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TAPPING AMERICA’S POTENTIAL. Congressional Briefing House R&D Caucus November 2, 2005. AeA BHEF Business Roundtable CSPP Council on Competitiveness ITAA ITIC. Minority Business RoundTable NAM NDIA SIA SIIA TechNet TIA U.S. Chamber.
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TAPPING AMERICA’S POTENTIAL Congressional Briefing House R&D Caucus November 2, 2005
AeA BHEF Business Roundtable CSPP Council on Competitiveness ITAA ITIC Minority Business RoundTable NAM NDIA SIA SIIA TechNet TIA U.S. Chamber Tapping America’s PotentialThe Education for Innovation Initiative
Tapping America’s Potential:The Education for Innovation • Build public support • Motivate U.S. students/adults to study and enter STEM careers • Upgrade K-12 teaching • Reform immigration/visa policies • Boost & sustain funding for basic research
BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT
Different Interest Groups Different Coalitions Different Hill Committees K-12 SILO IMMIGRATION SILO • R&D SILO • DEFENSE • ENERGY • NSF HIGHER ED SILO
PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH • Hart (D), Winston (R) • Focus Groups • Parents of High School & College Students • Educators • Policymakers • Surveys • National Sample of Opinion Leaders • National Sample of Voters
The Population Challenge • CHINA: 1,308,917,737 • INDIA: 1,085,288,096 • UNITED STATES: 296,323,460
Without a Sputnik… • How many times can we say the sky is falling? • What’s different this time? • Who is credible to whom?
NO MORE REPORTS! • December 6: National Summit on Competitiveness: Investing in U.S. Innovation • Move from rhetoric to action
LEADERSHIP IS ESSENTIAL • Help folks back home understand why this issue is important to their children’s and grandchildren’s future • Help folks back home understand why this issue is critical to U.S. security and prosperity