Concerning federally sponsored inducement prizes in engineering and science : report of the Steering Committee for the Workshop to Assess the Potential for Promoting Technological Advance Through Government-Sponsored Prizes and Contests, 30 April 1999, Washington, D.C.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: National Academy of Engineering. Steering Committee for the Workshop to Assess the Potential for Promoting Technological Advance Through Government-Sponsored Prizes and Contests
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Washington] : National Academy of Engineering, 1999.
Subjects:
Technology > Awards > United States.
Science > Awards > United States.
Incentive awards > United States.
Technologie > Prix et récompenses > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
Incentive awards
Science > Awards
Technology > Awards
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Concerning Federally Sponsored Inducement Prizes in Engineering and Science
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • A Taxonomy of Prize Contests
  • Inducement Prizes and Existing Public Policy Instruments
  • Potential Objectives of Inducement Prize Contests
  • Design and Administration of Inducement Prize Contests
  • Some Areas for Caution
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • References
  • Notes
  • Appendix A A Taxonomy of Technology Prizes and Contests
  • A Taxonomy of Technology Prizes and Contests1.0 TYPES OF PRIZES AND CONTESTS
  • 1.1 PRIZES
  • 1.1.1 Inducement Prizes
  • 1.1.2 Recognition Prizes
  • 1.2 CONTESTS
  • 1.2.1 Best-Entry Contests
  • 1.2.2 Goal-Oriented Contests
  • 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF INDUCEMENT PRIZES AND CONTESTS
  • 1.3.1 New or Best Inventions
  • 1.3.2 New Applications
  • 1.3.4 Performance Improvements
  • 1.3.4 Technology Diffusion
  • 2.0 EXAMPLES OF INDUCEMENT AND RECOGNITION PRIZES
  • 2.1 INDUCEMENT PRIZES
  • 2.1.1 Longitude Prize
  • 2.1.2 Aviation Prizes
  • 2.1.3 FCC Pioneer's Preference Program2.1.4 Energy-efficient Appliances
  • 2.1.5 Malcolm Baldrige Quality Awards
  • 2.1.6 X PRIZE
  • 2.1.7 CATS Prize
  • 2.1.8 International Computer Go Championship
  • 2.1.9 Loebner Prize
  • 2.1.10 EFF Cooperative Computing Challenge
  • 2.1.11 Feynman Prizes
  • 2.1.12 EU Information Technology Prize
  • 2.1.13 Wolfskehl Prize for Proving Fermat's Last Theorem
  • 2.2 RECOGNITION PRIZES
  • 2.2.1 Typical Recognition Prizes
  • 2.2.2 Combination Recognition Prizes/Grant Awards
  • Alan T. Waterman Award
  • Christopher Columbus Fellowship FoundationPrivately Funded Awards
  • NOTES
  • Appendix B Participants, Prospectus, and Agenda
  • PARTICIPANTS
  • PROSPECTUS
  • Summary
  • Background
  • Proposed Plan of Action
  • Anticipated Results
  • Federal Advisory Committee Act
  • AGENDA
  • Thursday, April 29, Members Room
  • Friday, April 30, Lecture Room
  • PANEL FOCUS QUESTIONS

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