Knowledge Transfer, Open Innovation, and the Role of Federal Agencies and Universities in U.S. Economic Competitiveness
When the White House communicates to federal agencies about science and technology policies for the 2011 budget, as Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orszag and Office of Science and Technology Policy director John Holdren did this past August, the agencies take such guidance seriously. This year the guidance focused on the outcomes of research, not on the research agenda itself. Specifically, the OMB and OSTP directors raised four practical challenges:
* “Applying science and technology strategies to drive economic recovery, job creation and economic growth”
* “Promoting innovative energy technologies”
* “Applying biomedical science and information technology to help Americans live longer, healthier lives, while reducing health care costs”
* “Assuring we have the technologies needed to protect our troops, citizens, and interests.”
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