Technology Policy and Critical Technologies A Summary of Recent Reports (1991) / Chapter Skim
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'CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES REPORTS'
'CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES REPORTS'
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Yet the reports may give this impression, because they generally stress the federal role and provide few, if any, details on the private sector role. As noted in the previous section, the federal government has for years supported certain specific areas of commercial technology.
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Flexible Machine Manufacturing Artificial computer engineering computer- intelligence/ technology intelligence integrated tools integrated robotics manufacturing manufacturing Integrated Commerciali- circuit Intelligent zation&. Artificial fabrication processing production intelligence equipment equipment systems Micro- and Process nanofabrica- equipment tion Systems management technologies INFORMATION&.
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Database computing architectures networking systems Database systems Operating systems Applications technology High definition Displays Digital imaging Data fusion Displays imaging&. technology displays Hardcopy Hardcopy technology technology Sensors&.
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ENVIRONMENT Energy technologies Pollution Environmental minimization, technologies remediation, & waste management 18
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NATIONAL CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES PANEL REPORT The 1 99 1 R eport of the Na tional Critical Technologies Panel, a group consisting of 13 individuals with expertise in science and engineering cho sen from the federal government and the private sector, is the first of a series of biennial reports required by Congress in the FY 1 990 Defense Authorization Act. This report is widely viewed as a product of the Office of Science and Technology Policy ( OSTP)
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The Panel report describes 22 technologies considered essential for the United States to develop for the Nation's long-term national security and economic prosperity. The criteria for selection of the technologies fall into three general categories: National Needs •Industrial Competitiveness •National Defense •Energy Security •Quality of Life Importance/ Criticality • Opportunity to Lead Market • Performance/Quality /Productivity Improvement • Leverage Market Size/Diversity •Vulnerability •Enabling/Pervasive •Size of Ultimate Market The Panel report provides brief definitions of the criteria used in select ing the critical technologies.
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has prepared critical technologies plans in 1 989 and in 1 990 in response to the National Defense Authoriza tion Act . 1 0 The intent of the requirement was to encourage the DOD to establish a planning process that would ensure that critical needs in defense technology development would be reflected in budget priorities .
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They are technologies that are essential to the development and production of future generations of competitive computer systems . .In addition, the CSPP critical technologies report identifies critical success factors which, if improved, can enhance U
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, has been preparing technology development plans for each key technology, such as advanced composites and artificial intelligence. For each technolo gy, a lead firm coordinates a Technology Team ( composed of industry, gov ernment, and academic experts )
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