Science Policy Science Policy How Unmet Desire Surveys Can Advance Learning Agendas and Strengthen Evidence-Based Policymaking To improve program outcomes, federal evaluation officers should conduct “unmet desire surveys” to advance federal learning agendas and built agency buy-in. Science Policy Public Value Evidence for Public Value Outcomes: Integrating Public Values into Federal Policymaking The federal government should broaden institutional capacity to collect and integrate evidence on public values into policy and decision making. Science Policy Unlocking Federal Grant Data To Inform Evidence-Based Science Funding Federal science-funding agencies spend tens of billions of dollars each year on extramural research, but a healthy dose of transparency could improve the grantmaking process greatly. Science Policy Strengthening Policy by Bringing Evidence to Life With millions of new scientific papers published every year, acting on research insights presents a formidable challenge. But what if evidence could “live”? Science Policy Taking Out the Space Trash: Creating an Advanced Market Commitment for Recycling and Removing Large-Scale Space Debris In order to mitigate the space debris problem in a way that also bolsters national economic growth, the U.S. government should create an advanced market commitment for recycling and de-orbiting satellites and large-sized debris. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy Piloting and Evaluating NSF Science Lottery Grants: A Roadmap to Improving Research Funding Efficiencies and Proposal Diversity Our nation’s methods of supporting new ideas should evolve alongside our knowledge base. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy The “FASTER” Act for the Federal Laboratory System The FASTER Federal Lab Act will strengthen U.S. scientific and technology leadership through targeted legislative and policy reforms. Science Policy Re-envisioning Reporting of Scientific Methods Publication of detailed scientific methodologies can save researchers time and money, and can accelerate the pace of research. Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy The Invention Ecosystem: A Pathway to Economic Resilience and Inclusive Prosperity A strong Invention Ecosystem can power our path to economic recovery, sustained growth and societal resilience. Science Policy Advanced Space Architectures Program: Championing Innovation in Next-Generation In-Space Operations America’s leadership in space exploration could greatly accelerate through a fundamentally different approach to in-space operations. Science Policy Elevating Science and Technology Policy at the State Department The Biden-Harris Administration should reinvigorate and reassert U.S. strength in science, technology, and data. Science Policy Advancing Astrobiology: The Search for Signs of Life Elsewhere in the Universe NASA should invest in a comprehensive Astrobiology Program Office to answer one of humanity’s biggest questions: “Are we alone?” Science Policy Supporting Federal Decision Making through Participatory Technology Assessment The next administration should establish a Participatory Technology Assessment unit to ensure federal S&T decisions benefit society. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy Advancing American AI through National Public-Private Partnerships for AI Research The next administration should launch a public-private partnership to advance the research foundations of AI and its application at scale. Science Policy A Convergence Directorate at the National Science Foundation The next administration should form a Convergence Directorate at the National Science Foundation to accelerate research and innovation. Science Policy A Federal Strategy for Science Engagement The Federal Government should adopt a strategy for science engagement that enables everyone to participate in science. Science Policy Improving Science Advice for Executive Branch Decision-Making The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial need for science to inform policy. This proposal identifies five key areas for action. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy Creating a National Fellowship for Entrepreneurial Scientists and Engineers Establish a national entrepreneurial fellowship to accelerate the transformation of research discoveries into scalable, market-ready tech. Science Policy Modernizing the Relationship between Scientists and the Public Despite growing demand for their skillsets, scientists aren’t trained to engage the public. This proposal offers policy actions to fix that. Science Policy Technology Policy Open Access to Federally-funded Research Data Require federally funded scientists to share their data. Build an international research data commons. Accelerate scientific progress. Science Policy Ambitious, Achievable, and Sustainable: A Blueprint for Reclaiming American Research Leadership A blueprint to restore the foundation for U.S. competitiveness by embarking on a new growth trajectory for federal research spending. Science Policy Mass-Digitizing Biodiversity Collections of the United States A coordinated effort to mass digitize the physical specimens in U.S. biodiversity collections.
