Building a New Foundation for Innovation

This study reports the efforts of a workshop to build partnerships between universities,industry, and goverments.

Preface

iii

Tables

ix

Summary

xi

Acknowledgments

xvii

Acronyms

xix

Introduction

1

(6)

Overview of the PFI and the Workshop

7

(6)

The Program Solicitation

7

(1)

The Review Process

8

(2)

The Partnerships

10

(1)

The Workshop

11

(2)

Innovation: From the Creation of Knowledge to National Well-Being

13

(12)

From Knowledge to Innovation

14

(2)

Mining the Seams

14

(1)

Measurement Issues

14

(2)

From Innovation to Wealth

16

(5)

Characteristics of Commercially Useful Research

17

(1)

Principal Challenges or Barriers to Commercialization

18

(2)

Means for Eliminating Barriers

20

(1)

Measurement Issues

21

(1)

From Wealth to National Well-Being

21

(3)

Considering Comparative (and Competitive) Advantages

21

(2)

Measurement Issues

23

(1)

Conclusions

24

(1)

Catalyzing Partnerships to Enable Infrastructure and Broaden Participation

25

(26)

Catalyzing Partnerships for Innovation

26

(13)

Establishing a Vision

26

(1)

Establishing Performance Goals and Benchmarks

27

(1)

Identifying Leaders

27

(1)

Recruiting Committed Partners

28

(4)

Identifying Comparative and Competitive Advantages

32

(1)

Resolving Intellectual Property Issues

33

(3)

Developing Plans

36

(1)

Competing, Communicating, and Resolving Conflicts

37

(2)

Catalyzing Enabling Infrastructure to Foster Long-Term Innovation

39

(9)

Developing Human Capital

39

(1)

Creating Networks that Embed Social Capital

40

(2)

Providing Physical Facilities and Support

42

(2)

Challenges and Barriers to Sustainability

44

(1)

Measurement Issues

44

(4)

Broadening Participation in the National Innovation Enterprise

48

(1)

Measurement Issues

48

(1)

Conclusions

49

(2)

Implications for the NSF

51

(46)

Evaluating the PFI Program

51

(1)

The NSF's Roles in Innovation

52

(4)

Catalyzing Change

53

(1)

Enhancing Institutions

53

(1)

Forging Connections

53

(1)

Establishing Standards and Identifying Best Practices

53

(1)

Nurturing Alternative Models

54

(2)

Looking to the Future

56

(3)

Appendix

A. PFI Steering Group Members

59

(2)

B. PFI Grantees

61

(2)

C. PFI Workshop Attendees

63

(4)

D. PFI Workshop Agenda

67

(6)

E. Charges to Breakout Sessions

73

(4)

F. Summary of Key Workshop Findings and Recommendations

77

(12)

G. Observations on PFI Evaluation Criteria

89

(8)

Bibliography

97

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Building a New Foundation for Innovation Results of a Workshop for the National Science Foundation

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