Science, Technology, and Public Policy: Statistics
and Data Sets

"FCC.gov/data is an online clearinghouse for data sets made public by the Federal Communications Commission. The data sets are organized in two ways: by the type of data set and by the office or bureau publishing the data."

ITU is a main source of ICT statistics. Some of the statistics on this page are available for free, some are not. Includes stats such as those for mobile phones, internet connections, and available broadband for many countries.

From the European Commission. "Welcome to Science for Environment Policy's online bank of research results for evidence-based policy making.The studies have been carefully selected for policy relevance and quality."

"STAR METRICS stands for Science and Technology in America’s Reinvestment – Measuring the EffecT of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science...STAR METRICS is a federal and university partnership which is developing an empirical framework to measure the outcomes of science investments and demonstrate the benefits of scientific investments to the public."

"Charts and Excel data files of a selection of the Pew Internet Project's latest findings." Includes demographics of online users, online activities, internet adoption, home broadband adoption, and more. Data is for the U.S.