Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management

Science and technology diplomacy: a framework at the national level

Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh, Alireza Aslani, Ali Asghar Sadabadi, Mahdi Sanaei, Fahimeh Lesan Toosi, Mahdi Hajari

Science and technology diplomacy (STD) is an emerging area in the field of public policy and technology management. The purpose of this study is to overview the concept of…

Modeling Iranian innovation network in nanotech for policy: applying an adopted version of SKIN model

Morteza Mahmoudzadeh, Mahmood Alborzi

Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council could significantly increase the production of scientific articles in the field by imposing ten-year incentive policies so that Iran…

Evaluating Saudi cement companies’ market share

Yas Alsultanny, Sara AlZuhair

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the Saudi cement companies’ market share.

Relation between start-ups’ online social media presence and fundraising

Song Yang, Ron Berger

The purpose of this study is to examine the emergences of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have changed the way human beings communicate and interact…

Challenges for the development of an integrated agro-food-energy-biochemical nexus in Thailand

Burin Sukphisal, Winai Wongsurawat

This paper aims to synthesize the history of bio-refinery in Thailand and analyze the public policy challenges hindering the industry’s growth and development since year 2000.

The regional-innovation cluster policy for R&D efficiency and the creative economy

Donghun Yoon

This paper aims to discuss and present the regional-innovation cluster policy for R&D efficiency and the creative economy. In particular, the R&D efficiency and creative…

Irregular migratory flows

Anna Visvizi, Colette Mazzucelli, Miltiadis Lytras

The purpose of this study is to navigate the challenges irregular migratory flows generate for cities and urban systems. The migration and refugee crises that challenged…