Research and Technology Coordinating Committee Letter Report: March 2014 (2014) / Chapter Skim
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2 2. State departments of transportation (DOTs)
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3 FIGURE 1 Increase in flexible funding under MAP-21. SUMMARY OF MEETING PRESENTATIONS Overview Michael Trentacoste, Associate Administrator for FHWA RD&T, began the meeting with an overview of the process improvements and changes in focus areas of FHWA's RD&T program since the previous committee meeting.
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4 all centers are now chosen through a competitive grant selection process that is transparent and reported to Congress. FHWA's RD&T agenda provides a platform for programmatic coordination with the UTCs that encourages both basic and advanced research in university settings.
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5 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Improved Management of FHWA's RD&T Program The committee commends FHWA for its recognition of the importance of an effective management structure and strategy in exercising its new discretion over RD&T resources; the committee also commends the tremendous steps that FHWA has taken to be responsible with this discretion. Management of the RD&T program has improved substantially in the past few years.
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6 result in a commercial product.1, 2 He also found that the lag time between the conclusion of the research and commercial introduction of successful research projects was, on average, 6 to 7 years. While Mansfield's figures are dated, they remain the most comprehensive empirical data on the success rates of industrial innovation projects.
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7 CONCLUSION The committee very much appreciated the opportunity to meet with FHWA staff and acknowledges FHWA's efforts to manage its newfound discretionary abilities. Overall, the committee would like to recognize the tremendous progress that FHWA's RD&T program has made in recent years.
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