An Analysis of Science Communication Policy in European Union Framework Programme

Many science and technology developed countries take the science and technology communication as an important component of research projects. European Union has made important efforts to study and develop the science-society interface and to improve communication between scientists and the European citizens in order to assure that public awareness keeps pace with rapid scientific and technological development. There are two ways for improving the science communication in European Union's Framework Programmes. The first way is setting an independent science communication section, and the second way is integrating science communication content into research projects. The aim of this paper is to analyze the Framework Programmes' science communication policies and give some suggestions to science and technology policy decision makers in China.