When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Science and technology in Jamaica - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in...

    The Scientific Research Council, located in Kingston and founded in 1960, coordinates scientific research efforts in Jamaica. [3] Sugar Industry Research Institute, founded in 1973, aims to research and develop methods to improve agriculture technology as it relates to sugar cane production. [29] The Caribbean Agricultural Research and ...

  3. Caribbean Policy Research Institute - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Policy_Research...

    The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) is a public policy think tank based at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica. [1] The think tank's executive director is Dr. Damien King, Jamaican economist and lecturer in economics at the University of the West Indies, Mona.

  4. List of countries by number of scientific and technical ...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by...

    Jamaica: 478 175 126 Fiji: 469 522 127 Bolivia: 454 38 128 Mauritius: 451 356 129 Democratic Republic of the Congo: 439 5 130 Trinidad and Tobago: 437 320 131 Madagascar: 413 15 132 Paraguay: 407 55 133 Guatemala: 403 24 134 Republic of the Congo: 386 68 135 Dominican Republic: 346 33 136 Honduras: 345 37 137 Mali: 325 16 138 Tajikistan: 324 34

  5. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Public...

    The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering public administration and public policy studies. It was established in 1991 and is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Public Management Research Association, of which it is the official journal.

  6. Evidence-based policy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence-based_policy

    Evidence-based policy (also known as evidence-informed policy or evidence-based governance) is a concept in public policy that advocates for policy decisions to be grounded on, or influenced by, rigorously established objective evidence. This concept presents a stark contrast to policymaking predicated on ideology, 'common sense', anecdotes, or ...

  7. List of Jamaican inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jamaican...

    Walt W. Braithwaite spearheaded the development of CAD/CAM systems at Boeing, enabling the digital design and manufacture of airplanes. He also contributed significantly to the development of the Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES). Braithwaite's common data format and translators from Boeing were used as the basis for developing the ...

  8. Science policy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_policy

    Science and Technology Policy Research Division (STPRD) of the National Science Foundation (NSF), which was established as a statutory body, through an Act of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, is engaged in providing evidence based policy recommendations for policy formulation on science, technology and other fields ensuring the research/innovation ...

  9. Public Administration and Development - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Administration_and...

    The journal is published by Wiley (publisher) and is edited by Mariana Chudnovsky, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and Ian C. Elliott (University of Glasgow). According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 2.6, ranking it 18th out of 63 journals in the category " Development Studies " and 28th out of ...