米国科学資金の新たな境界線を切り開く
Jeffrey Alexander1, Ivy Estabrooke2
1Jeffrey Alexander is director of Innovation Policy, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
まとめ
アメリカの学術研究は 連邦政府の資金の減少により 課題に直面しています 国家は投資を増やし,研究能力に新たな機会と困難をもたらしています.
科学分野:
- 科学技術政策
- 高等教育研究
- 政府の科学資金
背景:
- 1980年代の教員調査は,安定した公的資金にもかかわらず,米国の研究能力の低下を警告しました.
- 現在のアメリカの学術研究者は 低いモラルと限られた機会を報告しています
- 米国における基礎研究と応用研究に対する連邦政府の資金は2009年の48%から2023年の34%に減少した.
研究 の 目的:
- 米国学術機関における研究資金の景観の変化の影響を分析する.
- 研究への州政府の投資の増加の影響を調査する.
- 国家資金への依存度を増やすことに関連した課題と機会を特定する.
主な方法:
- 研究資金の動向に関する国立科学財団 (NSF) のデータ分析
- 研究環境に対する教員の認識に関する過去の調査のレビュー
- 学術研究のための連邦対州資金モデルの比較分析.
主要な成果:
- 2009年から2023年までの間に 連邦政府の研究費の比率は大幅に減少しました
- 州政府は連邦政府の削減に対応して 研究予算を増やしています
- この変化は 研究エコシステムに新たな複雑性と潜在的利益をもたらします
結論:
- 連邦政府の研究資金の減少は米国の研究能力に重大なリスクをもたらす.
- 州レベルでの投資の増加は 挑戦的ではあるが 可能性のある代替案です
- 新しい資金調達構造に適応することは,学術研究の活力を維持するために不可欠です.
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