Science Policy and Research Management in the Balkan Countries

ISBN-13: 9789401040518 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 236 str.

George Parissakis;Nikolaos Katsaros

Opis

The important geopolitical changes of the last decade in the broad area of Eastern Europe have led to changes in the policy and strategy in many fields; social, economic, commercial and scientific among them. Science Policy and Research Management in the Balkan Countries draws together scientists from the area in a discussion centred on the exchange of information, broadening cooperation, and the possible development of common policy in areas of mutual interest. Important differences between the participants' countries emerged: differences in the development of general research activities as between free market and centrally planned systems. The situation at the moment is transitional and is evolving rapidly. The reader will thus obtain a snapshot of the various ways of confronting research activities, the ranking of research priorities, and the dissemination and evaluation of results throughout the Balkan region.

Spis treści

Preface. The Academy of Athens and its role in the cultural and technological development of Greece; P.S. Theocaris. Research activities at the universities in relation to the industrial development of Greece; G. Parissakis. The impact of national research centers and science parks on the science policy of Greece; N. Katsaros. The NATO Science programme: outreach activity with cooperation partner countries; A.J. Hubier. Science policy in the transition period in Albania; V. Mara. Some controversial questions about the research and development in transition from centralized to free market economy (Albanian case); P.D. Skende. Science and technology management in Bulgaria; L. Vitoshka, G. Sotirov. Science in the Balkan countries: key policy issues; J.-E. Aubert. The main reform guidelines of the R&D institutional system; A. Toia, I. Roman. Specific programmes of research and technological development in Romania in the transition period; A. Voicila. Science and technology policy and research management in Turkey; Ö. Kaymakçalan. Achievements in solid state electronics in the Moldova Republic; S. Radautsan. Achievements and prospects of photobiotechnology in Moldova; V.F. Rudic. Research management in the Netherlands. The research council mechanism; A.P. Plompen. Principles underlying the development of the US science enterprise; J.M. McCullough. Guidelines for science policy and research management in Armenia; Y.L. Sarkissyan. Information technology transfer in Armenian science; Yu. Shoukourian. `What does a market economy mean to technology transfer?'; R.E. Armit. Science and technology policy in Hungary; A. Havas. Outlook of the Slovak science and technology policy; F. Macásek. Science and technology policyin the 1990s: the case of the United Kingdom; M. Nedeva.