Charles W. Wessner (ed.) Meeting Global Challenges: U.S.-German Innovation Policy

Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy; Policy and Global Affairs; National Research Council
NAS Press, 2012. - 241 pages
ISBN: 030926359X 9780309263597The volume reviews the participants meeting and sets goals and recommendations for future policy.In response to new, more distributed innovation paradigm, the National Academies Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) convened leading academics, business leaders, and senior policymakers from Germany and the United States to examine the strengths and challenges of their innovation systems.OverviewWelcome-Gert G. Wagner
Opening Remarks for Germany-Georg Schutte
Opening Remarks for the United States-The Honorable Philip Murphy
Keynote Address- John Fernandez
Current Trends in Innovation Policy
Keynote Address-Werner Hoyer
Competition and Cooperation in a Global Economy
Human Resources, Competition for Manpower, and the Internationalization of Labor
Growing Universities for the 21st Century
Roundtable: Competition and Cooperation: Systematic Challenges
Helping Small Business: Current Trends and Programs
Early-Stage Finance and Entrepreneurship
Policies and Programs for C02 Reduction
Building Electric Vehicle Industries
Medical/Biomedical Innovation for the 21st Century
Policies and Programs to Build Solar Industries
Roundtable: Energy Change: What Are the Consequences for the German and U.S. Innovation Systems?
Closing RemarksAppendix A: Agenda
Appendix B: Bibliography