Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic Future: National and Regional Priorities

National Research Council

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Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic Future

National and Regional Priorities

(1999)

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This book is largely based on a 1998 forum where participants from across America discussed ways to improve the utilization of science and technology for economic growth over the next several decades. A steering committee of prominent Americans, co-chaired by SEMATECH Chairman William Spencer and former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, developed consensus recommendations from the forum input.

Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic Future puts forward long-term goals for the nation and associated action items. It includes background papers and talks from the forum, covers the economics of science and technology-based growth, industry trends, the role of government, education, research universities, and the international context.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Policy and Global Affairs; Office of Special Projects Policy Division; Committee on Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic Future; National Forum on Science and Technology Goals

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176 pages | 6 x 9 | Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-06538-2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/9456

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-viii
Executive Summary	1-4
1 Introduction	5-8
2 Science, Technology, and Economic Growth	9-16
3 The Private-Sector Environment for Innovation	17-26
4 Government Roles and Priorities	27-32
5 The University Role in Research	33-38
6 Education and Human Capital	39-44
7 Conclusions and Recommendations	45-48
Bibliography	49-52
Keynote Address by Jeff Bingaman	53-60
Keynote Address by George Brown	61-66
Technological Advance and Economic Growth	67-72
Sustaining American Innovation: Where Will Technology Come From?	73-82
The Global Environment of U.S. Science and Technology Policies	83-112
The U.S. Environment for Venture Capital and Technology-Based Start-Ups by Charles Geschke	113-118
The U.S. Environment for Venture Capital and Technology-Based Start-Ups by John Shoch	119-124
The Education Challenge	125-130
Meeting the Education Challenge	131-138
The Northeast Ohio Experience	139-144
Appendix A: Forum Agenda	145-150
Appendix B: Forum Roster	151-162
Appendix C: Steering Committee Member Biographical Sketches	163-165

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