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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778747603321

Titolo

Harnessing science and technology for America's economic future [[electronic resource] ] : national and regional priorities / / Office of Special Projects, Policy Division, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999

ISBN

0-309-51949-7

0-585-05814-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

National forum on science and technology goals

Disciplina

338.973/06

Soggetti

Science and state - United States

Science - Economic aspects - United States

Technology and state - United States

Technology - Economic aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""Contents""; ""PART I: Committee Report""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Science, Technology, and Economic Growth""; ""3 The Private-Sector Environment for Innovation""; ""4 Government Roles and Priorities""; ""5 The University Role in Research""; ""6 Education and Human Capital""; ""7 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Bibliography""

""PART II: Speeches, Commissioned Papers, and Presentations at the Forum on Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic Future National Academy of Sciences Building Washington, D.C. February 2-3, 1998""""Keynote Address Honorable Jeff Bingaman U.S. Senator from New Mexico""; ""Keynote Address Honorable George Brown U.S. Representative from California""; ""Technological Advance and Economic Growth""; ""Sustaining American Innovation: Where Will Technology Come From?""; ""The Global Environment of U.S. Science and Technology Policies""

""The U.S. Environment for Venture Capital and Technology-Based Start-Ups""""The U.S. Environment for Venture Capital and Technology-Based Start-Ups""; ""The Education Challenge""; ""Meeting the Education



Challenge""; ""The Northeast Ohio Experience""; ""APPENDIX A: Forum Agenda""; ""APPENDIX B: Forum Roster""; ""APPENDIX C: Steering Committee Member Biographical Sketches""