Center for International Science and Technology Policy

Current Research Projects

Research and Technology Partnerships

Quantifying Strategic Relationships The Center for International Science and Technology Policy (CISTP) has been awarded significant funding by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) for a 3-year research project relating to innovation networks. The research proposal was chosen for funding through a competitive, peer-reviewed process by NSF's program 'Science on Science and Innovation Policy'. Professor Nicholas Vonortas is the lead investigator. Two full-time graduate research assistants will work for the duration of the project. The CISTP team will collaborate with Professor Al Link from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The research project will define, create, and broadly interpret a large international database of inter-organizational collaborative agreements. The database focuses on research and technology partnerships (RTPs) which constitute a major subset of all innovation-based strategic alliances, that is, alliances focusing primarily on the generation, exchange, adaptation, and exploitation of technical knowledge. Such alliances form the heart of innovation networks which have become a primary focus of industry, universities, and governments in the context of globalization and increasing international competition. The research project builds on a long research stream of the CISTP in this field.

The Iraqi Virtual Science Library

The Iraqi Virtual Science Library, a program of the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation, has forged a new partnership with the Center for International Science & Technology Policy (CISTP) of the George Washington University. Initially launched in January 2006 through sponsorship by the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, and managed by the U.S. National Academies of Science, the IVSL was developed to provide Iraqi scientists with access to research information from the world's leading scientific, engineering and technical publishing houses and societies. The program has been in the trust of the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) since July 2006 and has since developed into a collection comparable to that of any university in the United States or Europe. CRDF has partnered with the CISTP to leverage our in-house capacity to manage and enhance the services available through the IVSL in the coming months.

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Research Publications

BOOKS

Newly Released
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ARTICLES & CHAPTERS

2007
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LECTURE SERIES and CONFERENCES

2007
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PAPERS

2007

Archived papers

REPORTS

2007
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BOOKS

2006

Nick Vonortas, Editor
Professor of Economics and International Affairs;
Director of the Center for International Science and Technology Policy

Knowledge Flows in European Industry
Routledge. September 2006. With Yannis Caloghirou and Anastasia Constantelou, eds.

2005

David Grier, Author
Associate Dean of Academic Programs; Associate Professor of International Affairs

When Computers Were Human
When Computers Were Human (Princeton University Press 2005) is a sad but lyrical story of workers who gladly did the hard labor of research calculation in the hope that they might be part of the scientific community. In the end, they were rewarded by a new electronic machine that took the place and the name of those who were, once, the computers. This book won the 2006 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards), in the Computer/Internet Category, Independent Publisher.


2004

Nicholas S. Vonortas, Editor
Professor of Economics and International Affairs;
Director of the Center for International Science and Technology Policy

European Collaboration in Research and Development: Business Strategy and Public Policy
(co-eds: Yannis Caloghirou and Stavros Ioannides, Edward Elgar Publishing Inc., July 2004)
Also available for purchase on Amazon.com

"[This book] addresses the relevant topic of collaborations in research and development at two complementary levels. First, it focuses on their determinants, performance and impact through a survey of more than 500 companies in seven European countries and through case studies on several research joint ventures. Second, it examines public policy in support of R&D cooperation in various European countries and by doing that it emphasizes similarities and differences. Thus, the book represents a very rich and insightful analysis of the characteristics of collaborations in research. The conclusion that one can draw from this work is that research collaborations are now a pervasive and diffused way to get access to knowledge and generate innovation, but that firms differ widely in the motivations for collaborations and the benefits gained, and governments follow a wide variety of policies in this respect . . . No doubt this book greatly advances our understanding about the characteristics and policy aspects of collaborations in R&D." - (From the foreword by) Franco Malerba

2001

Charles W. Wessner, Editor
Part-time Faculty, Center for International Science and Technology Policy;
Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, National Research Council.

The Advanced Technology Program: Assessing Outcomes
National Academies Press, 2001.






Ray A. Williamson, Editor
Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs

Dual-Purpose Space Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Policymaking
Published by the Space Policy Institute, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. July 2001. Email the Space Policy Institute for a hard copy.





