The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (“UNJSPF”) administers a diverse and complex international public pension system based on a fully funded defined-benefit pension scheme. In 2009, annual pension benefits payments amounting to 1.9 billion USD dollars were paid in 15 currencies, there were some 110,000 participants and 60,000 pensioners/ beneficiaries residing and/or working in …
The Raymond and Beverly Sackler U.S.-U.K. Scientific Forum “Cybersecurity Dilemmas: Technology, Policy, and Incentives” was held on December 8 and 9, 2014, at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. With support from the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the Academies, the forum was organized by a steering co…
The research described in this report results from the RAND Corporation’s continuing program of self-initiated research. Support for such research is provided, in part, by donors and by the independent research development provisions of RAND’s contracts for the operation of its U.S. Department of Defense federally funded research and development centers. This research was conducted under th…
This paper discusses the safety challenges faced by railroads in the United States. It discusses and evaluates public policy dealing with trespassing, grade crossing collisions, occupational injuries and operational accidents. The primary conclusion is that the government oversight body, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), should take on the role of teacher and risk analyst rather than …
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My task is to summarize the present state of research on the relationship between technological change and economic growth, including the role of organized industrial research and development (R&D), concepts of social and private rates of return from investments in industrial innovation, and changes in the composition and returns from innovative activities in recent years. Also, I will try to d…
Fresh from the contributions made by science to the World War II success, at mid-century the nation adopted a broad policy to invest heavily in science and technology as a foundation for economic growth, social welfare, and national security. The emphasis was on the physical and biological sciences, but the social sciences were mobilized with respect to selected foreign and domestic challenges…
Coastal ecosystems are under stress from a variety of human activities, and many have experienced widespread degradation. Laws have been enacted and regulations implemented in an attempt to stem coastal environmental damage and guide responsible development, but these control measures are not always founded on adequate scientific information. Knowledge about coastal ecosystems, including the hu…
Beginning in the 1960s, quantum improvements in data sources, socioeconomic research, and computing technology made it possible to supply information of much greater depth and breadth to the policy process. In turn, the activist posture of the federal government during that period both stimulated the production of policy research and analysis and drew on its results. At one end of the process, …
Pro SQL Server 2008 Policy-Based Management is critical for database administrators seeking in-depth knowledge on administering servers using the new Policy-Based Management features introduced in SQL Server 2008. Policy-Based Management allows you to take control of your environment by managing your servers by intent. Policy-Based Management is a key component in any infrastructure where you w…