Enhancing Productivity Growth in the Information Age

Enhancing Productivity Growth in the Information Age
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9780309102209
ISBN-13 : 0309102200
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Book Synopsis Enhancing Productivity Growth in the Information Age by : National Research Council

Download or read book Enhancing Productivity Growth in the Information Age written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-02-19 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarizes a workshopâ€"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.


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