1997

Nicholas S. Vonortas, Editor
Professor of Economics and International Affairs;
Director of the Center for International Science and Technology Policy

Cooperation in Research and Development
Kluwer Academic Pub, November 1997




1991

Nicholas S. Vonortas, Editor
Professor of Economics and International Affairs;
Director of the Center for International Science and Technology Policy

Cooperative Research in R and D-intensive Industries
Ashgate Pub Co., October 1991

ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS

2007

Robert Rycroft
Professor of International Affairs, Center for International Science and Technology Policy
"Time and Technological Innovation: Implications for Public Policy"
Forthcoming in Technology In Society

Nicolas Peter
M.A. International Science and Technology Policy
"Web-based Knowledge-Sharing Portal: on Space Applications for Development"
(With N. Afrin, G. Goh and E. Chester), forthcoming in Acta Astronautica Journal.

2006

Henry Farrell, 'Governing Information Flows: States, Private Actors and E-Commerce,' /Annual Review of Political Science /6, 353-374 (2006). Available at http://www.henryfarrell.net/annreview.pdf

Nicolas Peter, Author
M.A. International Science and Technology Policy '06

  • "Private equity investments beyond Earth orbits: Can space exploration be the new frontier for private investments?" (with Jeph Mathurin) in Acta Astronautica Journal. Volume 59, (July-September 2006). p. 438-444.

  • "Space technology, sustainable development and community applications: Internet as a facilitator." Acta Astronautica Journal. Volume 59, (July - September 2006.) p. 445-451.

  • "The Changing Geopolitics of Space Activities." Journal of Space Policy. Vol. 22 (2006): 100-109.

  • "NASA's Directions and its Impacts on Trans-Atlantic Space Relations Bridges" in OST's Quarterly Publication on Science & Technology Policy. Volume 9, April 2006

  • "A New Paradigm in Trans-Atlantic Space Relations," in Northwestern Journal of International Affairs, Volume 7, Winter 2006. p. 70-81.
  • 2005


    Henry Farrell, 'The Blogosphere as a Carnival of Ideas,' /Chronicle ofHigher Education/, October 7, 2005. Available at Chronicle.com

    Nicolas Peter, Author
    M.A. International Science and Technology Policy '06

  • "Space and Security: the Emerging Role of Europe" Astropolitics: The International Journal of Space Politics and Policy. Vol. 3, No. 3, Winter 2005. p. 265-296.

  • "What Directions for Cooperation in Space Exploration?" in Space News, Volume 16, Issue 46, November 21, 2005.

  • "Odyssey: Principles for Enduring Space Exploration," with R. R. Correll in Journal of Space Policy, Vol 21 (2005) 251-258.

  • "What's Next for Trans-Atlantic Space Relations?" in Space News, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 10, 2005.
  • Nicholas S. Vonortas
    Professor of Economics and International Affairs;
    Director, Center for International Science and Technology Policy

  • "Evaluating the European Union's Research Framework Programmes: 1999-2003"
    Science and Public Policy, Volume 32, Number 5. October 2005. p. 399-407. (With Erkki Ormala)
    Vonortas was also a guest editor for this journal volume.

  • "Multiproject contact in research joint ventures: evidence and theory"
    (With Christopher M. Snyder, Department of Economics, George Washington University)
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 58 (2005) p. 459-486

  • 2004


    Daniel Drezner and Henry Farrell, 'Web of Influence,' /Foreign Policy/,November 2004. Available at Foreign Policy.com

    John M. Logsdon
    Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs
    Director, Space Policy Institute

    "A Sustainable Rationale for Human Spaceflight"
    (Issues in Science and Technology, Winter 2004, pp. 31-34)

    Robert W. Rycroft
    Professor of International Affairs, Center for International Science and Technology Policy

    "Self-Organizing Innovation Networks: Implications for Globalization"
    (Technovation, Vol. 24, Issue 3, March 2004, pp. 187-197)

    2003

    John Logsdon
    Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs
    Director, Space Policy Institute

    "Reflections on Space as a Vital National Interest,"
    (Astropolitics, Volume 1, Issue 1 (Viewpoint))

    Robert W. Rycroft
    Professor of International Affairs, Center for International Science and Technology Policy

  • "Innovation Networks & Complex Technologies: Policy Implications of the Unknown and the Unknowable"

  • "Technology-Based Globalization Indicators: The Centrality of Innovation Network Data"
    (Technology in Society, Vol. 25, Issue 3, August 2003, pp. 299-317)

  • Henry Farrell, 'Constructing the International Foundations of E-Commerce: The EU-US Safe Harbor Arrangement,' /International Organization, /57, 2: 277-306 (2003). Available at www.henryfarrell.net/IO.pdf

