The new invisible college [electronic resource] : science for development / Caroline S. Wagner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.Description: xiii, 157 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 338.9/26 22
LOC classification:
  • Q125 .W258 2008eb
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Contents:
The new invisible college emerges -- The topology of science in the twenty-first century -- Networked science -- Tectonic shifts : the rise of global networks -- The virtual geography of knowledge -- Scientific capacity and infrastructure -- Governing the new invisible college.
Summary: "Combines quantitative data and extensive interviews to map emerging global science networks and trace the dynamics driving their growth. Argues that the shift from big science to global networks creates unprecedented opportunities for developing countries to tap science's potential. Offers a guidebook and playbook for policymakers confronting science's transformation"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The new invisible college emerges -- The topology of science in the twenty-first century -- Networked science -- Tectonic shifts : the rise of global networks -- The virtual geography of knowledge -- Scientific capacity and infrastructure -- Governing the new invisible college.

"Combines quantitative data and extensive interviews to map emerging global science networks and trace the dynamics driving their growth. Argues that the shift from big science to global networks creates unprecedented opportunities for developing countries to tap science's potential. Offers a guidebook and playbook for policymakers confronting science's transformation"--Provided by publisher.

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