Bay Area Research Groups

Stanford University

Regional Networks: The Silicon Valley System of Innovation: Sponsored by the Asia Pacific Research Center.

Stanford Center for Law and Technology Policy: Located in the Law School.

Stanford Computer Industry Project: An interdisciplinary research project based in the Business School.

Stanford Law and Technology Association: A student organization in the Law School.

Stanford Library

• History of Science and Technology Collections: An online guide to resources at Stanford in the history of science, including archival material and Stanford-accessible databases.
• Department of Special Collections

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley Center for Law and Technology: Based in Boalt Law School.

Berkeley Roundtable on International Economy: Includes a variety of online publications by BRIE affiliates.

Center for Western European Studies: The CWES research program includes work on global networks and contemporary politics/society, and science/technology studies.

E-conomy Project: A collaborative venture between BRIE, the Haas School, the School of Information Management and Systems. Includes online publications.

Fischer Center for IT and Marketplace Transformation: Based in the Haas School of Business.

South Bay

Computer History Association of California: Palo Alto.

Computer Museum History Center: Located at Moffet Field, Mountain View.

Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network: A nonprofit group devoted to building a "sustainable community collaborating to compete globally." Joint Venture has published a number of interesting studies (click here for a full list), including:

• The Index of Silicon Valley presents statistical information about Silicon Valley industry, competitiveness, and quality of life. Reports from 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 are online.
• Silicon Valley Comparative Analysis compares Silicon Valley's performance in a number of areas with ten other high-tech regions in the United States.

Silicon Valley Cultures Project: Department of Anthroplogy, San Jose State University.

Tech Museum of Innovation: Located in San Jose.