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3 Big Changes in Global Competitive Landscape 191 countries in the world 2008 Source: WTO GATT WTO Today WTO Members WTO Observers } Over 95% Market Economies The Internet
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America, We Have a ProblemAddressing US competitiveness through basic research investment
A Presentation to The Blue Dog CoalitionUnited States House of Representatives
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USACM
Task Force on the Future of American Innovation
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Big Changes in Global Competitive Landscape
191 countriesin the world
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InOn trackOut2008
Source: WTO
GATT
WTO
Today
WTO Members
WTO Observers
96128
151
31
1989 1995 2008
} Over 95%
Market Economies The Internet
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The Innovation Economy
ArticlesPatents
Research Investment
Need to capitalize on new product before it becomes a commodity and is outsourced.
Scientists/Engineers
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Example: the role of basic research in the iPod . . .
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Input for Knowledge Base: Research Investment
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US performance in STEM below our competitors
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How should the US respond? -- Compete through Innovation
NASULGC
Broad Consensus – multiple reports
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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)
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Increase Request vs. Appropriated
454
105 300
49
917
365 504
480
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600
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1400
Total NSF DOE NIST Total NSF DOE NIST
FY2007 FY2008
Actual Requested
($ m
illio
ns)
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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
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These are important issues in Kansas
Rep. Dennis Moore (KS-3), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy
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
www.kansasinc.org/pubs/working/2007StrategicPlanExSumm.pdf
Kansas
University of Kansas – Wichita State University – Kansas State University
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Perspective
FY08 Shortfall,
918
FY09 Total Innov
Budget, 12,214
Stimulus Bill, 168,000
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Comparing Cost of Stimulus Bill vs.Competitiveness funding
(dollars in millions)
Background Slides
A Presentation to The Blue Dog CoalitionUnited States House of Representatives
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Innovation Cycles Faster – Will USA capture high margin jobs and growth?
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Industry investment in Research and Development
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Input for Knowledge Base: Undergrad and Grad Degrees
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Measures of Knowledge Base Output
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