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Save to My PortfolioMeasuring Innovation and Change During Turbulent Economic Times

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

Measuring Innovation and Change During Turbulent Economic TimesOn November 17, a day-long conference co-sponsored by Brookings and the Heritage Foundation will explore the measurement challenges associated with the recession, particularly in the financial and housing sectors; how innovation can become a standard component of our national accounting system, and how incorporating innovation metrics will aid the development of a unified picture of the sources of growth and economic disruption. Read More

U.S. Economy, Innovation, Financial Markets, Housing

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioInnovation’s Conference Committee Hurdle

Mark Muro and Andrew Reamer, November 16, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Innovation’s Conference Committee HurdleAmerica continues to grope toward the development of an effective innovation strategy as part of a credible push toward economic reinvention. Mark Muro and Andrew Reamer urge Congress to implement and test an important new strategy - a regional industry clusters program. This program would play a critical role in the nation’s economic recovery and longer-term revitalization at the metropolitan and rural levels ultimately stimulating innovation and job-creation. Read More

Innovation, U.S. Economic Growth, U.S. Economic Stimulus

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioSeattle's Opportunity Emerging from the Great Recession

Bruce Katz, October 12, 2009, The Seattle Times

Bruce Katz outlines the many metropolitan assets that could form the basis for the Seattle region’s economic recovery and evolution. However, Seattle won’t get there without renewed civic collaboration, smart government action and an overarching regional vision. Read More

Cities, Economic Development, Innovation, Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWhat Consumers Want From Mobile Communications

Darrell M. West, September 14, 2009, The Brookings Institution

What Consumers Want From Mobile CommunicationsIn the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Congress tasked the FCC with developing a national broadband policy by February 17, 2010 to boost our nation’s communications infrastructure and long-term economic development. Darrell West explores in a new study what consumers want from new mobile communications in the United States, Spain, United Kingdom, and Spain and how these results demonstrate the virtue of innovation and open networks for communications policy. Read More

Broadband Policy, Information Technology, Innovation, Technology, Telecommunications

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEnergy Efficiency: Better Lightbulbs and Beyond

Mark Muro and Jonathan Rothwell , July 06, 2009, The Vine, The New Republic

Moving beyond President Obama administration’s new lightbulb standards, Mark Muro and Jonathan Rothwell of the Metropolitan Policy Program note the need for broader policy interventions to shrink the carbon footprint of the built environment. Read More

Climate Change, Innovation, Technology and Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNext on Climate: Improve Waxman-Markey Innovation Provisions in Senate

Mark Muro, June 29, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Following a narrow House vote on Friday to pass climate change legislation, President Obama called on the Senate this weekend to follow suit. Mark Muro urges an even greater investment in energy innovation to catalyze a radically cleaner future. Read More

Energy Security, Climate Change, Innovation, Competitiveness, Technology and Development

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Technology Innovation for Open Government

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
12:30 PM to 01:30
Washington, DC

Brookings expert Darrell West and Politico Senior Editor David Mark discussed ways the government can use the Internet and new technologies to provide better, faster, more transparent and accountable service to its people in the June 17 edition of the Scouting Report. Read More

Information Technology, E-Government, Technology, Innovation, Governance

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Clean Energy Innovation

Wednesday, June 03, 2009
12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
Washington, DC

In the June 3 edition of the Scouting Report live web chat, Brookings policy expert Mark Muro and Politico senior editor Fred Barbash discussed how "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" is more than just a cap-and-trade bill. The bill has significant components dedicated to energy innovation and clean energy technology development and deployment. Read More

Energy Security, Climate Change, Innovation, Technology and Development, Competitiveness

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWaxman-Markey: What About Innovation?

