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S&T indicators in science policy: how can they matter?

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S&T indicators can have a number of objectives in science and technology policy, of which monitoring and evaluation are the most important. The development of S&T indicators is described in relation to different periods of Dutch science policy. Before a more optimal situation can be created, certain conditions should be met, which are related to three levels of communication — policy, data infrastructure and intermediate. The Netherlands Observatory of Science and Technology acts as a bridging mechanism betwveen the policy system and the data infrastructure system. The main objective of the current indicators is to monitor the S&T system in a general way, but it will be necessary to optimise the potential of S&T indicators to generate information that can be used in more specific discussions on S&T policy. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Jan van Steen, 1995. "S&T indicators in science policy: how can they matter?," Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press, vol. 5(2), pages 161-166, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rseval:v:5:y:1995:i:2:p:161-166
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    1. Sabrina Petersohn & Thomas Heinze, 2018. "Professionalization of bibliometric research assessment. Insights from the history of the Leiden Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 45(4), pages 565-578.

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