Big Science in the 21st Century : Economic and Societal Impacts / edited by Panagiotis Charitos [and five others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Charitos, Panagiotis, editor.

Series:

IOP Ebooks Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computational intelligence.

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (928 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : IOP Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

The essays in this book debate the nature and extent of the societal impacts of Big Science and the mechanisms that generate such effects, as well as highlight the complex realities that can be used as guidelines to fund Big Science facilities, and how we can maximise their impact.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Editor biographies

Panagiotis Charitos

Theodore Arabatzis

Harry Cliff

Günther Dissertori

Juliette Forneris

Jason Li-Ying

List of contributors

Chapter 1 Introduction to part I: Voices from European Big Science Organizations

Chapter 2 CERN: the study of the infinitesimally small and the rise of Big Science

2.1 The rise of Big Science: a brief account

2.2 The birth of CERN

2.3 CERN's knowledge transfer mechanisms

2.3.1 A diverse hub for scientific knowledge: benefits to the scientific community

2.3.2 From idea creation to knowledge transfer: the path from CERN to society

2.4 Procurement activities and industry

2.5 Human capital formation

2.6 Lessons and future steps

2.7 Conclusion

References

Chapter 3 Assessing the socio-economic impacts of Big Science: case studies from the science and exploration programmes of the European Space Agency (ESA)

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Methodological approach

3.2.1 Objectives and principles

3.2.2 Understanding the specifics of science and exploration

3.2.3 Pragmatic approach and further investigation

3.3 A closer look at the socio-economic impacts of the science and exploration programme

3.3.1 The socio-economic impacts of ESA's exploration programme

3.3.2 The socio-economic impacts of ESA's science programme

3.4 Conclusion

Chapter 4 Bringing value from Big Science projects to society: the view from ESO

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Scientific and engineering benefits

4.3 Economy and innovation benefits

4.4 Talent development benefits

4.5 Education and outreach

4.6 International collaboration and policy benefits

4.7 Closing thoughts: the future of understanding the value of Big Science.

Chapter 5 The low hanging fruit-the economic boost from the construction of large science infrastructure in the twenty-first century

5.1 Summary

5.2 Big Science and the development of modern industrial infrastructure

5.3 A changing context

5.4 Which fruit is ripening first?

5.5 The European ITER case

5.6 Industrial policies for Big Science

Acknowledgements and disclaimer

Chapter 6 Developing a business case for international research infrastructures: the European Spallation Source

6.1 Research infrastructures

6.2 The evolving decision-making context

6.3 The European Spallation Source

6.4 Scientific impact

6.5 In-kind contributions

6.6 Exploring the socio-economic impact of ESS

6.6.1 Publications

6.6.2 Communications and outreach

6.6.3 Impacts of constructing the facility

6.6.4 In-kind contributions

6.6.5 Economic benefit to the host region

6.6.6 Attracting new members

6.7 Concluding remarks

Chapter 7 Debating the impact of Big Science in the twenty-first century. ELI ERIC: from local to global-addressing the multiple dimensions of impact

7.1 Introduction

7.1.1 A new era for laser science and applications

7.1.2 The revolution of high-power, high-repetition lasers

7.1.3 ELI technology and application areas

7.1.4 ELI's institutional background and funding model

7.2 The various types and dimensions of ELI's expected socio-economic impact

7.2.1 Dimensions of impact

7.2.2 Scientific impact

7.2.3 ELI as a platform for innovation

7.2.4 Multi-faceted impact as a driver of the scientific community

7.3 ELI's delivered impact

7.3.1 Employment

7.3.2 Collaborations and partnerships

7.3.3 User groups for commissioning experiments

7.3.4 Publications

7.3.5 Industry

7.3.6 Education and training.

7.3.7 Communication and outreach

7.4 Summary

Acknowledgements

Chapter 8 Industrial liaison officers, key intermediaries between Big Science organisations and their industrial suppliers

8.1 Introduction

8.2 The interaction between Big Science and industry

8.3 Best practices for the interactions between BSOs and industrial suppliers

8.3.1 Barriers for entering the Big Science market

8.3.2 Best practices and recommendations

8.4 Creating a consolidated European Big Science marketplace

8.5 Future perspectives of the Big Science market

8.5.1 Different perspectives on the Big Science market

8.5.2 Concerns and recommendations

8.5.3 The innovation ecosystem for Big Science

8.5.4 The formation of PERIIA

8.5.5 Recommendations from the ENRIITC project

8.6 Conclusions

Chapter 9 Analytical research infrastructures and industry engagement: drivers, challenges, and impact

