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The global agenda for American engineering : proceedings of a symposium held in honor of Gerald P. Dinneen, Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Engineering.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Symposium on the Global Agenda for American Engineering (1995)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Engineering--United States--Congresses.
- Engineering.
- Engineering--International cooperation--Congresses.
- Technology--International cooperation--Congresses.
- Technology.
- Dinneen, Gerald Paul, 1924-.
- Dinneen, Gerald Paul.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (69 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- ""THE GLOBAL AGENDA FOR AMERICAN ENGINEERING""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Gerald P. Dinneen Mathematician Without Boundaries""; ""Engineering, Technology, and National Defense""; ""DEFINING NATIONAL SECURITY OBJECTIVES""; ""THE GLOBALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY""; ""LOOKING AHEAD""; ""Symbiotic Competition: Emerging Roles of Multinational Corporations""; ""SYMBIOTIC COMPETITION""; ""INCREASING INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCES""; ""GLOBAL SYMBIOTIC COMPETITION""; ""MNCS IN INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE""
- ""THE NEC RESEARCH INSTITUTE""""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""NAE Involvement in International Affairs""; ""THE FIRST FOREIGN SECRETARY""; ""COMPETITIVENESS, TRADE, AND THE ECONOMY""; ""WORKING WITH INTERNATIONAL COLLEAGUES""; ""THE CHALLENGES OF A CHANGING WORLD""; ""REFERENCES""; ""U.S.-Japan University Relationships""; ""THE MIT INDUSTRIAL LIAISON PROGRAM""; ""U.S.-JAPAN TENSIONS""; ""A LOOK TO THE FUTURE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Role of Foundations in the Support of International Science and Technology""; ""THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY""
- ""THE ROLE OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS""""CHARACTERISTICS OF FOUNDATION SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY""; ""Foundations Can Move Quickly""; ""Foundations Can Take Risks""; ""Foundations Take a Long-Range View""; ""Foundations Have a Good Record of Creating New Institutions""; ""Foundations Work Well Together""; ""Foundations Can Leverage Additional Funding""; ""A PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCE""; ""Author Biographies""; ""Symposium Program""; ""Symposium Participants""
- Notes:
- Consists of papers and speakers' remarks presented during a commemorative symposium in honor of outgoing NAE Foreign Secretary Gerald P. Dinneen held on February 17, 1995.
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