Core to the FCO’s work is preparing for and responding to new and sometimes unexpected natural and political events whether opportunity or crisis. Research findings on current and emerging trends to improve future forecasting, or metrics to evaluate the success or otherwise of interventions, would be of interest.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
The UK is strong in scientific, technological and engineering research. It has a vibrant economy enabling small and large firms to flourish. But it suffers an enduring productivity gap compared with industrial activities...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Imperial College London
The project partially answers the question as it focuses on improving industrial performance and productivity growth, but does not specifically mention metrics for the impact of R&D on future economic growth.
The advance of "Rising Powers" - including Brazil, China, Russia, and India - promises to be one of the major forces in global economic, political and social development in the 21st Century. Shifts in the distr...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Manchester
The project partially answers the question as it explores the implications of advanced scientific and technological capabilities on economic and social development, but does not specifically mention metrics for the impact of R&D on future economic growth.
The latest strategy paper by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills states that innovation is the "main pathway to sustainable economic growth, higher real incomes and greater wellbeing in the long run&qu...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Greenwich
The project partially answers the question as it investigates the effects of R&D expenditures on firm performance, but does not specifically mention metrics for the impact of R&D on future economic growth.