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Human Capital Policy in Science and Technology

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Brain-circulation; Brain-drain; Entrepreneurship; Governance of science and technology; Human capital development strategies; Knowledge creation and exchange; Social development; Transnational research collaborations; Use and application of science and technology

Definition

Human capital is the productive wealth embodied in labor, skills, and knowledge of science and technology. The terminology for policies covering human capital policy varies in countries. They are often called science and technology policy, research and innovation policy, or higher education, science, and innovation policy. Common for all is that they include set of beliefs and practices designed and implemented to stimulate the production of scientific and technological knowledge in order to realize the ideal of progress and welfare in countries.

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  1. LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Åsa Olsson & Ranjit Gajendra Nadarajah

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  1. Åsa Olsson
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  1. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Hans De Wit

  2. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA

    Laura Rumbley

  3. Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Lombardy, Italy

    Fiona Hunter

  4. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

    Lisa Unangst

  5. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

    Edward Choi

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Olsson, Å., Nadarajah, R.G. (2018). Human Capital Policy in Science and Technology. In: Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_260-1

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