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Data and Metrics for the DOD SBIR and STTR Programs : Proceedings of a Workshop.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olson, Steve.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Small business.
- Defense contracts--United States.
- Defense contracts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (73 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- This book documents the proceedings of a workshop focused on evaluating the impact and effectiveness of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs at the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). It explores how these programs contribute to national security, economic growth, and innovation by supporting small businesses in technology development. The text addresses metrics for assessing program success, perspectives from the small business community, and the use of databases to measure economic impacts. It is intended for policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders involved in defense-related innovation and economic policy. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1 National Security Considerations and Entrepreneurship
- IMPLICATIONS FOR SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS
- FURTHERING COMMERCIALIZATION
- 2 Using SBIR and STTR to Achieve DOD Missions and Goals
- DIVERSE OBJECTIVES
- METRICS FOR MICROELECTRONICS
- GAUGING THE INTEREST OF COMPANIES IN DOD WORK
- THE ROLES OF METRICS
- PANEL DISCUSSION
- 3 Perspectives on Conventional Innovation and Commercialization Metrics
- USES OF EXISTING DATABASES
- NATIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS
- METRICS USED IN THE EVALUATION OF SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS AT THE NIH
- 4 New Data and New Metrics for Evaluating Impact
- DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACTS
- FINDING “INVISIBLE” INNOVATION
- 5 Perspectives from the Small Business Community
- A LACK OF DATA ON COMMERCIALIZATION
- ACCOUNTING FOR DEMAND-SIDE SUCCESSES
- FLAWS IN THE SBIR DATABASE
- FIRST PANEL DISCUSSION
- MEETING NATIONAL DEFENSE NEEDS
- PROVIDING VALUE TO END USERS Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 0-309-72727-8
- 0-309-72725-1
- OCLC:
- 1485003452
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