    Avery Sen, M.A. Science, Technology, and Public Policy, '04
    Space Power Beyond Challenge: The Wrong Direction for the United States
    International Affairs Review, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
    Volume X11, Number 2, Summer/Autumn 2003, p.119-128

    2002

    "Finding a Path to Space Power"
    John M. Logsdon
    Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs
    Director, Space Policy Institute
    (Joint Forces Quarterly, Winter 2002-2003, pp. 71-77)

    "Strategic Research Partnerships: A Managerial Perspective"
    Nicholas S. Vonortas
    Professor of Economics and International Affairs
    Director, Center for International Science and Technology Policy

    (Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Volume 15, Issue 2, 2003) (With Thomas A. Hemphill))

    2001

    "Just Say Wait to Space Power,"
    John Logsdon
    Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs;
    Director, Space Policy Institute
    Issues in Science and Technology online

    "Convergence to symmetry in dynamic strategic models of R&D: The undiscounted case"
    Nicholas S. Vonortas
    Professor of Economics and International Affairs;
    Director, Center for International Science and Technology Policy;
    (With Sumit Joshi, Department of Economics, The George Washington University)
    Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control, Volume 25, 2001, p.1881-1887

    2000

    "Towards the Knowledge-based Economy: United States and its APEC Partners"
    Nicholas S. Vonortas
    Professor of Economics and International Affairs;
    Director, Center for International Science and Technology Policy;
    (With Adam Tolnay)
    Journal of APEC Studies, Volume 2, Number 1, Summer 2000. p. 187-230

    Lecture Series

    2007

    2006

    2005

    Perspectives on Space Security
    John M. Logsdon
    Director, Space Policy Institute;
    Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs

    Audrey Schaffer, M.A. Student - International Science and Technology Policy '07

    Editors, Space Policy Institute, the Elliott School of International Affairs, 2005.
    Email the Institute for a free hard copy of this publication.

    2003

    Space Weapons: Are They Needed?
    John Logsdon, Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs and Director, Space Policy Institute
    Gordon Adams, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and Director of Security Policy Studies Program

    Editors, Space Policy Institute and Security Policy Studies, the Elliott School of International Affairs, 2003.

    The United States is currently the dominant global space power. An important question for the early years of the 21st Century is how it will choose to use that power. In particular, will the United States choose to develop and deploy "space weapons" - devices to apply force to targets in space, or from space to targets on Earth? This book contains seven papers addressing this issue from varying perspectives that resulted from a Security Space Forum organized by the Elliott School's Space Policy Institute and Security Policy Studies Program.

    2001

    Commercial Observation Satellites: At the Leading Edge of Global Transparency
    Ray A. Williamson; John C. Baker; Kevin M. O'Connell, Editors
    Published by RAND and ASPRS, April 2001

    1999

    Merchants and Guardians: Balancing U.S. Interests in Global Space Commerce
    John Logsdon and Russell J. Acker, Editors
    Published May 1999

    PAPERS

    2007

    Networked Research: European Policy Intervention in ICTs

    by Stefano Breschi, Lorenzo Cassi, Franco Malerba, Nicholas Vonortas

    Research Networks as Infrastructure for Knowledge Diffusion in European Regions

    by Lorenzo Cassi, Nicoletta Corrocher, Franco Malerba, Nicholas Vonortas

    U.S. Antitrust Policy, Interface Compatibility Standards, and Information Technology

    by Thomas A. Hemphill and Nicholas S. Vonortas

    Intellectual Property Protection Mechanisms in Research Partnerships

    by Henry R. Hertzfeld, Albert N. Link, Nicholas S. Vonortas

    Technology Licensing Partners

    by YoungJun Kim, Nicholas S. Vonortas

    Determinants of Technology Licensing: The Case of Licensors

    YoungJun Kim, Nicholas S. Vonortas

    Research Partners

    by Nicholas S. Vonortas, Koichiro Okamura

    European Alliance and Knowledge Networks

    by Koichiro Okamura, Nicholas S. Vonortas

    Evaluating the European Union’s Research Framework Programmes: 1999-2003

    Erkki Ormala , Nicholas S. Vonortas

    Risk Financing for Knowledge-Based Enterprises: Mechanisms and Policy Options

    by Guy Ben-Ari and Nicholas S. Vonortas

    Managing Large Research Partnerships: Examples from the Advanced Technology Program’s Information Infrastructure for Healthcare Program

    by Nicholas S. Vonortas and Richard N. Spivack

    "Performance Measurements for Government R&D programs: Insearch of Best Practice"
    by Dr Nick Vonortas and Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    American Evaluation Frameworks and Recent Developments
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    An International Comparative Analysis of Evaluation Criteria for Public Research Programs
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Evaluation of Public R&D Program in Korea
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    An Approach to Measure Industrial Cooperation for R&D
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Risk of Quantitative Measurements When Abused
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang


