Innovation Systems for Science, Technology, Energy, Manufacturing, and Health

Calendar

Ses #	Topic	Key Dates
Unit A: Economic Growth Theory and the Innovation System
1	Economic Growth Theory and the Direct Elements in Innovation
2	Innovation Systems and Direct/Indirect Elements in the Innovation Ecosystem
Unit B: Challenges Facing the U.S. Economy
3	The Competitive Challenge to U.S. Manufacturing
4	The Challenge from Globalization for Advanced Manufacturing and New Services
Unit C: Federal-Private Sector Roles in the Innovation System
5	The Innovation System at the Institutional Level: The Organization of Federal Science Support
6	Crossing “The Valley of Death” Between Research and Development: The Public-Private Partnership Approach
7	The Organization of Innovation Systems at the Face-to-Face Level
8	DARPA as the Connected Model in the Innovation System: Government-Private Sector Interaction and the Example of Computing	Research Paper Outline Due
Unit D: The Life Science and Energy Innovation Systems
9	The Life Science R&D Model: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
10	The Challenge of Energy Technology Transformation
Unit E: Improving the Innovation System: The Talent Base
11	Improving the Talent Base: New Education and Training Models
12	The Future of Work: The Employment-Productivity Debate	Research Paper Due