Birds of a Feather:
Deans, Chairs,
Organization Representatives
Tom Healy
Lead Program Manager
External Research & Programs
Microsoft Research
American Competitiveness
Initiative (ACI)
Before the July 4 recess, the House of
Representatives approved a $6.5 billion bill for
programs at the NSF and the NIST that, in part,
advance the ACI.
In his July 9th address, President Bush
reiterated:
“…proposed my American Competitiveness Initiative.
This initiative will double federal funding for research
in promising areas such as nanotechnology,
supercomputing, and alternative energy sources.
The initiative will also encourage bolder private
sector investment in technology, and help ensure
that every American child has the math and science
skills needed for the jobs of tomorrow.”
CRA-developed Computing Community
Consortium Proposal To NSF
Discussed at the Computer Research Association (CRA)
conference at Snowbird, June, 2006
http://www.cra.org/Activities/snowbird/2006/agenda.html
This CS-community-generated proposal was submitted in
response to an NSF CISE request:
“…for the computing research community to unite in the
establishment of a Computing Community Consortium (CCC).
CISE will support the CCC as a community proxy responsible for
facilitating the conceptualization and design of promising
infrastructure-intensive projects identified by the computing
research community to address compelling scientific “grand
challenges” in computing. The CCC will ensure broad community
engagement in the identification of compelling research agendas
and in the subsequent identification and refinement of related
shared use infrastructure requirements. One of the first
responsibilities of the CCC will be guiding the design of the Global
Environment for Networking Innovations (GENI)….”
“Rising Above The Gathering Storm”
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11463.html#orgs
“In a world where advanced knowledge is widespread
and low-cost labor is readily available, U.S. advantages
in the marketplace and in science and technology have
begun to erode. A comprehensive and coordinated
federal effort is urgently needed to bolster U.S.
competitiveness and pre-eminence in these areas.……
1)
2)
3)
4)
Increase America's talent pool by vastly improving K-12
mathematics and science education
Sustain and strengthen the nation's commitment to long-term
basic research
Develop, recruit, and retain top students, scientists, and
engineers from both the U.S. and abroad
Ensure that the United States is the premier place in the world
for innovation”
Discussion
What specific actions and policies can the
academy, government, and industry
collectively support to drive national
competitiveness, technology innovation,
and scientific discoveries?
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