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America, We Have a Problem Addressing US competitiveness through basic research investment

America, We Have a Problem Addressing US competitiveness through basic research investment. A Presentation to The Blue Dog Coalition United States House of Representatives. USACM. Task Force on the Future of American Innovation. Market Economies. Today. WTO Observers. WTO. GATT.

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America, We Have a Problem Addressing US competitiveness through basic research investment

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  1. America, We Have a ProblemAddressing US competitiveness through basic research investment A Presentation to The Blue Dog Coalition United States House of Representatives

  2. USACM Task Force on the Future of American Innovation

  3. Market Economies Today WTO Observers WTO GATT WTO Members 191 countries in the world } Over 95% 2008 Source: WTO Big Changes in Global Competitive Landscape The Internet

  4. Scientists/Engineers The Innovation Economy Need to capitalize on new product before it becomes a commodity and is outsourced. Patents Articles Research Investment

  5. Example: the role of basic research in the iPod . . .

  6. Input for Knowledge Base: Research Investment

  7. US performance in STEM below our competitors

  8. How should the US respond? -- Compete through Innovation • Broad Consensus – multiple reports NASULGC

  9. Recommendations to Legislation • Ensign / Lieberman & Alexander / Bingaman legislation (2005-06) • Rep. Pelosi’s Democratic Innovation Agenda (Nov. 2005) • President Bush’s American Competitiveness Initiative (Feb. 2006) • The America COMPETES Act (August 2007)

  10. Increase Request vs. Appropriated ($ millions)

  11. What happened in 2008? A partial list . . . • Layoffs for 625 scientists, students, technicians and staff at national labs and universities • An additional 760 Ph.D.s and graduate students not hired at labs or supported in universities • No funding for 700 peer-reviewed energy research grants • 230 fewer graduate research fellowships • 1,000 fewer basic research projects • Cuts supercomputing, nanotech and climate change programs • 300 new scientists and engineers will not be hired • Eliminates work on advanced nanotech tools for materials, healthcare, electronics, chemical and aerospace industries • Cuts computing research needed by national defense and financial services communities source: DOE, NSF, NIST

  12. These are important issues in KansasRep. Dennis Moore (KS-3), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy Kansas Economic Development Strategy of Kansas calls for: • Research in alternative energy sources and technologies • Joint industry-institution research incentives • Federal funding for strategic research like that at U. of Kansas • Using technology assets available through regional, national and global networks • Aerospace research and training • Agriculture research in genetic engineering, environmental solutions and conservation technologies • Bioscience research and start-up assistance • STEM skills and entrepreneurial/innovation training for service professions University of Kansas – Wichita State University – Kansas State University www.kansasinc.org/pubs/working/2007StrategicPlanExSumm.pdf

  13. Perspective Comparing Cost of Stimulus Bill vs. Competitiveness funding (dollars in millions)

  14. Background Slides A Presentation to The Blue Dog Coalition United States House of Representatives

  15. Innovation Cycles Faster – Will USA capture high margin jobs and growth? 100 Television Electricity Telephone Radio Automobile VCR 50 % Global Penetration PC Cellular 0 Internet 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 Years

  16. Industry investment in Research and Development

  17. Input for Knowledge Base: Undergrad and Grad Degrees

  18. Measures of Knowledge Base Output

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