2012-05-24T14:35:02Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/emerging-technologies.html http://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/innovation_policy/science-policy-research.html Sep 1, 2011 Sep 1, 2011

How does policy support science and how does science in turn support policy? What works in terms of funding science and in maximizing academic, social and economic 'payback' from investment in science? RAND Europe is a leader in understanding the returns from different kinds of investment in science and research.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1176.html Apr 18, 2012 Apr 18, 2012

This report describes the result of an expert panel assembled to consider how the Army can get the best long-term value from its investments in basic research. The panel examined trends in basic research and R&D and profiled several top-quality research laboratories, to gain insight into how the Army might better structure and fund its own labs. The report offers a number of recommendations for improving the Army research effort.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1208.html Apr 11, 2012 Apr 11, 2012

Companies could lower the high cost of large-scale electronic discovery in lawsuits by using a computer application known as predictive coding to reduce the number of documents requiring human review.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9650.html Apr 11, 2012 Apr 11, 2012

According to a RAND study, document review makes up 73 percent of discovery costs. Predictive coding is the most promising option for cutting costs without compromising the quality of the process.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/04/11.html Apr 11, 2012 Apr 11, 2012

Companies could lower the high cost of large-scale electronic discovery in lawsuits by using a computer application known as predictive coding to reduce the number of documents requiring human review.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1161.html Jan 17, 2012 Jan 17, 2012

Social media was used in the 2009 protests to organize and communicate under government censorship. An analysis of more than 2.5 million tweets discussing the Iran election holds promise for such policy uses as assessing public opinion and forecasting events such as large-scale protests.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/06/14.html Jun 14, 2011 Jun 14, 2011

Researchers have developed a new method of eliciting and analyzing opinions from a large group of experts and laypeople to aid complex decisionmaking, adapting online and social media technologies to lower the cost of such activities while expanding the types of people who can be queried.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB616.html May 25, 2011 May 25, 2011

This report presents findings from a study of health innovations transferred from South to North. This briefing examines technologies developed for developing country settings, which may have an application in the UK National Health Service.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR937.html Apr 15, 2011 Apr 15, 2011

Passwords are proving less and less capable of protecting computer systems from abuse. Multifactor authentication (MFA) — which combines something you know (e.g., a PIN), something you have (e.g., a token), and/or something you are (e.g., a fingerprint) — is increasingly being required. This report investigates why organizations choose to adopt or not adopt MFA — and where they choose to use it.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR933.html Apr 6, 2011 Apr 6, 2011

Cloud computing is a model for enabling on-demand network access to a shared pool of computing resources—such as storage and applications—that can be rapidly provisioned with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. RAND Europe explored the security, privacy, and trust challenges that cloud computing poses.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/03/23.html Mar 23, 2011 Mar 23, 2011

RAND has signed an agreement to help the Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development District in Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China, to develop a strategic plan for a system of policies, incentives, and other practices to support technological innovation in Knowledge City, a planned new development for 300,000 residents.

http://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/projects/digitising-public-services.html Feb 21, 2011 Feb 21, 2011

The European Commission's eGovernment benchmarking encourages excellence in government performance. The continuous collaboration of country representatives and the EC has created an atmosphere of friendly competition, shared learning, and benchmarked action amongst participants.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG997.html Feb 17, 2011 Feb 17, 2011

What aeronautics research should be supported by the U.S. government? What compelling and desirable benefits drive that research? How should the government make these decisions? The authors develop a unified decisionmaking approach for addressing these questions. This framework quantifies the social and economic reasons for the research, balances competing perspectives, and enables transparent explanation of the resulting decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP319.html Oct 1, 2010 Oct 1, 2010

This paper highlights key points from a high-level Forum organised and facilitated by the Office of Health Economics and RAND Europe that discussed spillover effects from biomedical and health research, and strategies to realise their benefits.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR767-1.html Sep 1, 2010 Sep 1, 2010

<p>This report reviews European markets and applications of Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID) in healthcare, and identifies policy issues that need to be addressed by the European Union and other stakeholders.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1411.html Jun 22, 2010 Jun 22, 2010

<p>Many e-books are merely an electronic image of a paper product; others broaden the spectrum of publishing. Three innovative examples demonstrate the potential and challenges of electronic publications: an online resource on health care reform proposals; a digital novel utilizing multimedia in storytelling; and digital textbooks with online study resources. Each case study provides insight into the possible future of the e-book.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP295.html Mar 30, 2010 Mar 30, 2010

<p>A paper on the allocation challenges facing funders in the area mental health research. It provides an overview of research policy in the last 20-25 years and considers what approaches could build an evidence base to support future decisions.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP602z2.html Mar 11, 2010 Mar 11, 2010

<p>What is the role of government in a borderless internet world? RAND Europe assesses the implications for policy makers.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR567.html Feb 26, 2010 Feb 26, 2010

<p>Offers results that address the potential role of the British Library (BL) in facilitating access to relevant datasets in the biosciences and environmental science. The aim is to assist the BL in developing an appropriate strategy to enable it to establish a role for itself in the intake, curation, archiving, and preservation of scientific, technical, and medical reference datasets, in order to provide access for research purposes.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR804.html Feb 22, 2010 Feb 22, 2010

<p>This report examines the impact of intellectual property rights in developing countries, in the context of the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the development of TRIPS-plus standards. </p>