Dominant research-funding paradigms are constraining the outputs of America’s innovation systems.
The decades-old dictum of “innovate here, produce there” has stymied our nation’s technological progress and prowess. As Japan, Germany, Korea, Taiwan, and China have realized the benefits of “manufacturing-led” innovation systems, our nation, without innovative methods to produce newly developed technology, has failed to reap the benefits from our investments in R&D. Our roundtable of senior […]
The next administration should take steps to streamline the patent application process and improve the innovation ecosystem.
The next administration should create a U.S. Entrepreneurial Corps to invest in the next generation of small business leaders.
The next administration should launch a Presidential Advisory Commission to improve transparency among beneficial investment organizations.
The Federal Government should establish a national equitable transit-oriented development policy.
A proposed federal initiative would expand the emerging field of civic research as “R&D for state and local government.”
Establishing a National Manufacturing Foundation to restore critical industrial commons, ensuring what is invented here can be made here.
Forging a more effective commercialization pipeline to enhance U.S. long-term economic competitiveness and innovation leadership.
A proposal for the federal government to help communities leverage smart-city technologies to help address social and economic challenges.