Sound Science Policy Requires Better Data Management
Sound Science Policy Requires Better Data Management
AUTHOR: DARYL E. CHUBIN AND ELIZABETH M. ROBINSON, p.11 How can Congress ensure that the best science continues to be funded, and that a full portfolio of research is maintained? The answer, in large part, is to collect sufficient and relevant data on the research enterprise in the United States, and to see that it is circulated efficiently among decision makers. The information should include, at a minimum, details on how research moneys are spent, on the scientific work force, on the key ele