    Assessing Public R&D Programs in the United States
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Entrepreneurial Research Networks: Measuring and Interpreting
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Techno-Economic Paradigm Shift and Contemporary Justification of STI Policy in Korea and the United States
    by Dr Nick Vonortas and Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Priority Research Areas and Operational Systems of Major Public Research Institutes in the United States
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    US STI Policy: Continuity and Change
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Collaborate to Collude: Multimarket and Multiproject Contact in R&D
    by Dr Nick Vonortas and Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Evolution of Korean Innovation System: From imitation to Innovation
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Collaborate to Collude Multimarket and Multiproject Contract in R&D
    by Dr Nick Vonortas and Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Jang - Korean NIS (Mexico) 2007
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Virtual Diversification in Research Joint Ventures
    by Dr Nick Vonortas and Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Jang - Network (T2S) 2007
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Korea & Taiwan (T2S)
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Toward Entrepreneurship SBIR/STTR/SBIC
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Charecterizing the US Evaluation System for Public R&D Programs
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Evaluation System in Korea (EERS) 2007-
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    REPORTS

    2007

    Assessing the Socio-economic Impacts of the Framework Programme

    The University of Manchester, PREST, Policy Research in Engineering Science and Technology.

    IST Evaluation and Monitoring

    Wolfgang Polt, Nicholas Vonortas, Institut fur Technologie- Und Regionalpolitik

    The Emergence of New Industrial Activities: Fusing Services and Manufacture

    Yannis Caloghirou, Nicholas Vonortas

    Evaluation of progress towards a European Research Area for Information Society Technologies

    Franco Malerba, Nicholas Vonortas, Stefano Breschi, Lorenzo Cassi

    FP5 Impact Assessment Survey conducted as part of the Five Year Assessment of EU Research Activities (1999-2003)

    Joanneum Research (Austria), Ken Guy (Wise Guys Ltd. – UK), Wolfgang Polt (Joanneum Research), Nicholas Vonortas (AUEB – EL, GWU – USA)

    Networks of Innovation in Information Society: Development and Deployment in Europe

    Franco Malerba, Nicholas Vonortas, Lorenzo Cassi, Nicoletta Corrocher, Caroline Wagner

    Research on the Factors of Success of Public Policies Regarding Science, Technology and Innovation

    Nicholas S. Vonortas, Centre for International Science and Technology Policy, The George Washington University

    Five Year Assessment of the European Union Research Framework Programmes

    The Five-Year-Assessment Panel

    2006

    Structural Features of the S&T Policy System in the United States
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Vonortas&Jang - US NITRD (IITA) 2006
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Enterprise & Society: The International Journal of Business History, March 2006 Vol 7, no 1 -Book Review Collaboaret to Collude
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang and Dr Nick Vonortas

    Entrepreneurship of Technology Fusion through Industrial Research Collaboration
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Collaborating with the US for S&T: Standpoints of Foreign Countries
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    Korean Strategies and Practices for International R&D Cooperation - Dr. Yongsuk Jang
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang

    2005


    Government Role and Strategy for Emerging Technologies: How close to Industry?
    by Dr. Yongsuk Jang


    Launch Vehicles: An Economic Perspective
    by Henry R. Hertzfeld; Ray A. Williamson; and Nicolas Peter, M.A. ISTP '06

    2004


    Bridging the Gap: European C4ISR Capabilities and Transatlantic Interoperability
    by Gordon Adams; Guy Ben-Ari, M.A. ISTP '04; John Logsdon and Ray Williamson

    American policy-makers tend to assume that the European militaries lack the capability to be reliable coalition partners in NATO or in coalitions of the willing, because they lack the high technology capabilities the US has deployed in its own forces. In this new, ground-breaking study, the authors argue that this assumption is based on a serious misperception of European technologies and deployed military capabilities. The authors of this study focused on the key technologies of modern "network-centric" warfare - C4ISR - Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. Based on 18 months of research, with interviews in two allied countries (France and Britain), an examination of the technology and capabilities of three others (Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Sweden), and extensive discussions in NATO and the European Union, the study concludes that European C4ISR technology is comparable to that of the United States and that virtually every one of these countries is developing or deploying technologies that are or can be interoperable with the United States military. It concludes with a series of recommendations as to how further progress can be made on both sides of the Atlantic to enhance this interoperability.

