Spotlight 2014 is RAND Europe’s annual review. We present our research to support policymaking in four areas of transformation: harnessing the power of ICT, safeguarding society, building healthier communities and innovating for efficiency.
Several sources were referenced in the 2014 RAND Europe annual review, as noted on pages 46 and 47. Each reference below is provided as a live link to take you to the original resource.
WHO Global Health Observatory website
Mapping Smart Cities in the EU by Catriona Manville et al. Brussels: European Parliament, January 2014
Health and Healthcare: Assessing the Real-World Data Policy Landscape in Europe by Celine Miani et al.
Information Security and Data Protection Legal and Policy Frameworks Applicable to European Union Institutions and Agencies by Neil Robinson & Jan Gaspers
Future technology landscapes: Insights, analysis and implications for defence by Maryse Penny et al. 2013
Driving in the Future in Developing Countries by Liisa Ecola et al.
Living Room Connected Devices: Opportunities, security challenges and privacy implications for users and industry by Neil Robinson et al.
Public Perception of Security and Privacy: Results of the comprehensive analysis of PACT's pan-European Survey by Sunil Patil et al. January 2015
Security at what cost? Quantifying trade-offs across liberty, privacy and security by Neil Robinson et al. 2010
Making and Breaking Barriers: Assessing the value of mounted police units in the UK – Summary report by Chris Giacomantonio et al.
Mapping Diasporas in the European Union and United States: Comparative analysis and recommendations for engagement: summary report by Jirka Taylor et al.
SAFIRE Project Results website
Handling ethical problems in counterterrorism: An inventory of methods to support ethical decisionmaking by Anaïs Reding et al.
Psychological Wellbeing and Work: Improving service provision and outcomes by Christian van Stolk et al. London: Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health, January 2014
Britain’s Healthiest Company website, special supplement to The Sunday Telegraph, 20 July 2014
For Debate: A New Wave in Public Health Improvement by Sally C. Davies et al. The Lancet, 384:9987, No. 9957, pp. 1889–1895, 22 November 2014
Estimating the returns to UK publicly funded cancer-related research in terms of the net value of improved health outcomes by Matthew Glover et al. BMC Medicine, 12:99, 2014
Africa Mapping: Current State of Health Research on Poverty-Related and Neglected Infectious Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa by Ana Lúcia Cardoso et al. The Hague, Netherlands: European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership, 2014
European Commission Economic and Financial Affairs website
Phase 2 report from the payment by results Social Impact Bond pilot at HMP Peterborough by Emma Disley & Jennifer Rubin. London: Ministry of Justice, 2014
The Structural Genomics Consortium: A knowledge platform for drug discovery by Molly Morgan Jones et al.
The Economic Cost of Social Security Fraud and Error
The changing hospital landscape: An exploration of international experiences by Ellen Nolte et al.
Organisational Interventions to Reduce Length of Stay in Hospital: A Rapid Evidence Assessment by Celine Miani et al. Health Services and Delivery Research, 2, December 2014
The international dimension of research and innovation cooperation addressing the grand challenges in the global context by Cecile Hoareau McGrath et al. Brussels: European Commission, 2014
Psychological Wellbeing and Work: Improving service provision and outcomes by Christian van Stolk et al. London: Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health, January 2014
Tackling Partial Not-Spots in Mobile Phone Coverage. Impact Assessment (PDF). London: Department for Culture, Media & Sport, November 2014
Bringing Online in Line: Contribution to an Impact Assessment for the Delegated Act to Implement the Online Provisions of the Revised Energy Related Products Directive by Jonathan Cave et al. Brussels: European Commission, 2014
Making and Breaking Barriers: Assessing the value of mounted police units in the UK. Summary report by Chris Giacomantonio et al.
Higher Education Entrance Qualifications and Exams in Europe: A Comparison by Cecile Hoareau McGrath et al. Brussels: European Parliament, 2014
The Cost of Non-Europe in the Single Market: Free Movement of Goods by Marco Hafner et al.
Assessment of Young People’s Exposure to Alcohol Marketing in Audiovisual and Online Media by Eleanor Winpenny et al. London: European Commission, September 2012
Exposure of Children and Adolescents to Alcohol Marketing on Social Media Websites by Eleanor Winpenny et al. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 49:2, March/April 2014, pp. 154–159
Payment by Results Drug and Alcohol Recovery Pilot project site
Estimating the economic costs of antimicrobial resistance: Model and Results by Jirka Taylor et al.
The impact of migration on transport and congestion by Flavia Tsang & Charlene Rohr. 2011
Radicalisation in the digital era: The use of the internet in 15 cases of terrorism and extremism by Ines von Behr et al. 2013
In Amenable Mortality—deaths Avoidable Through Health Care—progress in the US Lags That of Three European Countries by Ellen Nolte, Martin McKee. Health Affairs, 31:9, p. 2114–2122, September 2012
Seven chances to meet Europe’s employment targets by Melinda Mills & Stijn Hoorens. European Voice online, October 2014
Measuring impact: how Australia and the UK are tackling research assessment by Catriona Manville. Guardian HE Network online, December 2014
Estimating the economic costs of antimicrobial resistance: Model and Results by Jirka Taylor et al.
The Cost of Non-Europe in the Single Market: Free Movement of Goods by Marco Hafner et al.
