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Living with the Genie // CSPO

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Who Owns Science?

The culture of innovation is changing as private funding outpaces public research investments, patent protection expands to emerging types of research findings, and ownership of knowledge becomes a critical issue in the global marketplace. What role does the market play in determining which research projects are pursued? How do these market driven choices affect our society?

Has "big money" corrupted science? (Book review)
Technology and economic development for whom?: the prospects for "dual agenda" state programs
The humpty dumpty problem
Public domain, genetic resources and new technologies
What options do we have for technology ownership and how do these affect distribution/innovation?
What governance mechanisms could produce more equitable distribution of S&T benefits?
How do we create and sustain cooperative sharing of knowledge?
Take a look at a list of related readings for this topic.