    Five-Year Assessment of the European Union Research Framework Programmes
    Nicholas Vonortas, Rapporteur of the Five-Year-Assessment Panel
    Professor of Economics and International Affairs;
    Director of the Center for International Science and Technology Policy
    Co-authored by the remaining members of the Five-Year-Assessment Panel
    Published by Beech Tree Publishing, UK. December 2004.

    Further Directions in Satellite-Derived Weather and Climate Information for the Electric Energy Industry: A Workshop Report
    by Ray Williamson; Henry Hertzfeld; and Avery Sen, M.A. ISTP '04

    This report discusses the March 2004 Space Policy Institute workshop that served as a forum for communication and interaction among researchers, providers, and users of weather information. Participants included representatives from industry, NASA, NOAA, and the university community.
    This report covers the program's two primary topics:

  • Exploring the socioeconomic value of terrestrial and space weather information and forecasts derived from current and future satellite systems

  • Understanding the process by which new developments in weather and climate forecasting reach actual users in the electric energy industry.

  • Geospatial Technologies for Improving Security in Intermodal Freight and Hazardous Materials Transport
    by Ray A. Williamson and Amelia Budge.

    2003

    Technology Licensing
    by Nicholas S. Vonortas

    In the context of the contemporary international economic environment, featuring more competition and strengthened intellectual property protection, licensing - one of many mechanisms of disembodied knowledge transfer between organizations - has arguably become more visible than ever before. This study analyzes the technology licensing market, including market size and recent evolution, cross country differences, the profile of agents involved and their incentives, and the role of the license market in the dissemination of technology.

    2002

    The Socio-Economic Value of Improved Weather and Climate Information
    by Ray A. Williamson; Henry R. Hertzfeld; and Joseph Cordes

    Space Economic Data
    Prepared for the US Department of Commerce, Office of Space Commercialization
    by Henry R. Hertzfeld

    Trends in Life Sciences - U.S. Market
    Prepared for the Japan External Trade Organization
    by Nicholas S. Vonortas

    This report, prepared for the Japan External Trade Organization, is a comprehensive analysis of three important fields within the U.S. biotechnology industry: tissue engineering, bio-related devices, and advanced bio-processes. The study closely examines each of these fields with respect to: historical perspectives and industry evolution; current issues and trends; key stakeholders; research and development priorities; market potential; collaboration between government, industry and academia; company profiles; regulatory authorities; and clusters of innovation.

    The U.S. Biotechnology Industry
    Prepared for the Japan Industrial Policy Research Institute
    by Nicholas S. Vonortas

    This report, prepared for the Japan Industrial Policy Research Institute, is a comprehensive analysis of the biotechnology industry in the United States. It includes a historical perspective of the development and evolution of the biotechnology industry in the U.S. and a detailed report on the industry's current status and future outlook. This study also closely examines the policies and strategies of key stakeholders in the U.S. biotechnology industry particularly as they relate to sources of funding, research and development (R&D) priorities and programs, partnerships and collaborations, investment trends and intellectual property issues.

    Remote Sensing for Transportation Security
    by Ray A. Williamson; Stanley Morain; Amelia Budge; and George Hepner

    2001

    The Socioeconomic Benefits of Earth Science and Applications Research: Reducing the Risks and Costs of Natural Disasters in the United States
    by Ray A. Williamson; Henry R. Hertzfeld; Jospeh Cordes; and John M. Logsdon

    Priority Research Areas and Operational Systems of Major Public Research Institutes in the United States
    by Yongsuk Jang andNicholas S. Vonortas

    U.S. - Russian Cooperation in Human Space Flight: Assessing the Impacts
    by John M. Logsdon and James Millar

    1998

    Measuring the Returns to NASA Life Sciences Research and Development
    by Henry R. Hertzfeld   

     

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