STI Indicators Conference 2011. Rome, September 7-9, 2011

The 2011 STI conference focuses on the use of indicators for characterizing actors and their linkages in European science, as a multi-level and multi-governance system where actors– policymaking, funding agencies, research organizations and higher education institutions, research groups – act strategically to reach their objectives and shape their environment; in this distributed setting, network relationships become an essential tool for coordination and this leads also to emerge of new organizational forms, like networks of excellence, virtual research centers etc. Indicators are required as instruments for analyzing and monitoring changes, as well as a support for strategic decision in an increasingly complex system, where national and European jurisdictions interact in shaping the future European Research Area.

The conference aims to provide a place for methodological discussion concerning new indicators, their use in policymaking and the requirements for production, and for presenting new developments in specific domains, concerning design, methodology, experimental development and application to policy analysis and decision-making.

The conference program can be consulted on the ENID website and downloaded in pdf format.For specific topics and sessions please refer to the sessions webpage, while for registration and practical information refer to the corresponding pages on this website.