new invisible college
Subtitle: science for development
By: Caroline S. Wagner.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780815792130
Subjects: Science and state; Science -- Study and teaching -- International cooperation; Global method of teaching; Research -- International cooperation; Information networks
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The new invisible college emerges; title: The topology of science in the twenty-first century; title: Networked science; title: Tectonic shifts : the rise of global networks; title: The virtual geography of knowledge; title: Scientific capacity and infrastructure; title: Governing the new invisible college.