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University-Private Sector Research Partnerships in the Innovation Ecosystem
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology - Web posted January 1, 2009 – 92 pages http://www.ostp.gov/galleries/PCAST/past_research_partnership_report_BOOK.pdf
In order to recognize fully the importance of university-private sector partnerships and their role in the rapidly globalizing innovation ecosystem, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology reviews the current state and historical trends of the U.S. R&D enterprise. The study involves examining inputs to the ecosystem, including funding sources and mechanisms, and outputs of the ecosystem in order to evaluate the effectiveness and productivity of the research enterprise.
Innovation
Science Progress - Articles –Fall • winter 2008/2009 – pp 6-46 http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/01/issue-2-sciences-troubled-legacy/
“The five essays attempt to tease out examples of how policymakers in statehouses and different federal agencies can work together with universities to replicate the success of Silicon Valley and the Route 128 Corridor in Massachusett s in other university cities and towns—in the process detailing how place and history set the stage for specific innovations that policymakers can help commercialize.”
How Much Does Immigration Boost Innovation
Jennifer Hunt and Mariolaine Gauthier-Loiselle National Bureau of Economic Research - Working Paper - September 2008. http://www.nber.org/papers/w14312
In 2003, immigrants patented at double the rate of natives, implying that immigrant inventors were crowding out native inventors. However, the difference is fully explained by the greater share of immigrants with science and engineering degrees. In fact, skilled immigrants have had a substantial positive effect on the number of patents per capita in the United States
Beyond “Fortress America” National Security Controls on Science and Technology
National Research Council - Web posted January 9, 2009 http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12567#toc
Many U.S. export and visa controls, developed during the Cold War era to prevent the transfer of technological and scientific advances to our enemies, now harm U.S. national security and economic prosperity, says the report from the National Research Council. The current regulations were designed for a world that no longer exists and are unsuitable for today’s adversaries.
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