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Workshop Statement of Task
Over the past several decades, the global science and technology (S&T) landscape has changed, affecting both the means and rapidity by which S&T knowledge is created and shared around the globe. Countries whose S&T enterprises fail to maintain awareness of emerging technological advances and to engage and collaborate with those who lead their fields may find themselves falling behind. This reality has dramatic implications for economic competitiveness and national security.1 Global advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes are of particular importance to countries who see high-value materials-related manufacturing as a key national competitive capability. Globalization presents new opportunities for leveraging investments, sharing costs, and solving environmental and societal challenges that require international coordination and collaboration. At the same time, global competition presents challenges in information sharing and collaborative R&D.
This workshop agenda will include topics such as:
- 21st Century Global Materials and Manufacturing R&D Landscape
- Importance to National Security of Global Technology Awareness and Global Technology Collaboration
- Successful Mechanisms for Global Technology Awareness and Global Technology Collaboration
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1 National Research Council, “Strategic Engagement in Global S&T: Opportunities for Defense Research” (2014).
