The Innovation Landscape and Government's Future Role
Abstract
Throughout its history, the United States has relied on innovation to solve its toughest problems. It continues to do so - addressing issues such as cybersecurity, identity, data analytics, and autonomy. Innovation also drives the nations economic growth, provides safety and security to its citizens, and helps address global challenges, such as poverty, healthcare, and sustainable development. While most innovation occurs in the private sector, governments play a significant role in fostering innovation, as an acquirer, operator, and regulator of new technology. The next presidential administration will need a broad understanding of the innovation ecosystem and the support of strong federal leadership to enact a plan that enables our nation to continue to enjoy its predominant position on the competitive world stage. This document discusses the importance of the government's role in sustaining U.S. innovation, in collaboration with academia and industry, focusing on a number of critical technologies and domains. Our goal for this report is to support private-public deliberations on priorities and policies for the future. A two-pronged attack is needed in which the federal government diligently works to enhance its capabilities, using existing opportunities, while simultaneously looking forward so that it can be better prepared to more rapidly apply future innovations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1107791
Entities
People
- Andy Lacher
- Beverly Wood
- Duane Blackburn
- Jim Cook
- Mark Maybury
- Mindy Rudell
- Nick Orlans
- Randall Landry
- Rick Knowles
- Rick Sciambi
- Rob Case
- Robert Coury
- Rod Holland
- Vipin Swarup
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation