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Direct linkBesharov, Douglas J.; Williams, Heidi – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
Innovation inducement prizes have been used for centuries. In the United States, a recent federal policy change--the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010--clarified and simplified a path by which all federal agencies can offer innovation inducement prizes, thus intensifying interest in how government agencies can most effectively design…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Innovation, Incentive Grants, Rewards
Download full textAlper, Joe; Amato, Ivan – Executive Office of the President, 2010
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is the U.S. Government's crosscutting program that coordinates Federal research and development (R&D) activities in nanoscale science, engineering, technology, and related efforts among various participating agencies. The Federal Government launched the NNI in FY 2001 with an initial $500 million…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Research and Development, Program Effectiveness, Federal Government
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering. – 1986
This report presents results of a survey of participants in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers program. The program promotes more rapid technological innovation by creating linkages between industry and university scientists. The Centers function as university research groups, with partial…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Higher Education, Industry, Participant Satisfaction
Peer reviewedBell, Stephen; Sadlak, Jan – Higher Education Management, 1992
Two types of Canadian institutions (university-related research parks and Ontario's "centers of excellence") charged with fostering technology innovation and facilitating technology transfer between university and industry are described and compared. It is concluded that despite limitations, both play a positive role in enhancing…
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Bodilly, Susan; And Others – 1996
The U.S. Department of Education awarded 19 Challenge Grants for Technology in Education in fiscal year 1995, and planned to award additional grants in fiscal year 1996. The diverse projects are intended to mobilize resources, develop technology enabled learning environments, and provide lessons to others seeking to make effective use of…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Cooperation, Educational Resources
Lebel, Denis – 1993
In 1978, the two-year colleges of general and professional education (CEGEP) of Quebec were charged with taking on a more vigorous role in the economic development of the province. To formalize this new orientation, a number of vocational education and applied research centers were created, each specializing in a particular key technology. Centers…
Descriptors: College Role, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development
Peer reviewedDill, David D. – Higher Education, 1995
A survey of 289 university technology transfer units investigated their organization, management, and perceived performance effectiveness. Unit types studied included licensing and patent offices, small business development centers, research and technology centers, business facility incubators, and entrepreneurial investment/endowment offices.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Endowment Funds, Entrepreneurship
St. John, Mark; Helms, Jenifer V.; Castori, Pam; Hirabayashi, Judy; Lopez, Laurie; Phillips, Michelle – Inverness Research, 2009
The documents enclosed in this report provide a comprehensive and systematic review of the progress made in developing a network organization capable of supporting nanoscience education for the public on a national scale. There is a logic to the studies that were done and to the reports that are included in this notebook. The following are the…
Descriptors: Workshops, Leadership, Administrators, Scientists
Hughes, Maria; Stanton, Geoff – 2003
The incidence and nature of research and development (R&D)-related services provided for employers by English and Welsh colleges were examined. Data were collected through the following activities: (1) an initial survey that was returned by 96 colleges in England and 11 in Wales; (2) telephone interviews with those colleges that were currently…
Descriptors: Colleges, Economic Development, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
