Science policy

Science policy is an area of concerned with the policies that affect the conduct of the scientific enterprise, including often in pursuance of other national policy goals such as technological innovation to promote commercial product development, weapons development, health care and environmental monitoring. Science policy also refers to the act of applying scientific knowledge and consensus to the development of public policies. Science policy thus deals with the entire domain of issues that involve the natural sciences. In accordance with being concerned about the well-being of its citizens, science policy's goal is to consider how science and technology can best serve the public.

 Has influenced the funding of and science for thousands of years, dating at least from the time of the who inspired the study of logic during the period of the  and the study of defensive fortifications during the in China. governmental approval of in the 17th century recognized a which exists to this day. The professionalization of science, begun in the 19th century, was partly enabled by the creation of scientific organizations such as the the and state funding of universities of their respective nations. Public policy can directly affect the funding of  and intellectual infrastructure for industrial research by providing tax incentives to those organizations that fund research.director of the for the United States government, the forerunner of the wrote in July 1945 that "Science is a proper concern of government.