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The STaTe of Science and Technology in canada, 2012 The Expert Panel on the State of Science and Technology in Canada Science Advice in the Public Interest THE STATE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CANADA, 2012 The Expert Panel on the State of Science and Technology in Canada ii The State of Science and Technology in Canada, 2012 THE COUNCIL OF CANADIAN ACADEMIES 180 Elgin Street, Suite 1401, Ottawa,. [...] In particular, the Innovation, Science and Technology Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade shared its perspectives on Canada’s involvement in international science; and the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council provided valuable advice on the challenges in evaluating research in the humani. [...] Chapter 1 Introduction and Charge to the Panel 1 1 Introduction and Charge to the Panel • Charge to the Panel • Building on the 2006 State of S&T Report • Organization of the Report 2 The State of Science and Technology in Canada, 2012 1 Introduction and Charge to the Panel Canada’s economic prosperity, stability, and well-being in the knowledge-based economy of the 21st century has become increas. [...] (See Box 1.1 for definitions of “S&T” and S&T “strength”.) Box 1.1 Definitions The Panel used the same definition of “S&T” as used in the 2006 report: The scope of S&T encompasses disciplines in the natural sciences (the study of nature); the social sciences, humanities, and health sciences (the study of human beings); and engineering (the creation and study of artefacts and systems). [...] 14 The State of Science and Technology in Canada, 2012 For bibliometrics, publications within each of the 22 research fields are classified on the basis of the journals in which they appear, and not on the basis of the specific scientific nature of the research reported or the departmental affiliations of the authors.