Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Science and TechnologyPublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215084225
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
HC 758 - Legacy-Parliament 2010-15
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Science and TechnologyPublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215084225
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
HC 734 - Current and Future Uses of Biometric Data and Technologies
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Science and TechnologyPublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215083849
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
In its broadest sense, biometrics is the measurement and analysis of a biological characteristic (fingerprints, iris patterns, retinas, face or hand geometry) or a behavioural characteristic (voice, gait or signature). Biometric technologies use these characteristics to identify individuals automatically. Unlike identity documents or passwords, biometrics cannot be lost or forgotten since they are a part of the user and are always present at the time of identification. They are also difficult, though not impossible, to forge or share. Three future trends in the application of biometrics were identified during the inquiry: (i) the growth of unsupervised biometric systems, accessed via mobile devices, which verify identity; (ii) the proliferation of "second-generation" biometric technologies that can authenticate individuals covertly; (iii) and the linking of biometric data with other types of 'big data' as part of efforts to profile individuals. Each of these trends introduces risks and benefits to individuals, to the state and to society as a whole. They also raise important ethical and legal questions relating to privacy and autonomy. The Committee are not convinced that the Government has addressed these questions, nor are they satisfied that it has looked ahead and considered how the risks and benefits of biometrics will be managed and communicated to the public.
Hearings Before and Special Reports Made by Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on Subjects Affecting the Naval and Military Establishments
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1556
Book Description
Bridging the Valley of Death
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Science and TechnologyPublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215055163
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
There exists the concept of a valley of death that prevents the progress of science from the laboratory bench to the point where it provides the basis of a commercially successful business or product. The future success of the UK economy has been linked to the success of translating a world class science base to generate new businesses with the consequent generation of UK jobs and wealth. A troubling feature of technology companies in the UK is how many are acquired by foreign owners where the subsequent jobs and wealth are generated outside the UK. It is key that the Government ensure that sufficient capital is available and recommended that the proposed bank for business, possibly in partnership with the Business Growth Fund, be used to promote a bond market for medium sized businesses, thus providing growing small businesses with an additional source of funding. It is also recommended that the Government investigate the potential to require funds to have a proportion of European SME equities. There needs to be a mechanism to support SME's who do disproportionately badly from the current R&D tax credit scheme. The Technology Strategy Board is becoming the focus for government innovation policy and Government should consider how they can resource the TSB to provide local level advice to technology businesses. The Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) and the SMART Award scheme would appear to be successful initiatives but lack sufficient funds to meet the demand from companies
Evidence Check 1
Author: Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215542663
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This report (HCP 44, session 2009-10, ISBN 9780215542663) from the Science and Technology Committee looks at literacy programmes evidence check and concludes that expectations by the Department for Children, Schools and Families of the quality of the evidence base for reading programmes are worryingly low. It urges the Government to commission randomised controlled trials (RCTs). The Committee also states it is particularly concerned about the quality of evidence demonstrating cost-effectiveness of different programmes and further recommends that the Government reviews its guidelines on RCT design; it says even Wikipedia is more thorough and informative. The Committee also concludes, that: the Government's focus on early literacy interventions and phonics-based teaching is based on the best available evidence; the use of Reading Recovery is based on a lower quality of evidence than the Committee is comfortable with and that the decision to introduce Reading Recovery nationally is not evidence based. The Committee further expressed alarm that there was a complete lack of randomised controlled trials using standardised test scores for the Reading Recovery programme in the UK school system, before national implementation of the programme.
Government Publications Issued During ...
Author: Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Henry Pestalozzi, and His Plan of Education
Author: George Edward BiberCases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law
Author: Geoffrey WilsonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521208161
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Government Publications
Author: Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1694
Book Description
Communicating Climate Science - HC 254
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Science and TechnologyPublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215070623
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The Government is failing to clearly and effectively communicate climate science to the public. There is little evidence of co-ordination amongst Government, government agencies and public bodies on communicating climate science, despite various policies at national and regional level to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The mandate to act on climate can only be maintained if the electorate are convinced that the Government is acting on the basis of strong scientific evidence. Ministers therefore need to do more to demonstrate that is the case and consistently reflect the Government approach in all their communications, especially with the media. The report also criticises the BBC for its reporting on the issue. It points out that BBC News teams continue to make mistakes in their coverage of climate science by giving opinions and scientific fact the same weight. The BBC is called to develop clear editorial guidelines for all commentators and presenters on the facts of climate that should be used to challenge statements, from either side of the climate policy debate, that stray too far from the scientific facts. It is important that climate science is presented separately from any subsequent policy response. Government should work with the learned societies and national academies to develop a source of information on climate science that is discrete from policy delivery, comprehensible to the general public and responsive to both current developments and uncertainties in the science