Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Review Resources

Some programs doing Science, Technology and Innovation and related country studies:

* The World Bank Knowledge for Development Program

* UNESCO Science Policy and Sustainable Development program

* IDRC Innovation, Policy and Science (IPS) Program

* OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry

* UNCTAD/UNCSTD Science, technology and innovation policy reviews

Results of meetings on how to do national S&T policy reviews:

* Invitational Workshop on the Comparative Analysis of National Research Systems

* Future Directions for National Reviews of Science, Technology and Innovation in Developing Countries

Online examples of individual country studies

* Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future (United States)

* China and the Knowledge Economy: Seizing the 21st Century

* OECD: National Science Systems (Germany, Ireland, Japan, Korea, United Kingdom, United States)

* Science, Technology and Innovation in Chile

* Science and Technology Policy Review for Iran

* Guidelines for a Science and Research Policy in Bosnia & Herzegovina

* Finland as a Knowledge Economy: Elements of Success and Lessons Learned

* Science and Technology in Armenia: Toward a Knowledge-Based Economy

* "Armenia: Moving Towards Knowledge-Based Growth"

Some other agencies involved in research assistance:

* U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

* The Netherlands Development Assistance Research Council (RAWOO, part of NUFFIC)

* L'INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT

* The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)