Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche - OECD
fostering the development of human resources for science
and technology
edited by Sveva Avveduto
Il capitale immateriale –la conoscenza- è uno
dei più importanti fattori, se non il più importante, nel
determinare il successo di ogni impresa scientifica. La centralità
delle risorse umane nello sviluppo della conoscenza è indiscussa
ed è quindi evidente come il processo di formazione, preparazione
e utilizzo del capitale umano sia cruciale per l’avanzamento conoscitivo.
Questo volume presenta le più aggiornate analisi condotte da esperti
e studiosi provenienti da tutti i settori interessati: università,
impresa, settore pubblico, grandi organizzazioni internazionali ed associazioni
scientifiche, provenienti dai principali Paesi dell’OCSE.
Knowledge is widely recognised as one of the most important
factors, if not the most important, in determining the success of any scientific
enterprise. The role of human resources for delveloping new knowledge is
crucial.
The volume presents the updated debate on the challenges and solutions to
building a scientific workforce starting from the trends in supply and demand
for S&T graduates, and addressing the way in which research employment
is changing.
Recent policies to enhance the quality and quantity of S&T personnel
are discussed, these policies include those aimed at enhancing public understanding
of science among youth and enhancing the attractiveness of researcher careers.
Contents
1. HUMAN RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: DEFINING THE ISSUES
Foreword
Introductory Remarks
Enrico Pugliese, CNR-IRPPS
Takayuki Matsuo, OECD
Giovanni Virgilio, Ranieri Guerra, ISS,
Giuseppe Biorci, CNR
Background documents
Mario Cervantes, Sarah Uhl, Background
paper
OECD, Discussion guide
2. MISMATCHES IN THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF HRST: STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS OR CYCLICAL
‘MIRAGE’?
Barney Laciak, Mismatches in supply and demand for
S&T graduates at PhD level in Canada
Rama Thirunamachandran, Oversupply or Undersupply S&T
personnel?
Shinichi Yamamoto, Mismatches in supply and demand
for S&T graduates at PhD level
Enrico Pedrazzi, Barriers and disincentives to S&T
education and careers, or The trouble with Science and Physics as a test
case
3. CHANGING AND SHIFTING DEMAND FOR R&D PERSONNEL: WHAT IMPLICATIONS
FOR RESEARCHER TRAINING?
Fulvio Uggeri, The new face of research employment
in the business sector
Andrea Granelli, Changing demand for research personnel
in the Italian Telecom sector
Karsten Vandrup, The Industrial Demand for a New Competence
Diversity in the Research Workforce
Jiudith Zubieta, Science and Technology Human Capital
Formation: Mexico’s Current Alternatives
4. STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE DEVELOPMENT OF S&T EDUCATION
AND EMPLOYMENT
Mirja Arajärvi, Enhancing public understanding
and attractiveness of science among youth: Lessons from the Luma Programme
in Finland
Sue Rowley, Making research training and careers more
attractive
Luis Sanz-Menéndez, Coping with researchers’
labour market problems through public policy: The Spanish Ramón y
Cajal Programme
Andrea Cuomo, Attracting and retaining a research workforce
Sigi Gruber, Promoting the development of researchers
in the context of the European Research Area
Sveva Avveduto, Maria Carolina Brandi,
Francesco Gagliardi, Human Resources for research:
the Italian case
Magda Lola, Dagmar M. Meyer, Science
as a career: still an attractive option?
Renzo Rubele, Open Issues for the Next Generation
of Researchers
Riccardo Viale, Science policy, human capital and converging
stakeholders
Philippe Moguérou, Report from the CNR-OECD
workshop on “Fostering the development of human resources in S&T”
