Uk and European Science Policy The Role of Collaborative Research

Science policy has been increasingly emphasized as a way to influence competitiveness. Collaboration in research and development, particularly in cooperative research networks, is at the heart of the European Commission's science policy. This book, based on in-depth comparative case studies, assesses the relationship between EU and UK science policy, the costs and benefits of cooperative research networks, and the determining factors of successful management and operation of networks. The authors show that successful networks are based on high levels of interaction and communication and on diversity among participants. They also explain that the current criteria for determining the respective roles of national and EU science policy are inappropriate and that new criteria must be developed.Hughes, Kirsty is the author of 'Uk and European Science Policy The Role of Collaborative Research', published 1995 under ISBN 9780853746515 and ISBN 0853746516.