The Economics of Big Science : : Essays by Leading Scientists and Policymakers.

• Superior document: Science Policy Reports
• Author: Beck, Hans Peter.
• TeilnehmendeR: Charitos, Panagiotis.; Heuer, Rolf-Dieter.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Science Policy Reports
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (137 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- Towards a Sustainable European Research Infrastructures Ecosystem -- References -- Full Presentation -- Disclaimer -- Economics of Science in the Time of Data Economy and Gigabit Society -- The SKA Approach to Sustainable Research -- 1 Introduction -- 2 SKA Science -- 3 Sustainability -- 4 Governance -- 5 Socio-economic Benefits from the SKA -- 6 Socio-economic Benefits -- 7 Case Study: SKA South Africa HCD Programme -- 8 Conclusion -- The European Spallation Source: Designing a Sustainable Research Infrastructure for Europe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Designing the European Spallation Source -- 3 Meeting the Modern Challenges -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- Further Reading -- Full Presentation -- Optimising the Benefits from Research Institutes -- 1 The Case of CERN -- 2 Building an Ecosystem -- 3 Technology Transfer Through Procurement -- 4 Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Rethinking the Socio-economic Value of Big Science: Lessons from the FCC Study -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Large-Scale Research Infrastructures for Particle Physics and Beyond -- 3 Measuring the Socio-Economic Impact: Challenges and Prospects -- 4 Future Outlook -- Socio-Economic Impact Assessments of ESA Programmes: A Brief Overview -- 1 The European Space Agency -- 2 The Socio-Economic Impact of Space Activities -- 3 Methodology of Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of ESA Programmes -- 4 Conclusions -- Reference -- Full Presentation -- Designing a Socio-Economic Impact Framework for Research Infrastructures: Preliminary Lessons from the RI-PATHS Project -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The RI-PATHS Project -- 3 A taxonomy for RIs -- 4 Discussing Preliminary Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Full Presentation -- Findings from the LHC/HL-LHC Programme -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 4 Monte Carlo Analysis -- 5 Conclusions.

References -- Full Presentation -- Designing a Research Infrastructure with Impact in Mind -- 1 Motivation -- 2 An Increasing Demand of Socio-Economic Impact Assessment -- 3 A Plan for Impact Assessment -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Full Presentation -- Leveraging the Economic Potential of FCCś Technologies and Processes -- 1 Market Analysis Scrap Metal Recycling Market (Focus: Aluminium) -- 2 Market Analysis: NMR Technology in the Fruit Sorting Industry -- 3 Learnings -- References -- Full Presentation -- How to Value Public Science Employing Social Big Data? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data: Twitter Data Collection -- 3 Data Visualization: Word Clouds -- 4 Results from Emotion Analysis and Hedonometer -- 4.1 Analysis of Emotions -- 4.2 Hedonometer -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Full Presentation -- RandD, Innovative Collaborations and the Role of Public Policies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Balancing the Regional and the Global -- 3 Conclusions -- References -- Full Presentation -- Large-Scale Investment in Science: Economic Impact and Social Justice -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Big Science -- 3 The Net Benefits of Investing in Large-Scale Research Infrastructures -- 4 A Social Justice Perspective -- References -- Investing in Fundamental Research: For Whom? A Philosopherś Perspective -- 1 The Importance of Investing in Fundamental Research -- Investing in Fundamental Research: Evaluation of the Benefits that the UK Has Derived from CERN -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The UKś Involvement in CERN -- 3 Main Pathways to UK Benefits and Impact -- 4 Benefits and Impacts Relating to World-Class Research -- 5 Benefits and Impacts Relating to World-Class Innovation -- 6 Benefits and Impacts Relating to World-Class Skills -- 7 Benefits and Impacts Relating to Science Diplomacy -- 8 Conclusion -- Fundamental Science Drives Innovation.

1 Fundamentals Science: For the Advancement of Humankind -- 2 Accelerating Society -- 3 Training the Next Generation -- 4 Summary and Outlook -- References -- Epilogue: Productive Collisions-Blue-Sky Science and Todayś Innovations.