U.S. Government Funding of Cooperative Research and Development in North America,Used

Product Description Since 1993, U.S. government agencies have spent, on average, more than $100 million a year on research and development projects involving the participation of researchers from Canada and/or Mexico. These activities have been focused primarily on environmental, agricultural, and earth sciences, as well as biomedical and genetic research. The U.S. government's R&D relationship with these two countries, while having common scientific interests, differs in character: The R&D relationship with Canada has the quality of a partnership between equals. In contrast, the relationship with Mexico, while sound and growing, is not an equal exchange, being more formal and having more oneway transfer of information and assistance. From the Publisher This report presents findings from research conducted by the Science and TechnologyPolicy Institute at RAND. This report describes the results of a RAND inventoryof U.S. government spending on North American cooperation in research and development(R&D) between 1993 and 1997 and characterizes the nature of these activities.The findings herein should be of interest to government policymakers concernedabout international relations in science and technology and to those in the scienceand technology community interested in tracking R&D spending.For access to the RaDiUS Webpage, go to https://radius.rand.org/.Research and data analysis for this report was conducted by the authors, aided byMonica Pinto, formerly of the RAND staff. The project was requested by and conductedunder the guidance of Deanna Behring, National Security and InternationalAffairs Division, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Executive Office ofthe President. Conclusions in this report are RAND's alone and should not beascribed to the Office of Science and Technology Policy or the National ScienceFoundation.Originally created by Congress in 1991 as the Critical Technologies Institute andrenamed in 1998, the Science and Technology Policy Institute is a federally fundedresearch and development center sponsored by the National Science Foundationand managed by RAND. The Institute's mission is to help improve public policy byconducting objective, independent research and analysis on policy issues thatinvolve science and technology. To this end, the InstituteSupports the Office of Science and Technology Policy and other ExecutiveBranch agencies, offices, and councilsHelps science and technology decisionmakers understand the likely consequencesof their decisions and choose among alternative policiesHelps improve understanding in both the public and private sectors of the waysin which science and technology can better serve national objectives.Science and Technology Policy Institute research focuses on problems of science andtechnology policy that involve multiple agencies. In carrying out its mission, theInstitute consults broadly with representatives from private industry, institutions ofhigher education, and other nonprofit institutions.Inquiries regarding S&TPI or this document may be directed to:Bruce W. DonDirector, Science and Technology Policy Institute at RAND1333 H Street, N.W., Suite 800Washington, D.C.