Report by the Federation of American Scientists: “Local government and universities are critical to our communities. How do they work together? How can they support each other? How can we think differently about their relationship to one another – moving beyond big employers and land users to thinking about the fruits and labors of what the research community can do for local policy making.
The Civic Research Agenda is a multi-year, multi-partner study that is the first comprehensive reporting on the priority research needs of U.S. cities and counties. FAS has asked local governments directly about their research needs and pressing knowledge gaps that, if addressed, would help address their priority challenges and goals. It also provides an analysis of the supply side barriers (and recommendations) that will connect research to impact.
This report provides…
- research questions that are in demand by local governments; and
- specific recommendations for local governments and universities to improve and grow the research-to-impact pipeline for one simple purpose: make research actionable, understandable, and accessible to communities across the country…(More)”.
