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Mastering a New Role

Shaping Technology Policy for National Economic Performance

By: National Academy of Engineering,Committee on Technology Policy Options in a Global Economy

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Mastering a New Role

Shaping Technology Policy for National Economic Performance

By: National Academy of Engineering,Committee on Technology Policy Options in a Global Economy

This book examines the changing character of commercial technology development and diffusion in an integrated global economy and its implications for U.S. public policies in support of technological innovation. The volume considers the history, current practice, and future prospects for national policies to encourage economic development through both direct and indirect government support of technological advance.

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0309046467

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Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade

Into the 21st Century

By: National Research Council,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,International Standards, Conformity Assessment, and U.S. Trade Policy Project Committee

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Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade

Into the 21st Century

By: National Research Council,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,International Standards, Conformity Assessment, and U.S. Trade Policy Project Committee

Mandated standards used for vehicle airbags, International Organization for Standards (ISO) standards adopted for photographic film, de facto standards for computer softwareâ€"however they arise, standards play a fundamental role in the global marketplace. Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade provides a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of the link between standards, product testing and certification, and U.S. economic performance. The book includes recommendations for streamlining standards development, increasing the efficiency of product testing and certification, and promoting the success of U.S. exports in world markets. The volume offers a critical examination of organizations involved in standards and identifies the urgent improvements needed in the U.S. system for conformity assessment, in which adherence to standards is assessed and certified. Among other key issues, the book explores the role of government regulation, laboratory accreditation, and the overlapping of multiple quality standards in product development and manufacturing. In one of the first treatments of this subject, Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade offers a unique and highly valuable analysis of the impact of standards and conformity assessment on global trade.

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030905236X

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9780309052368

Forces Shaping the U.S. Academic Engineering Research Enterprise

By: National Academy of Engineering,Committee on Academic Engineering Research

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Forces Shaping the U.S. Academic Engineering Research Enterprise

By: National Academy of Engineering,Committee on Academic Engineering Research

The way in which academic engineering research is financed and public expectations for the outcomes from such research are changing at an unprecedented rate. The decrease in support of defense-related research, coupled with the realization that many U.S. technological products are no longer competitive in the global market, has sent a shock wave through research universities that train engineers. This book argues for several concrete actions on the part of universities, government, and industry to ensure the flow and relevance of technical talent to meet national social and economic goals, to maintain a position of leadership in the global economy, and to preserve and enhance the nation's engineering knowledge base.

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National Academies Press

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030905284X

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9780309052849

Research Strategies for the U.S. Global Change Research Program

By: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Committee on Global Change

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Research Strategies for the U.S. Global Change Research Program

By: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Committee on Global Change

This book recommends research priorities and scientific approaches for global change research. It addresses the scientific approaches for documenting global change, developing integrated earth system models, and conducting focused studies to improve understanding of global change on topics such as earth system history and human sources of global change.

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0309043484

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9780309043489

Engineering Research and America's Future

Meeting the Challenges of a Global Economy

By: National Academy of Engineering,Committee to Assess the Capacity of the U.S. Engineering Research Enterprise

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Engineering Research and America's Future

Meeting the Challenges of a Global Economy

By: National Academy of Engineering,Committee to Assess the Capacity of the U.S. Engineering Research Enterprise

Leadership in innovation is essential to U.S. prosperity and security. In a global, knowledge-driven economy, technological innovationâ€"the transformation of new knowledge into products, processes, and services of value to societyâ€"is critical to competitiveness, long-term productivity growth, and an improved quality of life. Preeminence in technological innovation depends on a wide array of factors, one of which is leadership in engineering research, education, and practice. A threedecade- long decline in the share of federal investment in research and development devoted to engineering and a perceived erosion of basic, long-term engineering research capability in U.S. industry and federal laboratories have raised serious questions about the long-term health of engineering research in the United States. This book illustrates the critical role of engineering research in maintaining U.S. technological leadership; documents major challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. engineering research enterprise; and offers specific recommendations for leaders in federal and state government, industry, and universities to help strengthen U.S. engineering research in the face of intensifying global competition.

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0309096421

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9780309096423

Highway Research

Current Programs and Future Directions -- Special Report 244

By: Transportation Research Board,Research and Technology Coordinating Committee (U.S.)

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Highway Research

Current Programs and Future Directions -- Special Report 244

By: Transportation Research Board,Research and Technology Coordinating Committee (U.S.)

TRB Special Report 244 - Highway Research: Current Programs and Future Directions describes the United States' highway industry and the major highway research and technology (R&T) programs. It then introduces a new framework for classifying highway R&T activities, maps the 1993 expenditures of the major public-sector programs on this framework, and presents suggestions and recommendations for the highway R&T program that reflect the Transportation Research Board's Research and Technology Coordinating Committee's vision of the needs of the highway transportation system for the next century.

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Transportation Research Board

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0309060540

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9780309060547

Rising to the Challenge

U.S. Innovation Policy for the Global Economy

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Comparative National Innovation Policies: Best Practice for the 21st Century

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Rising to the Challenge

U.S. Innovation Policy for the Global Economy

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on Comparative National Innovation Policies: Best Practice for the 21st Century

America's position as the source of much of the world's global innovation has been the foundation of its economic vitality and military power in the post-war. No longer is U.S. pre-eminence assured as a place to turn laboratory discoveries into new commercial products, companies, industries, and high-paying jobs. As the pillars of the U.S. innovation system erode through wavering financial and policy support, the rest of the world is racing to improve its capacity to generate new technologies and products, attract and grow existing industries, and build positions in the high technology industries of tomorrow. Rising to the Challenge: U.S. Innovation Policy for Global Economy emphasizes the importance of sustaining global leadership in the commercialization of innovation which is vital to America's security, its role as a world power, and the welfare of its people. The second decade of the 21st century is witnessing the rise of a global competition that is based on innovative advantage. To this end, both advanced as well as emerging nations are developing and pursuing policies and programs that are in many cases less constrained by ideological limitations on the role of government and the concept of free market economics. The rapid transformation of the global innovation landscape presents tremendous challenges as well as important opportunities for the United States. This report argues that far more vigorous attention be paid to capturing the outputs of innovation - the commercial products, the industries, and particularly high-quality jobs to restore full employment. America's economic and national security future depends on our succeeding in this endeavor.

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0309255511

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9780309255516

Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming

Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Science Base

By: National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences,Policy and Global Affairs,Institute of Medicine,Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy,Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming

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Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming

Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Science Base

Global warming continues to gain importance on the international agenda and calls for action are heightening. Yet, there is still controversy over what must be done and what is needed to proceed. Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming describes the information necessary to make decisions about global warming resulting from atmospheric releases of radiatively active trace gases. The conclusions and recommendations include some unexpected results. The distinguished authoring committee provides specific advice for U.S. policy and addresses the need for an international response to potential greenhouse warming. It offers a realistic view of gaps in the scientific understanding of greenhouse warming and how much effort and expense might be required to produce definitive answers. The book presents methods for assessing options to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, offset emissions, and assist humans and unmanaged systems of plants and animals to adjust to the consequences of global warming.

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0309043867

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Mastering a New Role

Mastering a New Role

Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade

Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade

Forces Shaping the U.S. Academic Engineering Research Enterprise

Forces Shaping the U.S. Academic Engineering Research Enterprise

Research Strategies for the U.S. Global Change Research Program

Research Strategies for the U.S. Global Change Research Program

Engineering Research and America's Future

Engineering Research and America's Future

Highway Research

Highway Research

Rising to the Challenge

Rising to the Challenge

Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming

Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming

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