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Engineering Research and America's Future: Meeting the Challenges of a Global Economy
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Leadership in innovation is essential to U.S. prosperity and security. In a global, knowledge-driven economy, technological innovation—the transformation of new knowledge into products, processes, and services of value to society—is critical to competitiveness, long-term productivity growth, and an improved quality of life. Preeminence in technological innovation depends on a wide array of fac- tors,one ofwhich is leadership in engineering research,education,and practice.A three- decade-long decline in the share of federal investment in research and development (R&D) devotedto engineering and a perceived erosion ofbasic,long-term engineering research capability in U.S.industry and federal laboratories have raised serious questions about the long-term health of engineering research in the United States.
To assess and document the current state ofthe U.S.engineering research enterprise and to raise awareness of the critical role of engineering research in maintaining U.S.tech- nological leadership, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) initiated the current study. The focus of the study is primarily on academic research because of its importance to long-term basic engineering research and to educating future engineers and engineer- ing researchers. The study is based on the opinions and judgments of a 15-member com- mittee of experts from industry and universities. The committee’s deliberations were informed by testimony from key decision makers and policy makers in the federal govern- ment,as well as a detailed review of many recent studies on national R&D policy,investment patterns, needs, and shortcomings.
NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS - Organizational Body
0-309-54991-4
NONE
Information Technology
English
2005
1-61
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