Office of Science & Technology - Volume 21

Volume 21 - April 10, 2009

Feature Articles
Across the Atlantic: a Review of US-EU Cooperation in Science & Technology By Manfred Horvat In 1997, a Science & Technology Agreement (STA) was signed between the European Community and the United States, with the goal of intensifying S&T cooperation and the exchange of experience and good practice in the area of S&T policy. The article examines where the STA succeeded, and where improvements can still be made. read more...	How the US Government's Spending Data Transparency Benefits Regional Innovation Strategies By Jeffrey Alexander The Obama Administration has made transparency one of the key themes of its approach to governance. Concurrently, it has embraced the idea that regional economic growth is a key driver of national prosperity. Learn why full access to data on government R&D would be highly useful guidance for the regions. read more...
Turning Waste Into Watts - Producing and Reducing Energy in US Wastewater Treatment with Austrian Knowledge By Thomas Wirthensohn In a collaboration between Austrian and US environmental scientists, a nitrogen removal technique applied in Austria was introduced to the Washington DC area and promptly received a national award for its energy-efficiency and sustainability. read more...	*A Memorable Journey - the In Search of Memory* Tour, US 2009** By Simone Poetscher More than 2100 people attended the series of screenings of Petra Seeger's documentary on the life of Eric Kandel. Kicked-off in Washington, DC, the movie received accolades from audiences in New York City, Boston, San Diego and San Francisco. read more...

Special Focus on Canada

Focal Point Canada - the S&T Policy of the United States Northern Neighbor

By Caroline Adenberger

Canada spends more on higher education R&D as a proportion of GDP than any other country in the G8. Its 2009 budget foresees funding of Can$ 2 billion to refurbish and improve infrastructure at universities. The government's 2007 S&T strategy aims to ensure Canada's position at the forefront of research and innovation. Still, some think all of this might not be enough to attract and maintain the best researchers.

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Research in Canada: An Interview with Chad Gaffield, President of the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Canada and the United States: The Science and Technology Counsellor Perspective

By Valerie La Traverse

Introducing Wolfgang Haider - One Man's Recreation is Another Man's Research

By Juliet Beverly

Wolfgang Haider is an associate professor of resource and environmental management at the School of Resources and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, investigating the decisions and behavior of people in recreational activities.

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Introducing Sylvia Stöckler Ipsiroglu - a Champion of Newborn Screening

By Karoline Peter

In 2005, Sylvia Stöckler Ipsiroglu left the University Hospital in Vienna to follow a call to head the Division of Biochemical Diseases and the Cystic Fibrosis clinical service at British Columbia's Children's Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Pielke's Perspective	Norm Neureiter on S&T in Foreign Policy
Obama's Climate Policy: A Work in Progress By Roger Pielke Jr.	Reestablish the Committe on International Science, Engineering and Technology & Get Funding for its Programs By Norman P. Neureiter

OpEds and Commentaries	Letter from Brussels
Why A Carbon Cap Should Be the Next US Stimulus By Gernot Wagner	The Ljubljana Process - Gearing the ERA towards 2020 By Martin Schmid
People in the Spotlight
Barack Obama's S&T Dream Team Learn about the key people in the new US administration who focus on science, technology, environmental, and energy policy issues.

News from the Network

Introduction Monica Winder: from Economist to Ecologist By Juliet M. Beverly	Austrian Scientist of the Year Fatima Ferreira at the Austrian Embassy in Washington DC on June 29
MOVES & MILESTONES Learn about the accomplishments of outstanding Austrian scientists and scholars in North America.	OST Scientist Network & ASciNA Activities

Institutions & Organizations	Bills in Brief
UNIVERCITY 2015 - Designing the Future of Technology at the Vienna University of Technology By Bettina Neunteufl	The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: What's in the Stimulus Package for R&D?

Noteworthy Information

An Extraordinary Dance of Science - "Dance your Ph.D." Performance at the AAAS Conference in Chicago By Victoria Minnich	Dorkbot - Doing "Strange Things with Electricity" from New York to Linz By Jonathan D. Farley
Call for Proposals for the Euroscience Open Forum in Torino, July 2-7, 2010	Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna, Calls for Applications

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