Science and innovation are aimed at change—new knowledge, new techniques, and fresh approaches to addressing the major challenges facing humanity. Science and innovation policies shape the future by setting goals such as safety, economic security, improved health, and environmental quality and by designing programs to reach these goals.

The Conference program includes papers on:

• Globalization of Science and Innovation: How do global dynamics influence new institutions, emerging powers and relationships, and national and regional responses? How are relationships between multinational corporations and national states shifting in areas such as standard setting and intellectual property? What new forms of international cooperation are appearing?
• Achieving National and Global Goals: How are science and innovation incorporated into programs to address common goals such as development, energy efficiency, environmental quality, and improving health, social cohesion, and equity? How well do those programs work?
• Organizations of Science and Innovation: How are the dynamics of innovation systems changing in private firms, universities, and public laboratories?
• The Science and Innovation Workforce: How can we improve the science and engineering workforce? What educational foundations are needed? Where does international mobility fit?
• Policy Actors and Relationships: What are the dynamics of government agencies and programs for funding and regulating science and innovation? What national and sub-national agencies are active? What actions are developing at the world-regional level (e.g., Europe, Africa, and Latin America)?
• Methods, Measures, and Data: How are existing methods being applied in new ways, including visualizing science and innovation dynamics? What analytic techniques and models are emerging, both quantitative and qualitative?