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Project Title:
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Comparative National Innovation Policies: Best Practice for the 21st Century
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PIN:
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STEP-Q-03-05-A
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Major Unit:
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy
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RSO:
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Wessner, Charles
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Project Scope
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a) Statement of Task
The global economy is characterized by increasing locational competition to attract the resources necessary to develop leading-edge technologies as drivers of regional and national growth. One means of facilitating such growth and improving national competitiveness is to improve the operation of the national innovation system. This involves national technology development and innovation programs designed to support research on new technologies, enhance the commercial return on national research, and facilitate the production of globally competitive products. The Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) proposes to study selected foreign innovation programs and compare them with major U.S. programs. The analysis, carried out under the direction of an ad hoc Committee, will include a review of the goals, concept, structure, operation, funding levels, and evaluation of foreign programs similar to major U.S. programs, e.g., innovation awards, S&T parks, and consortia. This analysis will focus on key areas of future growth, such as renewable energy, among others, to generate case-specific recommendations where appropriate. The Committee will assess foreign programs using a standard template, convene a series of meetings to gather data from responsible officials and program managers, and encourage a systematic dissemination of information and analysis as a means of better understanding the transition of research into products and of improving the operation of U.S. programs.
b) Sponsors
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Sandia National Laboratories
Office of Naval Research
National Cancer Institute
Department of Energy
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
National Science Foundation
Intel Corporation
International Business Machines
Google
Palo Alto Research Center
M Square
Association of the University Research Parks
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc
c) The approximate starting date for the project is 03/01/05.
d) A Final Report will be issued at the end of the project in approximately 86 months (see note below). Eight intermediate reports based on project conferences are expected, 29 months, 29 months, 44 months, 51 months, 55 months, 78 months, 84 months, and 84 months after project start.
Note, 8/28/2008: The project duration has been extended from 48 to 60 months to include additional symposia on S&T parks and Asian innovation policies and a report on S&T parks.
Note, 5/19/2010: Project duration has been extended to 78 months to include an additional symposium and summary report on Chinese innovation.
Note, 5/10/2011: Project duration has been extended to 88 months to include additional symposia and summary reports on Chinese and German innovation.
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Project Duration:
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88 months
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