Science Policy How Unmet Desire Surveys Can Advance Learning Agendas and Strengthen Evidence-Based Policymaking To improve program outcomes, federal evaluation officers should conduct “unmet desire surveys” to advance federal learning agendas and built agency buy-in.
Science Policy Public Value Evidence for Public Value Outcomes: Integrating Public Values into Federal Policymaking The federal government should broaden institutional capacity to collect and integrate evidence on public values into policy and decision making.
Science Policy Unlocking Federal Grant Data To Inform Evidence-Based Science Funding Federal science-funding agencies spend tens of billions of dollars each year on extramural research, but a healthy dose of transparency could improve the grantmaking process greatly.
Science Policy Strengthening Policy by Bringing Evidence to Life With millions of new scientific papers published every year, acting on research insights presents a formidable challenge. But what if evidence could “live”?
Science Policy Taking Out the Space Trash: Creating an Advanced Market Commitment for Recycling and Removing Large-Scale Space Debris In order to mitigate the space debris problem in a way that also bolsters national economic growth, the U.S. government should create an advanced market commitment for recycling and de-orbiting satellites and large-sized debris.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy Piloting and Evaluating NSF Science Lottery Grants: A Roadmap to Improving Research Funding Efficiencies and Proposal Diversity Our nation’s methods of supporting new ideas should evolve alongside our knowledge base.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy The “FASTER” Act for the Federal Laboratory System The FASTER Federal Lab Act will strengthen U.S. scientific and technology leadership through targeted legislative and policy reforms.
Science Policy Re-envisioning Reporting of Scientific Methods Publication of detailed scientific methodologies can save researchers time and money, and can accelerate the pace of research.
Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy The Invention Ecosystem: A Pathway to Economic Resilience and Inclusive Prosperity A strong Invention Ecosystem can power our path to economic recovery, sustained growth and societal resilience.
Science Policy Advanced Space Architectures Program: Championing Innovation in Next-Generation In-Space Operations America’s leadership in space exploration could greatly accelerate through a fundamentally different approach to in-space operations.
Science Policy Elevating Science and Technology Policy at the State Department The Biden-Harris Administration should reinvigorate and reassert U.S. strength in science, technology, and data.
Science Policy Advancing Astrobiology: The Search for Signs of Life Elsewhere in the Universe NASA should invest in a comprehensive Astrobiology Program Office to answer one of humanity’s biggest questions: “Are we alone?”
Science Policy Supporting Federal Decision Making through Participatory Technology Assessment The next administration should establish a Participatory Technology Assessment unit to ensure federal S&T decisions benefit society.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy Advancing American AI through National Public-Private Partnerships for AI Research The next administration should launch a public-private partnership to advance the research foundations of AI and its application at scale.
Science Policy A Convergence Directorate at the National Science Foundation The next administration should form a Convergence Directorate at the National Science Foundation to accelerate research and innovation.
Science Policy A Federal Strategy for Science Engagement The Federal Government should adopt a strategy for science engagement that enables everyone to participate in science.
Science Policy Improving Science Advice for Executive Branch Decision-Making The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial need for science to inform policy. This proposal identifies five key areas for action.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy Creating a National Fellowship for Entrepreneurial Scientists and Engineers Establish a national entrepreneurial fellowship to accelerate the transformation of research discoveries into scalable, market-ready tech.
Science Policy Modernizing the Relationship between Scientists and the Public Despite growing demand for their skillsets, scientists aren’t trained to engage the public. This proposal offers policy actions to fix that.
Science Policy Technology Policy Open Access to Federally-funded Research Data Require federally funded scientists to share their data. Build an international research data commons. Accelerate scientific progress.
Science Policy Ambitious, Achievable, and Sustainable: A Blueprint for Reclaiming American Research Leadership A blueprint to restore the foundation for U.S. competitiveness by embarking on a new growth trajectory for federal research spending.
Science Policy Mass-Digitizing Biodiversity Collections of the United States A coordinated effort to mass digitize the physical specimens in U.S. biodiversity collections.
