By Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology
In an international the place complex wisdom is frequent and inexpensive hard work is instantly to be had, U.S. merits available to buy and in technological know-how and expertise have all started to erode. A entire and coordinated federal attempt is urgently had to bolster U.S. competitiveness and pre-eminence in those components. This congressionally asked file via a pre-eminent committee makes 4 ideas in addition to 20 implementation activities that federal policy-makers may still take to create top quality jobs and concentration new technological know-how and expertise efforts on assembly the nation's wishes, particularly within the sector of unpolluted, cheap power: elevate America's expertise pool via greatly bettering K-12 arithmetic and technology schooling; maintain and advance the nation's dedication to long term uncomplicated examine; increase, recruit, and keep best scholars, scientists, and engineers from either the U.S. and in a foreign country; and, make sure that the us is the optimal position on the earth for innovation. a few activities will contain altering current legislation, whereas others would require monetary aid that may come from reallocating current budgets or expanding them. "Rising Above the collection typhoon" may be of serious curiosity to federal and country executive companies, educators and colleges, public selection makers, study sponsors, regulatory analysts, and students.
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All rights reserved. html 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ground for K–12 teachers; and provide the resources and staff for summer programs that introduce students to science and mathematics. • Inquiry-based learning: Summer internships and research opportunities provide especially valuable laboratory experience for both middleschool and high-school students. SOWING THE SEEDS THROUGH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH Recommendation B: Sustain and strengthen the nation’s traditional commitment to long-term basic research that has the potential to be transformational to maintain the flow of new ideas that fuel the economy, provide security, and enhance the quality of life.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2004. NSB 04-01. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, 2004. Chapter 2, Figure 2-23. 29National Science Board. A companion to Science and Engineering Indicators 2004. NSB 04-01. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, 2004. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. html 20 RISING ABOVE THE GATHERING STORM 30G. Gereffi and V. Wadhwa. 2005. ” Available at: http://memp. pdf. 31Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). Chinese Statistical Yearbook 2004.
We strongly believe that a worldwide strengthening will benefit the world’s economy—particularly in the creation of jobs in countries that are far less well-off than the United States. But we are worried about the future prosperity of the United States. Although many people assume that the United States will always be a world leader in science and technology, this may not continue to be the case inasmuch as great minds and ideas exist throughout the world. We fear the abruptness with which a lead in science and technology can be lost—and the difficulty of recovering a lead once lost, if indeed it can be regained at all.