| Enhancing Productivity Growth in the Information Age: Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Policy and Global Affairs (Author), Board on Science Technology and Economic (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309102200 ISBN-13: 9780309102209 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $49.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 338.064 |
| LCCN: 2007275302 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.55 lbs) 146 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report summarizes a workshop?Strengthening Science-Based Decision-Making: Implementing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants held June 7-10, 2004, in Beijing, China. The presentations and discussions summarized here describe the types of scientific information necessary to make informed decisions to eliminate the production and use of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) banned under the Stockholm Convention, sources of information; scientifically informed strategies for eliminating POPs, elements of good scientific advice, such as transparency, peer review, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and information dealing with POPs that decision makers need from the scientific community, including next steps to make such science available and ensure its use on a continuing basis. |