News tagged with technological policy
Internet politics, policies have rapidly become integral to US international affairs
Internet governance policy has rapidly risen from a relatively marginal issue for the United States' foreign policy establishment to a significant component of the country's international affairs and national security strategy, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 22, 2012 |
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Neuroscience discoveries alter public policy debates
Neuroscience has made tremendous progress in understanding the adolescent brain, creating opportunities as well as challenges for using that knowledge in relation to public policies, according to an article in the Spring ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Obama calls for investment in clean energy
US President Barack Obama called on Congress Saturday to invest more money in clean energy technologies and end multi-billion-dollar subsidies given each year to oil companies.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 10, 2012 |
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Transportation fuels expert says policy makers need to think about practical ways to reach new energy goals
(PhysOrg.com) -- A transportation fuels expert from Sandia National Laboratories says policy makers should consider such practical issues as the number of gas stations selling ethanol and how long it takes ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Facebook in no rush to IPO, enter China
Facebook is in no hurry to go public or to get into China, where it is officially blocked, according to Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking giant.
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Humanities researchers and digital technologies: Building infrastructures for a new age
Europe's leading scientists have pledged to embrace and expand the role of technology in the Humanities. In a Science Policy Briefing released today by the European Science Foundation (ESF), they argue that without Research ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Baker Institute paper looks at electronic money trail
A dramatic growth in technologies, combined with older methods of money transfers, has helped create new opportunities for criminals to cover their financial tracks. A new report by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Study: Regulatory hurdles hinder biofuels market
Regulatory hurdles abound for the successful commercialization of emerging liquid biofuels, which hold the promise of enhancing U.S. energy security, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and serving as a driver for rural economic ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Baker Institute policy report looks at cybersecurity
A new article written by a fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy calls on the intelligence community to jointly create a policy on cybersecurity and determine the degree to which the U.S. should protect ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Measuring science investments
Measuring the results of scientific research has seen little federal focus until now.
Feb 11, 2011 |
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Computerized monitoring systems enable hospitals to more aggressively combat infections
Hospitals that adopt advanced computer technology to identify healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are more likely to have implemented best practices to prevent such infections, according to research presented today at ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 12, 2010 |
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China leads Asia's push into green technology: UN
China is leading a push by Asia-Pacific nations into green technology, which could be their ticket to sustained growth and reduced reliance on Western markets, the United Nations said Thursday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 06, 2010 |
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Greater transparency needed in development of US policy on cyberattack
The current policy and legal framework regulating use of cyberattack by the United States is ill-formed, undeveloped, and highly uncertain, says a new report from the National Research Council. The United States should establish ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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