Shaping Science & Technology to Serve National Security

塑造科学

• 批准号: 0236908
• 负责人: James Richardson
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-10-01 至 2003-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0236908&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Shaping; Science; & Technology; Serve

OIA-0236908RichardsonFunding is provided to the Potomac Institute For Policy Studies to conduct a study to define and document likely S&T trends and their impacts on national security over the next 20 years. In order to address the goal the following questions will be addressed:-What S&T trends are most likely to yield products to benefit national security?-What S&T trends are likely to pose dangers to our society? -How are the important trends likely to evolve and what indicators will herald new and significant capabilities or threats?-Who will be the most likely producer of the necessary capabilities and threats?-Are there roadblocks in the way of scientific or technological progress that may deter these capabilities and threats? At least six S&T areas will be examined during the conduct of this project: Advanced Materials; Nanotechnology; Life Sciences; Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; Energy; and Information Technology.The results of this study will feed into a larger study (under multi-agency sponsorship) aimed at suggesting ways to improve the quality of science and technology information involved in making decisions on S&T-laden issues at the national security level. This will significantly enhance the nation's ability to develop strategies and policies on issues with important scientific and technical content.

向波托马克政策研究所提供资金，进行一项研究，以确定和记录未来20年可能的科技趋势及其对国家安全的影响。为了实现这一目标，将探讨以下问题：-什么科技趋势最有可能产生有利于国家安全的产品？哪些科技趋势可能对我们的社会构成危险？- 重要趋势可能如何演变，哪些指标将预示新的重大能力或威胁？谁将最有可能成为必要能力和威胁的制造者？-在科学或技术进步的道路上是否有可能阻止这些能力和威胁的障碍？ 在执行这一项目期间，将至少审查六个科技领域：先进材料;纳米技术;生命科学;社会、行为和经济科学;能源;以及信息技术，这项研究的结果将纳入一项更大的研究（由多个机构赞助），旨在提出如何提高在国家安全一级就涉及科技的问题作出决定所涉及的科技信息质量的建议。 这将大大提高国家就具有重要科学和技术内容的问题制定战略和政策的能力。