Getting more bang for America’s R&D buck
50 ways the administration and Congress can improve technology transfer, commercialization, and innovation
The United States needs to do a much better job of transforming knowledge and innovation into new companies and products here at home, but doing so requires new policies that can help more quickly and effectively get technologies out of the laboratory and into the private sector. The best way to do so is to increase the regional impact of research investments. The Brookings Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking and the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation have recently proposed 50 innovative policy ideas to do just that.
With current federal research and development funding at modern historical lows (as a share of gross domestic product) and significant new federal funding unlikely given the current political and budgetary environment, the United States will need to do all it can to extract maximum return from its R&D investments. Join Brookings and ITIF to discuss how the incoming administration and Congress can bolster technology transfer and commercialization policies to ensure that federal R&D investments yield stronger commercial results, in large part by better coordinating with regional economies.
Agenda
Welcome
Stephen Ezell
Vice President, Global Innovation Policy - The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Keynote Remarks
Presentation of Report:
Localizing the Economic Impact of Research and Development
Panel Discussion
Stephen Ezell
Vice President, Global Innovation Policy - The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Brian Darmody
Associate Vice President for Corporate and Foundation Relations - University of Maryland
Anthony P. Green
Vice President, Technology Commercialization Group - Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Keynote Remarks
Closing
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