Mark Muro, May 26, 2009, The Vine, The New Republic

The climate change bill now winding its way through the House of Representatives has significant components dedicated to energy innovation and clean energy technology development and deployment. However, Mark Muro argues, funding the Department of Energy’s budget request for innovation would more immediately establish American alternative energy leadership. Read More

Energy Security, Climate Change, Innovation, Technology and Development, Competitiveness

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBudget 2010: A New Embrace of Regional Innovation

Mark Muro, May 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Budget 2010: A New Embrace of Regional InnovationThe in-depth versions of President Obama’s first budget released in early May detail a number of significant direct and indirect investments in the innovation capacity of U.S. metropolitan areas. Several of these proposals reflect ideas generated by Metropolitan Policy Program experts. Read More

Federal Budget, Metropolitan Recovery and Spending Priorities, Economic Mobility, Innovation, U.S. Department of Energy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTo Make Clean Energy Cheaper, U.S. Needs Bold Research Push

Mark Muro and Teryn Norris, April 30, 2009, Yale Environment 360

To Make Clean Energy Cheaper, U.S. Needs Bold Research PushMark Muro and Teryn Norris urge policy-makers to move innovation and commercialization to the fore of America’s outdated energy policy. They advocate creating regional energy partnerships—or e-DIIs—to accelerate the development of reasonably priced alternative energy technologies and bring them to the marketplace. Read More

Competitiveness, Information Technology, Energy Security, Innovation, Technology

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFederal Energy R&D: Do It All - But Differently

Mark Muro, March 10, 2009, The Vine, The New Republic

Some say America needs to deploy existing green technology quickly while others say the nation needs to stress new scientific breakthroughs. Mark Muro says both camps are right, and that MPP’s proposal for the federal government to create a series of energy discovery-innovation institutes (e-DIIs) suggests a way to make progress on both counts. Read More

Energy Security, Technology and Development, Competitiveness, Innovation, Economic Mobility

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioNew Paradigms in Energy Research

Monday, February 09, 2009
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

ReutersWith new national leadership committed to investing in clean energy technology, now is the time to explore new research paradigms in America. At this event, the Blueprint for American Prosperity released a new report that examines the role of expanded energy research in reinvigorating America’s metropolitan economies, tackling security challenges and responding to global climate change. Read More

Competitiveness, Innovation, Information Technology, Technology, Productivity

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEnergy Discovery-Innovation Institutes: A Step toward America's Energy Sustainability

James Duderstadt, Mark Muro, Gary Was, Andrea Sarzynski, Robert McGrath, Michael Corradini, Linda Katehi and Rick Shangraw, February 01, 2009, The Brookings Institution

America’s economic revitalization and future energy security compel the transformation of U.S. energy policy. To push innovation to the center of national reform, this Blueprint for American Prosperity report argues that the federal government should establish a national network of regionally-based energy discovery-innovation institutes (e-DIIs) to serve as the hubs of a decentralized, commercialization-oriented research network. Read More

Competitiveness, Innovation, Energy Security, Information Technology, Sustainable Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Suburban Challenge

Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley, January 26, 2009, Newsweek

American suburbs today more resemble cities than a treasured retreat from life’s tumult. Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley argue that unless we grabble with the problems and opportunities of the new suburbs, America can’t ensure its leading place in the global economy. Read More

Cities, Competitiveness, U.S. Economy, U.S. Poverty, Innovation

In Brief

The creation and adoption of new products, services, technologies and business models drives economic growth. Improving America’s standard of living and competitive edge depends on the nation’s ability to innovate. Without a targeted federal partnership, U.S. competitiveness will slip and economic growth will lag. Brookings experts describe how America’s innovation efforts may—or may not—be enough.

Featured Experts

Mark Muro

Mark Muro

Fellow and Policy Director, Metropolitan Policy Program

Mark Muro, a fellow and director of policy for the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, manages the program's public policy analysis and leads key policy research projects.
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Bruce Katz

Bruce Katz

Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program
The Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy

Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, regularly advises national, state, regional and municipal leaders on policy reforms that advance the competitiveness of metropolitan areas.
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Darrell M. West

Darrell M. West

Vice President and Director, Governance Studies

Darrell M. West is the vice president and director of Governance Studies at Brookings. His studies include campaigns and elections, political advertising, mass media, public opinion, technology policy and electronic government.
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Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.