Foreign Science and Technology Information Sources in the Federal Government and Select Private Sector Organizations.
Abstract
In this era of globalization, rapid technological change, and significant shift in wealth creation to Asian economies, the United States must remain at the forefront of science and technology in order to maintain its national prosperity and world leadership. From Europe to Asia to Canada, nations recognize the important link between S&T-based innovation, economic growth and international competitiveness. Our competitors are making ever increasing investments in basic and applied science and pursuing strategies of government-industry-academic collaboration to stimulate technology-based growth, trade and investment. As part of this strategy, nations take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the U.S. system of open access to S&T knowledge. In fact an important focus of some nations is to target the acquisition of U.S. S&T in key industries to supplement their own efforts to foster innovation, rapid commercialization, and value-added production. In this way, these nations seek to increase both their international and U.S. market share. To compete effectively in global markets and to hold their own in the domestic market, U.S. companies and researchers similarly need to track and remain current with foreign science and technology developments. This is critical as U.S. corporations increasingly partner with foreign firms as a way of addressing new opportunities while sharing technical strengths and financial resources. However, very few nations provide as open access to S&T as the United States. American companies may find that their efforts alone are not fully effective when it comes to monitoring foreign S&T, especially regarding opportunities for technology transfer. To address this need, additional resources are available through the U.S. government and various private sector organizations that monitor and acquire foreign science and technology on behal
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA314255
Entities
Organizations
- United States Department of Commerce