Trends in the innovation ecosystem : can past successes help inform future strategies? : summary of two workshops / Steve Olson and Maria Dahlberg, rapporteurs, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, Policy and Global Affairs ; National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Olsen, Steven, contributor.

Dahlberg, Maria, contributor.

National Academies (U.S.), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Congresses.

Technological innovations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (66 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Innovation has been a major engine of American economic and societal progress. It has increased per capita income more than sevenfold since the 19th century, has added three decades to the average lifespan, has revolutionized the way we communicate and share information, and has made the United States the strongest military power in the world. Without its historical leadership in innovation, the United States would be a very different country than it is today. Trends in the Innovation Ecosystem is the summary of two workshops hosted by the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine in February and May, 2013. Experts from industry, academia, and finance met to discuss the challenges involved in innovation pathways. Both workshops focused on the interactions between research universities and industry and the concept of innovation as a "culture" as opposed to an operational method. The goal was to gain a better understanding of what key factors contributed to successful innovations in the past, how today's environment might necessitate changes in strategy, and what changes are likely to occur in the future in the context of a global innovation ecosystem. This report discusses the state of innovation in America, obstacles to both innovation and to reaping the benefits of innovation, and ways of overcoming those obstacles.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewer Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Elements of Success""; ""3 Differences Among Technologies""; ""4 The Roles of Universities""; ""5 The Role of Research Parks""; ""6 Public Policies to Support Innovation""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agendas""; ""Appendix B: Speakers at the Workshops""; ""Appendix C: Speakers Biographies""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 6, 2014).

ISBN:

9780309293075

0309293073

9780309293051

0309293057

OCLC:

867636290