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Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
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With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility—How to Harness Technologies in the Fight Against COVID-19
Salil Gunashekar, Emily Gloinson
Jun 2, 2020
Centre for Science and Policy
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented public health crisis, presenting challenges around the world. The response from science, technology, and innovation communities has been remarkable, proving that innovation and learning, interdisciplinary methods and collaboration, information and data sharing, and adaptability are more important than ever.
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Health Care Technology
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Innovations During COVID-19: Silver Lining or Threat to Patient Safety?
Shira H. Fischer @ShiraFischer, Carl Berdahl
Jun 1, 2020
The RAND Blog
Nearly three months after the first cases of COVID-19, we still don't know what works best to treat it. Some of the ideas and innovations are outstanding, but they are, so far, untested. There is an urgent need to evaluate ongoing innovations to learn what works and what doesn't, and what may have costs that are acceptable only under crisis conditions.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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COVID-19's Effects on U.S. Schools, Vaccine Uptake, Small Businesses: RAND Weekly Recap
May 29, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on how COVID-19 has affected U.S. schools, potential barriers to vaccine uptake, what small businesses need to survive, and more.
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Data Analysis
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Modeling the Future of COVID-19: Q&A with RAND Experts
May 26, 2020
The phrase “flatten the curve” familiarized Americans with epidemiological models used to estimate virus transmission, cases, and potential deaths from COVID-19. But new models are needed as the country enters a different stage of the crisis.
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Educational Technology
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How COVID-19 Affected the Nation's Schools: New Data Gives Insights for Planning
Laura S. Hamilton @HamiltonLauraS
May 26, 2020
The RAND Blog
RAND surveyed teachers and principals to gauge how the pandemic has affected schooling, what supports these educators need, and how they are thinking about the next school year.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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What Happens When States Reopen, Truth Decay, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap
May 22, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the health and economic consequences of states reopening, the dangers of Truth Decay during the coronavirus crisis, helping refugees, and more.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Preparing for a Post-Vaccine World, Domestic Abuse, the Future of War: RAND Weekly Recap
May 15, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on why we need a blueprint for a post-vaccine world, helping domestic abuse victims during COVID-19, the pandemic's historic economic effects, and more.
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Critical Infrastructure Protection
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COVID-19 Highlights the Shortcomings of America's Digital Infrastructure
James Ryseff
May 14, 2020
Inside Sources
Much like America's aging physical infrastructure, America's digital infrastructure needs updating. To fix these urgent problems, local, state, and federal governments could turn to best practices used in the private sector to develop more reliable software.
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Health Information Privacy
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Should Communities Be Concerned About Digital Technologies to Fight COVID-19?
Abbie Tingstad, Shira H. Fischer @ShiraFischer, Erika L. Bloom @ErikaLBloom, Mary Lee
May 13, 2020
Inside Sources
Personal smart devices offer an unprecedented opportunity to identify, track, map, and communicate about COVID-19. But apps could pose privacy and security concerns.
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Science of Science
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The Future of Research Outputs
Susan Guthrie, Maja Maricevic, Catriona Manville @CMManville
May 12, 2020
British Library
The changing nature of research outputs has the potential to affect a wide range of organizations and people. A proactive stance could help drive research towards better practices in information storage, sharing and communication, but requires early action and shared goals at a sector level.
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Biomedical Research
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Biosecurity Is the Lesson We Need to Learn from the Coronavirus Pandemic
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein, James Giordano
May 11, 2020
The National Interest
Biological outbreaks have been a fear among experts for decades and human activities present windows of vulnerability. To address this, America needs to have a new approach to biosafety and biosecurity that addresses the full range of biological threats that humankind and the global environment will face in the future.
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Vaccination
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Needed: A Blueprint for a Post-Vaccine World
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_, Mahshid Abir, Christopher Nelson
May 11, 2020
The Hill
When a COVID-19 vaccine is developed, many in rich countries may be able to afford it while the poor and uninsured may not. The time to plan for equitable access, financing, intellectual property rights, and global production is now.
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Wargaming
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The Serious Side of Gaming: Q&A with Yuna Wong
May 8, 2020
Yuna Wong, codirector of RAND's Center for Gaming, didn't expect to make gaming a focus of her career. In this interview, she discusses what drew her to the field, what makes a good wargame, and her latest research on the dangers of putting too much trust in artificial intelligence.
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Philippines
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Are Military Purchases in SE Asia for Political Balancing a Good Use of National Defense Resources?
Chandler Sachs, John V. Parachini
May 7, 2020
Asian Military Review
The Philippines has embarked upon a multi-phase, multi-year modernization of its armed forces, but some of the acquisition decisions appear to be driven by political symbolism rather than responsible military decisions. Using military procurement for political symbolism and paying a high price for it takes resources away from other pressing national security and domestic needs.
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Statistical Analysis Methodology
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Don't Make the Pandemic Worse with Poor Data Analysis
Matthew D. Baird, David G. Groves, Osonde A. Osoba @OsondeOsoba, Andrew M. Parker, Ricardo Sanchez, Claude Messan Setodji
May 6, 2020
The RAND Blog
The need for immediate answers in the face of severe public health and economic distress may create a temptation to relax statistical standards. But urgency should not preclude expert analysis and honest assessments of uncertainty. Mistaken assumptions could lead to counterproductive actions.
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Capacity Building
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Protecting the U.S. Supply on Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles
Bonnie L. Triezenberg
May 6, 2020
The RAND Blog
Our recent RAND report on the global heavy lift launch market highlights the potential for a near term shortage of launch vehicles needed to lift U.S. defense and intelligence satellites to orbit. These satellites are the eyes, ears, networks and timekeepers of U.S. armed services, and an inability to launch them in times of need could compromise national security.
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