Germany predicts future markets
The “Delphi 98” report contains the views of more than 2000 experts from industry, research and education, who were asked to predict what they thought would be the most important developme...
US prepares to go beyond the Endless Frontier
The committee was set up by Newt Gingrich, speaker of the House of Representatives, to update the famous 1945 report by Vannevar Bush, The Endless Frontier, that has formed the basis of US science pol...
Shake-up in American science
Lane has been director of the NSF since October 1993. Prior to that he was a professor of physics at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees in physics from the Univ...
Ministers cut Framework budget
The European Commission had proposed a budget of ECU 16.3 billion for the framework, which will run from 1998 to 2002, while the European Parliament had voted for ECU 16.7 billion. The figure agreed b...
Clinton backs US research
The good news is contained in the budget request for the fiscal year 1999 (FY99), which begins in October. The National Science Foundation will receive 10% more than this year, while science and techn...
UK focuses on research strengths and opportunities
The analyses were commissioned by Sir John Cadogan, director general of the research councils, who chairs a panel that is reviewing the UK science budget. He is using the SWOT analyses to help him jud...
Science budget fails to match inflation in the UK
The UK science budget for 1998-99 was announced by John Battle, the science, industry and energy minister, last week
Russian brain drain
Scientists in the Russian Federation are finding it increasingly hard to survive. Poor pay, outdated equipment and job insecurity have started large-scale emigration from the republics
Priorities are a priority
Ideally you would consult a list of priorities and decide accordingly, taking into account national strengths, weaknesses and needs. But the chances of finding such a list of priorities are slim. Most...
Fifth Framework refuses to take shape
The start of the European Union's 5th Framework programme of R&D could be delayed by disagreements over its structure
