Innovation inducement prizes : at the National Science Foundation / / Committee on the Design of an NSF Innovation Prize, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (72 p.)
• Disciplina: 507.9/73
• Soggetto topico: Research - Awards - United States; Performance awards - United States; Incentive awards - United States; Incentives in industry
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Prizes in the National Innovation System""; ""2 An Experimental Innovation Inducement Prize Program at NSF""; ""3 Selecting Prize Topics and Implementing Early Prize Contests""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Comparison of Recent Prize Competitions""; ""Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biographies""
• Sommario/riassunto: Following a congressional directive in its FY 2006 Appropriations Act, the National Science Foundation asked the STEP Board to "propose a plan for administering prizes to individuals or teams that achieve novel solutions to specified social or research needs or capitalize on recognized research opportunities." A committee under the STEP Board concluded that an ambitious program of innovation inducement prize contests would be a sound investment in strengthening the infrastructure for U.S. innovation and that NSF, although inexperienced, is well suited to designing an experimental program that could add substantially to understanding regarding the appropriate goals of such contests, the motivations of participants and sponsors, and the rules and conditions that contribute to successful contests. The committee recommends that NSF start off with a series of small-scale prizes ($200K - $2M) in diverse areas while beginning to plan for much more ambitious contests ($3M-$30M) that would address significant economic or social challenges and be conducted over several years. The report addresses many of the generic issues that arise in administering innovation prize contests (types of contests, eligibility to participate, disposition of intellectual property rights, and decisions regarding awards) and explores 7 research and technology fields that might lend themselves to prize contests.
• Titolo autorizzato: Innovation inducement prizes
• ISBN: 9786610844500; 9780309179928; 0309179920; 9781280844508; 1280844507; 9780309668347; 0309668344
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910963181103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II