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2 Management Strategy and Priority Setting
Pages 21-26

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From page 21...
... These presenta istration and work with the industrial partners and research tions included detailed responses to the concerns about the organizations (including universities and government laboprogram's overall effectiveness, funding variations, priority ratories) to establish research programs that meet national setting, partnership performance, and other 21CTP issues priorities and the interests of industry partners.
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From page 22...
... tee is not aware of a specific list of 21CTP projects and corre- The DOE focuses its technology research and developsponding funding levels for these agencies; it never received ment (R&D) investments specifically in high-risk areas or a well-defined list of such projects and budgets.
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From page 23...
... Johnson, committee chair, dated May 17, 2011, Executive Committee " Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel conference calls are scheduled monthly to discuss issues related to 21CTP Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty management and operations, and one full Partnership call per month is Engines and Vehicles," issued on October 25, 2010 scheduled to discuss issues relevant to the entire group.
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From page 24...
... on the stated Partnership goals. Interagency collaboration is The original Partnership structure -- which has been characterized as a virtual network2 of agencies and government mixed, however: under the 21CTP umbrella, collaboration between the DOE and DOT appears strong, whereas that laboratories, with agency personnel meeting frequently with and between the EPA and DOD is weak, as one would and industry partners meeting periodically for limited shar expect, because the two agencies have different objectives.
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From page 25...
... ing configurations, and reduce hardware testing. By continu- Although prioritization across agencies is unlikely to ing to focus programs in the national laboratories on the fun- happen in any meaningful way, the DOE has focused much damental aspects of the needs of industry and/or government of its 21CTP effort going forward on three SuperTruck agencies, timely transition of mobility technologies from the projects, two funded with the American Recovery and Reinlaboratory to practice can be facilitated.
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From page 26...
... The 21CTP is a virtual organization facilitating report documenting the specific projects within the 21CTP and the progress made. The annual report should provide communication among four agencies, government laborato references to published technical reports from the involved ries, and industry, but it has no direct control over research agencies.
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