US science policy should focus on outcomes not efficiencies, says ASU professor

Given the huge investment and power of science and technology in the US it is surprising that more attention isn’t paid to the policy decisions that drive the enterprise, said Daniel Sarewitz, co-director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University. What appears to be missing from the equation, he added, is a focus on outcomes. Sarewitz was speaking at the 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-02/asu…