Project Office: Innovation, Culture, and Creativity

认识到文化和创造力与技术创新之间的良性循环，该项目的目标是将美国的一项重要战略资产，即，在全国所有地区的个人的创造力和创新能力，到更强大，更富有成效，并与干研究，创新和劳动力发展持续的关系。 世界如何交流和创造现在越来越多地与NSF支持的研究中探索和应用的关键和新兴技术交织在一起。该项目汇集了来自全国各地的专家和利益相关者，旨在制定一个五到十年的路线图，解决这一交叉机会的三个关键方面的可行步骤。首先，它考察了区域文化和创造力在加强创新生态系统中的作用。其次，它建立在国家科学院的建议，其他国家的成功举措以及行业和高等教育的实践经验的基础上，以制定计划并与国家的STEM研发计划建立更强的联系，以支持美国的持续竞争力。最后，它制定了新的战略，通过支持和参与技术，创新和创造力交叉领域来扩大和多样化STEM劳动力。这与国家科学委员会2022年在科学和工程（SE）指标中对STEM劳动力的重新定义是一致&的，以涵盖在工作中使用科学和工程技能的所有工人。潜在的深远长期影响范围从改善当地创新生态系统融入区域生活结构;到通过成功吸引和留住对创造性和创新性工作感兴趣的学生，工人和研究人员，在全国范围内增加STEM领域的多样性。通过更好地整合美国软实力的三个最具弹性的方面来保持全球竞争力：教育机构，文化生产和技术创新。一个关键目标是让全国更广泛的跨部门参与NSF在用户启发和转化研究方面的使命，这体现在其技术，创新和伙伴关系理事会的活动中。该项目还将制定战略，以加强各州和各地区拥有各种传统技能和手工艺的人与现代计算技术之间的联系。该项目将以人工智能等国家优先技术为重点，发挥最大的影响力，并与其他TIP项目形成互补。为了实现这些目标，将在UCLA设立项目办公室，在全国范围内举办地区研讨会、由NSF参与的行业峰会、全国会议等一系列活动，为期约一年。可供选择的内容包括一个路线图，其中突出了与学术界、工业界、社区组织以及地方、州和联邦政府等广泛合作伙伴的合作机会。该项目旨在确定现有的和新的计划如何：1）通过与特定地区的创造性和创新活动的深思熟虑的联系来加强和维持创新生态系统; 2）支持美国在关键和新兴创新领域的技术和创造力交叉点的竞争力;和3）通过与学生，教师，工人，以及在广泛的创意活动中应用STEM技能和创新的组织。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，认为值得支持。

Recognizing the virtuous cycle between culture and creativity and technological innovation, the goal of this project is to bring an important strategic asset of the United States, viz., the creativity and innovative abilities of individuals in all regions across the country, into stronger, more productive, and sustained relationships with STEM research, innovation, and workforce development. How the world communicates and creates is now increasingly intertwined with critical and emerging technologies explored and applied in NSF-supported research. Gathering experts and stakeholders from across the country, this project aims to develop actionable steps within a five- to ten-year roadmap that addresses three key aspects of this intersectional opportunity. First, it examines the role of regional culture and creativity in strengthening innovation ecosystems. Second, it builds on recommendations from the National Academies, successful initiatives in other countries, and hands-on experience in industry and higher education to develop programs and pursue stronger connectivity with the nation’s STEM R&D programs in support of the continued competitiveness of U.S. industries involved in the creative sector. Finally, it develops novel strategies to expand and diversify the STEM workforce through support and engagement with fields at the intersection of technology, innovation, and creativity. This is consistent with the National Science Board’s 2022 redefinition of the STEM workforce in Science and Engineering (S&E) Indicators to encompass all workers who use science and engineering skills in their jobs.The potential for profound long-term impact ranges from improved integration of local innovation ecosystems into the fabric of regional life; to nationwide increases in diversity in STEM fields by successfully attracting and retaining students, workers, and researchers who are interested in creative and innovative work; to continued global competitiveness through better integration of the three most resilient aspects of U.S. soft power: educational institutions, cultural production, and technological innovation. A key objective is to engage a broader cross-section of the nation to participate in NSF’s mission in user-inspired and translational research, as embodied by the activities of its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Directorate. This project will also develop strategies to enhance the connections between people with a range of traditional skills and crafts found across the states and territories with modern computational techniques. By emphasizing national priority technologies, such as AI, the project will maximize its impact and complement other TIP programs.To achieve these objectives, a project office will be created at UCLA to conduct an approximately year-long series of activities including competitively awarded regional workshops across the country, an industry summit involving NSF, and a national conference. Deliverables include a roadmap that highlights collaboration opportunities with a wide range of partners including in academia, industry, community organizations, and local, state, and federal government. The project seeks to establish how existing and new programs could 1) enhance and sustain innovation ecosystems through thoughtful and deliberate connections to the creative and innovative activities in a given region; 2) support U.S. competitiveness at the intersection of technology and creativity in critical and emerging areas of innovation; and 3) strengthen the STEM workforce through deeper engagement with students, faculty, workers, and organizations who apply STEM skills and innovations in a broad range of creative activities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.