Usable information for policy: an appraisal of the U.S. Global Change Research Program
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The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) could not meet expectations due to non-enforcement of Public Law 101-606 which gave a mandate to provide policy makers with usable information. This made participants define usable information in a set context, and the program lacked sufficient backing of the Congress. The USGCRP law was established in 1990 with the White House Committee on Earth and Environmental Science entrusted with the job of managing the program.
Publication Name: Policy Sciences
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0032-2687
Year: 1995
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Implicit theories in policy discourse: an inquiry into the interpretations of reality in German technology policy
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The paper explains the interpretative dimensions in the field of technology. The government support for technology transfer in Germany is based on a concept that does not find favor with either companies or academia. Government's policy is based on the assumptions that research institutions produce knowledge which can directly benefit the economy and that government has an edge over industry in terms of knowledge and skills.
Publication Name: Policy Sciences
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0032-2687
Year: 1995
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