Center for International Science and Technology Policy

About Us

The Center for International Science and Technology Policy (CISTP) conducts cutting-edge research on the policy issues that affect science and technology around the world. Center faculty, who teach the M.A. program in International Science and Technology Policy, bring the theories and methods of this research to students who will use these ideas to shape future policies and plans here and abroad. The Center also provides a vehicle for international scholars to bring their ideas to Washington, D.C.

The CISTP is widely recognized for the following five major areas of research and graduate instruction:

Science, Technology, and Innovation Public Policy

The Center focuses on the policy implications of scientific advances and technological development, innovations, especially comparative analyses across countries and regions. The Center's faculty members have been prominent in applying new theories, such as the science of complexity and the analysis of national innovation systems, to innovation policymaking and problems of economic growth and development.

Space Policy

The Space Policy Institute , a division within the Center, concentrates its research and teaching efforts on issues related to the space program of the United States and other countries, including human space flight, space transportation, earth observations from space, and space law.

Technology & Industry Dynamics

A key area of Center research concerns connections between technological advance and industrial structure, tension between cooperation and competition, and relationships among private companies, research universities, governments, and other technological institutions. The latter area includes the study of strategic alliances and networks.

Information Technology

Center researchers study the development of information technologies and their impacts on political decisions and the practice of international affairs.

Evaluation of Research & Development Programs

Center faculty members are international leaders on the methods and application of R&D program evaluation in the United States, Europe and Asia. The Center is a core academic member of the Washington Research Evaluation Network (WREN).

Upcoming Events


2009 Science of Science Policy (SoSP) Workshop: Best Practices in Research & Development Prioritization, Management, and Evaluation.


Wed., October 28th, 2009| 1:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Thu.,October 29th, 2009| 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

News

 

40 Years after First Lunar Landing, Experts Reflect on Space Policy's Future 

 

2009 Allan Bromley Lecture - Dr. John H. Marburger: Policy as Science

 

CISTP co-sponsored the STGlobal Consortium March 28-29, 2009 at AAAS, Washington DC, Read more

 

The 2008 Science of Science Policy (SoSP) Workshop


The 2008 Washington Research Evaluation Network (WREN) Workshop


Dr. Peter Hotez presented a progress report on treatment for neglected tropical diseases at the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative.
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Contact Us

Phone: 202.994.7292
Fax: 202.994.1639
Email: cistp@gwu.edu

Address:
Center for International Science and Technology Policy
1957 E Street, N.W., Suite 403
Washington, D.C. 20052