Lynne G. Zucker, Director (zucker@nicco.sscnet.ulca.edu)
The Center for International
Science, Technology and Cultural Policy was established in 1997 to facilitate
research on the influences of government policy on the development of the
arts and sciences and their commercial and noncommercial expressions, including
technology, media, and fashion/design. The center's mission is to improve
the basis for policy decisions by conducting and supporting solid empirical
research designed to examine alternative policy models, including the comparison
of systems across countries, as well as across substantive areas in the
same country. The center promotes dissemination of policy research to governments
seeking to make more empirically informed policy decisions