Transcript A Summary of SoSP Workshop Polling Results

A Summary of SoSP Workshop
Polling Results
December 4, 2008
Data
Should there be a common STEM ID for all PIs?
Yes
No
Don't Know
Can “competitiveness” be unambiguously and nonpolitically measured
Yes
No
Don't Know
Is standardization of data by scientific fields (e.g., molecular
biology) and scientific objectives (e.g., medical research)
desirable if we could establish multiple and/or overlapping
taxonomies or ontologies
Yes
No
Don't Know
Can data access be securely provided without
increasing the administrative burden to
investigators?
Yes
No
Don't Know
Should researchers forgo some confidentiality protections they
currently enjoy if by doing so the science enterprise could be better
understood?
Yes
No
Don't Know
Theme 3
The roadmap should clarify that economic
competitiveness is not the sole goal of science
Yes
No
Don't Know
Science of science policy should have a stronger
international component in its development
phase
Yes
No
Don't Know
Theme 2
Usefulness of tools/metrics/measures should only be
considered in the context of the specific question being
posed
Yes
No
Don't Know
New data collection cannot be done willy-nilly:
integrate into existing efforts, including better
linkages and data mining
Yes
No
Don't Know
Do micro- and portfolio-level outcome metrics offer the
highest potential value to science policymaking?
Yes
No
Don't Know
Group 1
There is broad consensus from the discussion tools and in our interactive discussion that the Federal government should play the
leading role in implementing Science of Science Policy. What should be the nature of Federal implementation?
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NSF
Diff Agency
Coordinate
Agency Spec
Interagency Office
Disagreement on the meaning of words such as “science policy” or “innovation” have been roadblocks in
effective discussion, especially across fields, disciplines, agencies, and sectors. Who could most effectively
develop a taxonomy for productive discuss
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The SoSP ITG
A core federal working
group
Outside consultants
Widespread input from A consensus will emerge
stakeholders
organically
How can we incorporate macrophenomena such as feedback loops or an evolutionary perspective in the highlevel questions?
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45
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Add new question
Captured
New Perspective
Not Important
Concluding Comments
• Real value in engagement of federal and academic
communities
• OSTP or some other entity needs to play coordinating
role
• Need common taxonomy
• Need common information about data
• Metrics and tools need lot of work defining, explaining
and disseminating
• THANK YOU – you will be hearing from the ITG about
wiki/final polling results and next steps. Please
continue to give your input and feed back