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Industry and ARIs: a rich land of opportunity

9.2.1 Pushing open the ARI doors for industry

9.2.2 Versatility and ecosystems for industry engagement

9.3 Examples of industry engagement

9.3.1 Industry as a user of ARI facilities

9.3.2 Industry as technology partner

9.3.3 Enterprises and research and technology organisations as intermediaries

9.4 A future perspective

Chapter 10 The socio-economic impact of DORIS

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Science-historic background

10.3 Scientific and technological impacts

10.3.1 Particle physics

10.3.2 Accelerator science and technology

10.3.3 Photon science

10.3.4 Life sciences

10.4 Footprint of DORIS on the research system

10.5 Impact on people

10.6 Impact on economy

10.7 Impact on the region

10.8 Conclusions

References.

Chapter 11 A case study of Big Science at an IGO: how does EMBL respond to changes in societal norms?

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Does EMBL have a duty to respond to changes in societal norms?

11.2.1 EMBL's mission and programme

11.2.2 Societal impact

11.2.3 Relevant norms

11.2.4 Whose interpretation of norms prevails?

11.2.5 When do IGOs have the duty to respond to changes in societal norms?

11.3 Case studies: Big Science at EMBL

11.3.1 EMBL's scientific services

11.3.2 Open science: participating in a global movement

11.4 Conclusion

Chapter 12 Societal impact of Big Science organizations-a multifaced phenomenon

Chapter 13 Evaluating the impact of Big Science/research infrastructures

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Economic impact

13.3 Scientific impact

13.4 Societal impact

13.5 New dynamics in evaluation

13.6 Conclusion

Chapter 14 The role of large research infrastructures for regional innovation**Some of the research featured in this chapter has received funding from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) under Addendum FCC-GOV-CC-0185 (KE4819/ATS), defining LSE contribution under Article 6 of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Future Circular Collider Innovation Study (FCCIS) (FCC-GOV-CC-0004, EDMS 1390795) hosted by CERN. The FCCIS project has received funding from the European Union's Ho

14.1 Introduction

14.2 The role of collaboration in research and innovation

14.3 How can RIs procurement contribute to innovation?

14.4 How can knowledge from RI procurement spread to the rest of the economy?

14.4.1 Creation of new firms

14.4.2 Publications, patents, and technology licenses

14.4.3 Mobility of scientists and engineers

14.4.4 Multiple mechanisms at play

14.5 Conclusion

Chapter 15 Rethinking how to maximise the impact of your research infrastructure

15.1 Introduction

15.2 Public funding and social acceptance: a changing paradigm

15.2.1 Increasing budgets and public interest

15.2.2 From peer review to public scrutiny

15.2.3 Mission-orientation and social responsibility in science

15.3 Many have a standing

15.3.1 Which impact and for whom

15.3.2 Managing expectations

15.4 A framework for socio-economic impact assessment

15.4.1 Mixed methods and indicator based approaches

15.4.2 Modelling the socio-economic impact assessment of RIs

15.4.3 Ownership and evaluation strategy

15.5 Conclusion

Chapter 16 The socioeconomic impact of large scale research infrastructures: models, methods, and data

16.1 Introduction

16.2 Impact multipliers

16.3 Knowledge function approach

16.4 Social cost-benefit analysis

16.5 Multi-methods multiple indicators

16.6 Theory driven approaches

16.7 Case studies

16.8 Discussion and conclusions

Chapter 17 Socio-economic impact for the European Spallation Source (ESS)-a narrative and pathway development approach

17.1 Introduction

17.2 Socio-economic impact assessment: prior art and ESS methodology

17.2.1 Socio-economic impact for RIs

17.2.2 Making an impact in pursuit of ESS strategic objectives-building narratives

17.2.3 The ESS methodology-indicators, measures, and complementary surveys

17.3 Conclusion

Chapter 18 Applying a systematic technology competence leveraging approach in the knowledge transfer of Big Science

18.1 Introduction

18.2 Challenges and pathways of technology transfer in Big Science

18.3 User-community-based technological competence leveraging

18.3.1 What is technological competence leveraging and how does it work?.

18.3.2 A user-community-based approach to technological competence leveraging in Big Science.

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ISBN:

9780750345149

0750345144

OCLC:

1429734087