus on science and technology policy occupies a unique space,\u0022  said conference chair Susan Cozzens, Professor in the School of Public Policy and Associate Dean of Research for the Ivan Allen College. \u0022By engaging economists, sociologists, policy scholars, and researchers from both affluent and developing countries around the world, the conference engages an extraordinarily comprehensive and diverse dialog.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the role of S\u0026amp;T policy, sessions addressed wide-ranging issues around trends such as the dynamics of multinational corporations, the emerging nanotechnology industry, and the status of open innovation. Several panels discussed security and energy issues. Others delved into the challenges of careers in science and engineering, along with global collaboration and mobility of researchers. The emerging economies of China, India, and South Africa received attention, including the search for a more level global playing field in commerce and the offshoring of research and development.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Policy moving to the forefront"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"The Obama administration\u0027s emphasis on research-based policy-making and human resources for science and engineering gives new import in the U.S. to the type of dialog that unfolded during the Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy Oct 2-3.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Atlanta Conference shows policy moving to the forefront"}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2009-10-12 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:47","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-10-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-10-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"59134":{"id":"59134","type":"image","title":"tiy70820.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449176217","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:56:57","changed":"1475894512","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:52","alt":"","file":{"fid":"190874","name":"tiy70820.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tiy70820_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tiy70820_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":56270,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tiy70820_0.jpg?itok=7ikN_mLx"}}},"media_ids":["59134"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/academics\/schools\/spp","title":"School of Public Policy"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.atlantaconference.org\/","title":"2009 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"10061","name":"Atlanta Conference"},{"id":"170999","name":"S\u0026T"},{"id":"167974","name":"science policy"},{"id":"10063","name":"technology policy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Keane\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rkeane3\u0022\u003EContact Rebecca Keane\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-1720\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}