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Restoring American competitiveness and innovation /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2012]
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| Colección: | Business issues, competition and entrepreneurship
Economic issues, problems and perspectives |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- RESTORING AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION ; RESTORING AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 THE COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATIVE CAPACITY OF THE UNITED STATES* ; FOREWORD ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ; RISING TO THE CHALLENGE ; Exceptional Performance ; Alarms ; Alarm 1: Jobs ; Alarm 2: Wages and the Middle Class ; Alarm 3: Manufacturing ; Alarm 4: Innovation ; Alarm 5: Education ; Alarm 6: Infrastructure ; Addressing the Alarms ; References ; KEYS TO INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS, AND JOBS ; Concepts and Definitions.
- What Made the United States So Successful in the Past? Research ; Education ; Infrastructure ; Interconnections ; References ; FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ; The Economic Justification for the Federal Government's Role in Funding Basic Research ; The Federal Government: A Key Force Driving Major Innovations ; Cracks in the Federal Research Foundation ; Preserving and Extending Federal Support for Science and Industrial R & D in the 21st Century ; Continue to Increase Government Funding for Basic Research ; Sustain Government Funding for Research.
- Incentivize and Reward Private Sector R & D Investment with an Enhanced and Extended R & D Tax Credit Support Innovative Entrepreneurs ; Speed the Movement of Ideas from Basic Science Labs to Commercial Application ; Unleash a Clean Energy Revolution ; Accelerate Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, and Advanced Manufacturing R & D ; Develop Ways to Measure the Value and Effectiveness of Research Investment ; Appendix 1. Definitions of Relevant Terms ; Appendix 2. The Theoretical Underpinnings for a Federal Role in Research Funding ; REFERENCES; EDUCATING OUR WORKFORCE; The STEM Workforce Is Expanding.
- STEM Skills in Demand throughout the Economy Many U.S. Universities Are Outstanding but Our Production of U.S. STEM Graduates Is Not ; The High Cost of College and Poor Academic Preparation Deter Students ; Demographics Create Challenges and Opportunities for Growth ; The Foreign-Born Are Key Members of the STEM Workforce ; The Administration Is Lowering the Barriers to a College Education ; Making College More Affordable ; Addressing STEM Shortcomings ; Helping Community Colleges Assist Workers and Businesses ; The Race to the Top Initiative Rewards Statewide Reform.
- Enhancing Our Nation's Educational Infrastructure References ; INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ; Introduction; Definition of 21st Century Infrastructure ; How Does Our 21st Century Infrastructure Stack up? ; Electricity Grid ; Information Infrastructure ; Satellites ; Ensuring the United States' 21st Century Infrastructure is Sound ; NextGen Air Traffic Control System ; Wireless Communications ; Cloud Computing ; Open Innovation Strategy ; Smart Grids ; References ; REVITALIZING MANUFACTURING ; A Strong Manufacturing Sector is Uniquely Important to the U.S. Economy.