How Can We Measure if Defense Innovation Works?
The Pentagon still lacks clear ways to measure if the organizations charged with innovation in the Department of Defense actually work. In 1964, the federal government funded 67 percent of…
Vietnam pushes for semiconductor and AI research as part of tech transformation
The Ministry of Science and Technology has outlined key initiatives to strengthen national innovation and global competitiveness. A semiconductor industry product on display at the 2024 Vietnam Innovation Day. Photo:…
Improving productivity through research and development
Investment in research and development is critical to improving Northern Ireland’s productivity and economic outcomes, says the region’s first Chief Scientific and Technology Advisor (CSTA), Helen McCarthy. Science and technology…
Finland’s most significant northern port pilots security and resilience technologies as part of a EUR 12.8 million international development project
Press relase 6 February, 2025 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and partners have launched a three-year project with Oulu Port aimed at enhancing secure situational…
Budget 2025: Rs 20,000 crore allocated to DST to kickstart Rs 1 lakh crore research and development fund
Signalling a commitment to research and development, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday allocated Rs 20,000 crore to the Department of Science and Technology as a corpus for a…
Modernisation takes hit as Rlys R&D allocation slashed by 15%
Despite the Indian Railways push for modernisation and technological advancement, Research and Development (R&D) continues to be a severely neglected, as reflected in the Union Budget released yesterday. The break-up…