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Panel VI: Observations and Policy Issues
Pages 111-118

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From page 111...
... Wessner convened the day's final session by saying that the panel offered the opportunity for unstructured discussion about the Advanced Technology Program (ATP)
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From page 112...
... Because of Head Start evaluation, another program was developed to address diminishing trace effects and this greatly improved the Head Start program.
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From page 113...
... Turner said that he hoped that the evaluation tools developed for the ATP could be used to assess other technology programs. This was increasingly important in the GPRA environment.
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From page 114...
... Nelson said, funds R&D in which a "nontrivial portion of research benefits go private." In commenting on the ATP's role in technology policy, Dr. Nelson said that there are many areas in which the ATP is the appropriate instrument for meeting public goals, but he cautioned that there may be areas in which the ATP is not the appropriate instrument.
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From page 115...
... Faculty members and students at universities receive NSF funds, and this creates goods that recipients can capture privately. Faculty members generate research, which will reflect positively on them when their performance is reviewed, and graduate students receive credentials and training for the job market.
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From page 116...
... Hill said that ATP evaluation should pay little attention to its awarders client companies and instead should focus on the spillovers that do not accrue to the awarders. QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE Todd Watkins from Lehigh University said that one of the benefits of programs such as the ATP was the social aspect of communities of practice, or what economists call "social capital." These are the benefits associated with collaborative activities and people in industries being able to work with one another easily.
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From page 117...
... As an example, he cited a recent conversation with an American venture capitalist who was concerned that the German government's growing support for its biotechnology industry in the form of very patient capital could pose a challenge to the leading position of U.S. industry.
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From page 118...
... In this second phase, we will draw both on the ATP's well-developed program of assessment and outside researchers, as well as the experiences of award recipients, to identify program strengths and potential improvements. Once this additional analysis is completed, the project steering committee expects to develop specific findings and recommendations for the Advanced Technology Program.
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