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Evaluating overall national science and technology activity: General Indicator of Science and Technology (GIST) and its implications for S&T policy

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  • Hiroyuki Tomizawa
  • Fujio Niwa

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A method for overall evaluation of national S&T activities using a large number of quantitative indicators is proposed. Multivariate analysis was used to analyse the structure of a set of 14 S&T indicators in the USA, Japan, Germany, France and the UK. The original indicators were integrated into a single indicator of S&T activities — the General Indicator of Science and Technology (GIST). Latent dynamics underlying the set of indicators naturally emerge from this analysis, and it helps to explain the nature of S&T activity in each country. The GIST is used to discuss the reforms of the Japanese Government in recent years in its S&T policies, thus showing the potential of the methodology as a tool for policymakers. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Hiroyuki Tomizawa & Fujio Niwa, 1996. "Evaluating overall national science and technology activity: General Indicator of Science and Technology (GIST) and its implications for S&T policy," Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press, vol. 6(2), pages 83-92, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rseval:v:6:y:1996:i:2:p:83-92
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