Building the Ohio innovation economy summary of a symposium (National Academies Press, 2013)
'"Best practice in state and regional innovation"-- Cover. - Symposium was held on 25-26 April 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-203)
PROCEEDINGS -- DAY 1 Welcome and Introduction ; Keynote Address -- Panel I: The Ohio Innovation Economy in the Global Context -- Panel II: Stimulating Manufacturing in Ohio -- Panel III: Innovation Clusters and Economic Development -- Keynote Address: Investing in Ohio -- Panel IV: State and Regional Innovation Programs -- Panel V: The New Energy Economy in Ohio -- DAY 2: Welcome and Introduction -- Panel VI: 21st Century Universities: Drivers of Regional Growth & Employment -- Panel VII: Biomedical Growth Opportunities -- Panel VIII: Growing the Ohio Flexible Electronics Industry -- Panel IX: Early-Stage Finance and Entrepreneurship in Ohio -- Appendix A: Agenda -- Appendix B: Biographies of Speakers -- Appendix C: Participants List -- Appendix D: Bibliography
"Since 1991, the National Research Council, under the auspices of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, has undertaken a program of activities to improve policymakers' understandings of the interconnections of science, technology, and economic policy and their importance for the American economy and its international competitive position. The Board's activities have corresponded with increased policy recognition of the importance of knowledge and technology to economic growth. One important element of STEP's analysis concerns the growth and impact of foreign technology programs. U.S. competitors have launched substantial programs to support new technologies, small firm development, and consortia among large and small firms to strengthen national and regional positions in strategic sectors. Some governments overseas have chosen to provide public support to innovation to overcome the market imperfections apparent in their national innovation systems.
They believe that the rising costs and risks associated with new potentially high-payoff technologies, and the growing global dispersal of technical expertise, underscore the need for national R&D programs to support new and existing high-technology firms within their borders. Similarly, many state and local governments and regional entities in the United States are undertaking a variety of initiatives to enhance local economic development and employment through investment programs designed to attract knowledge-based industries and grow innovation clusters. These state and regional programs and associated policy measures are of great interest for their potential contributions to growth and U.S. competitiveness and for the "best practice" lessons that they offer for other state and regional programs.