From the Policy of Science; the Endless Frontier to the Policy of Science and Innovation in Iran
Reza Mahdi
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Associate Professor, Department of Futures Study, Institute for Social and Cultural Studies (ISCS), Tehran, Iran
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Keywords: Higher Education, Science Policy, Science, the Endless Frontier, R&D, Science and Innovation Policymaking,
Abstract :
The objective of the article is to benchmarking and extract the teachings of the exploration of the document of Science; The Endless Frontier, in order to productive learning from the USA science policy for science and innovation policymaking in Iran in the coming decades. The Science; The Endless Frontier is the USA policy with a special focus on basic sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Given the advances of the USA science institution and innovation ecosystem in the political, economic, social, cultural and national and international technological fields, productive learning from the science policies of the country can be a guide in science policymaking, especially in STEM. The article was conducted using the qualitative content analysis method of the final report of the National Conference on the Study of the document of Science; The Endless Frontier. The conference was held in partnership with the National Academy of Sciences, the Kavli and Sloan Foundations, with the participation of 300 scientific, business and philanthropic leaders and senior managers, with the aim of analyzing the current situation and mapping the future of the science institution with a realistic and holistic approach. Based on the principles and statements of the document of Science; the Endless Frontier of achievements of the USA in the political, economic, social, cultural and technological fields and national and international has been noteworthy in the past eight decades. In the article, fifty useful policy statements have been extracted in Iran's science and innovation policymaking. The science and innovation leaders and policymakers should strive to formulate and apply an appropriate combination of the fifty policy statements presented in the article in order to improve the innovation ecosystem and the comprehensive progress of society, including all people, all regions, and all fields
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