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... Wessner, the STEP Board had come to understand the importance of collaboration among the public and private sectors in promoting economic development.1 Seeking to become more competitive and to grow their economies, many other countries are creating effective public-private partnerships involving universities, research centers, private innovation and manufacturing firms; state and federal governments; and foundations.2 This global push for innovation, he said, is characterized by the recognition that: Innovation is a key to growing and maintaining a country's competitive position in the global economy; 1 National Research Council, Government-Industry Partnerships for the Development of New Technologies, C
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... The investments of the latter, he said, were "absolutely remarkable," especially the construction of new science parks and a strategy of attracting and supporting top academic achievers through high salaries.5 Similarly, he said, the government of Australia had begun a program to strengthen research facilities, mobilize capital for young high-tech firms, use public procurement to stimulate commercialization, reach out more to other institutions, and strengthen the institutional framework that supports 3 Ibid. 4 National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2010, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, 2010.
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... innovation.6 The Australians were not yet "completely successful," he said, but they were "focused, investing, and paying attention." In Germany, he said, the government understood "that if you invest in job training, and if you generate enough productivity, you can offset the high wages paid for manufacturing jobs." Germany's notable achievement, he said, is a trade surplus, "which is very impressive." German manufacturers are even succeeding in exporting manufactured goods to China, Dr. Wessner added, with a 55 percent rise in overall exports to that country in 2011.
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... Wessner said, provides us an opportunity to review and 8 National Research Council, Rising to the Challenge: U.S. Innovation Policy for the Global Economy, op.
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... Dr. Wessner observed that Professor Shapira's interests "encompass science and technology policy, economic and regional development, innovation management and policy, industrial competitiveness, technology trajectories and assessment, innovation measurement, and policy evaluation."
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