Innovation & Competitiveness
Congressional Briefings:
- Cyber Physical Systems: Creating a Safer, Healthier, More Prosperous Future (July 9, 2009)
- More Bang for the R&D Buck: Young Researchers & High-Risk Research (February 27, 2009) video available
- The Nature of U.S. Innovation: The Federal Role (December 2, 2008) video available
- Nanotechnology 102: Understanding Congress’s Role (April 18, 2008) video available
- Future Research Directions in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (March 14, 2008) video available
- Nanotechnology 101: Science, Technology and Health (March 12, 2008) video available
- Basic Research Drives Defense Technologies (February 28, 2008) audio available
- America, We Have a Problem (December 12, 2007)
Reports:
AAAS: American Association for the Advancement of Science
CRS: Congressional Research Service
- Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2009, CRS Report RL34448, John F. Sargent, March 17, 2009.
National Science Board
- Science & Engineering Indicators, National Science Board, 2008.
- Research & Development: Essential Foundation for US Competitiveness in a Global Economy: A Companion to Science and Engineering Indicators 2008, National Science Board, January 2008.
- The Science and Engineering Workforce: Realizing America’s Potential, National Science Board, August 2003.
National Research Council
- Benchmarking Chemical Engineering, National Research Council Report in Brief, 2007.
- Benchmarking Chemistry, National Research Council Report in Brief, 2007.
The Council for Chemical Research
- Research & Development Bolsters U.S. Economic Growth Press Release of NSF Study, October 1, 2007
- Measure for Measure Chemical R&D Powers the US Innovation Engine, Council for Chemical Research Phase II Study, D.B. Anthony, 2005.
Taskforce on the Future of American Innovation
- Benchmark II report Taskforce on the Future of American Innovation, November 14, 2006.
- Measuring the Moment Innovation, Security, and International Competitiveness, The Task Force on the Future of American Innovation, November 2006.
- Task Force on the Future of American Innovation, Benchmarks of Our Innovation Future: The Knowledge Economy: Is the United States Losing Its Competitive Edge? February 2005.
National Academies
- Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, October 2005.
President’s Council of Advisors on Science & Technology (PCAST)
- , Sustaining the Nation’s Innovation Ecosystem: Information Maintaining the Strength of Our Science and Engineering Capabilities, June 2004.
- Sustaining the Nation’s Innovation Ecosystems, Information Technology Manufacturing and Competitiveness, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, January 2004.
- Riding the Rising Tide: A 21st Century Strategy for U.S. Competitiveness and Prosperity, ASTRA’s 14-Point Action Agenda for our Innovation Future, December 2007.
Other Reports
- Technology Transfer Works: 100 Innovations from Academic Research to Real-World Application, AUTM: The Better World Project, 2008.
- Five for the Future Council on Competitiveness, October 26, 2007.
- Sustaining America’s Competitive Edge Enhancing Innovation and Competitiveness Through Investments in Fundamental Research, Report from a Workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, December 2006.
- Looming Workforce Crisis: Preparing American Workers for 21st Century Competition, National Association of Manufacturers, September 2005.
- Tapping America’s Potential: The Education for Innovation Initiative, Business Roundtable, July 2005.
- Does Globalization of the Scientific/Engineering Workforce Threaten U.S. Economic Leadership?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper 11457, July 2005.