Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- FROM "PERVASIVE DECLINE" IN THE 1980S TO "RESURGENCE" IN THE 1990S -- THE STEP BOARD'S ANALYSIS -- SUMMARY FINDINGS -- SOURCES OF STRONGER PERFORMANCE -- CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A Recent Trends in...

Cover -- Front Matter -- Contents -- I PREFACE -- Preface -- II INTRODUCTION -- Introduction -- III RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS -- Evaluation of the Fast Track Initiative for the Department of Defense SBIR Program Summary of Findings -- IV PAPERS -- Fast Track: Is It Speeding Commercialization...

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Welcome -- Symposium Introduction -- Opening Remarks -- Panel I History and Current Legislative Perspective on the SBIR Program -- Panel II Research Perspectives on the SBIR -- Panel III Case Studies -- Luncheon Address -- Panel IV Program...

Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan -- Copyright -- OFFICE OF JAPAN AFFAIRS -- STAFF -- Contents -- A Framework for Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan -- CONTEXT AND MOTIVATION FOR THE STUDY -- LONG-TERM U.S. INTERESTS AT...

Intro -- Independent Report Reviewers -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Relevance of the NIOSH PPT Program -- 3 Impact of the NIOSH PPT Program -- 4 Emerging Issues and Research Areas in Personal Protective...

FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Current Surveys: Challenges and Opportunities -- 3 Improving the Current System in the Short Term -- 4 Toward a New Data Reporting System Based on Administrative Records -- 5 Toward a Comprehensive Assessment of...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Summary -- I INTRODUCTION -- Introduction: Research Parks in the 21st Century -- II PROCEEDINGS -- Welcome--Charles Wessner -- Keynote Address I--Jeff Bingaman -- Keynote Address II--C. D. Mote, Jr. -- Panel I: Leading Asian Models of S&T Parks -- Panel II: North...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION: The Chrysanthemum Meets the Eagle-The Co-evolution of Innovation Policies in Japan and the United States -- II. OVERVIEW -- III. SYMPOSIUM PAPERS: Technology Policies in Japan: 1990 to the Present -- Reform of University Research System in Japan: Where Do...