Initiated following a bipartisan congressional request to study US science and technology innovation...
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Initiated following a bipartisan congressional request to study US science and technology innovation policy, this study by a group of academic officers, government officials, CEOs of Fortune 100 corporations, and Nobel Laureates was charged by the National Academies' Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy with prioritizing federal actions for enhancing science and technology competitiveness by the United States and identifying a concrete implementation strategy for implementing such actions. The report identified actions that should be taken in K-12 science and mathematics education, science and engineering research, science and engineering higher education, and economic and technology policy. The findings range from such predictable recommendations such as expanding the number of science and math teachers in primary schools and increasing funding for basic research to recommendations regarding the US patent system, visa processing for science and engineer PhDs, and the need for ubiquitous broadband Internet access. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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