Advanced Communications Mentor Network for Enhancing Research Competitiveness in Maine

摘要568 Thibeault高级通信导师网络加强研究缅因州科学和技术基金会(MSTF)与缅因州发展基金会和缅因州经济和社区发展部合作，提出了一个试点网络，将为访问和利用先进通信技术提供一对一的导师企业-研究人员集群。该项目的近期目标是：确定、开发和实施针对用户的解决方案，包括应用先进的通信工具，以提高研究和技术开发的生产率和竞争力。O评价通过应用先进的通信工具来提高集群伙伴关系中最终用户的研究和开发生产力和竞争力的方法。O促进集群成员之间广泛的行业/教师合作。O评估缅因州波特兰、奥罗诺和普雷斯克岛地区先进沟通的当地指导能力的有效性和可持续性。O制定和实施一种系统的方法，最大限度地创造和分享缅因州以及全世界现有的知识。在主办机构和导师的帮助下，每个行业/教师群将接触到各种先进的通信技术，这些技术支持四个关键任务领域；这些是基本任务，但涉及缅因州需要更频繁发生的事情：(A)邮件和文件传输；(B)信息检索和公告牌开发；(C)与企业、高等教育和非营利性研究组织之间的合作研究和开发伙伴关系有关的电话会议技术的使用；以及(D)远程研究和就业。专题组成员将开发研究协作机会，并在经过密集的宣传过程后选择适当的先进通信技术予以支持。每个协作试点研究提案都将在缅因州EPSCoR指导委员会卓越研究伙伴关系的指导下进行同行审查。将在竞争的基础上提供资金，用于进行规划工作，最终目的是向适当的联邦机构制定一份全面的提案。这项努力的一个组成部分将特别鼓励向小企业创新研究(SBIR)和小企业技术转让(STTR)计划提交申请。高级项目总监

Abstract 568 Thibeault Advanced Communications Mentor Network for Enhancing Research The Maine Science and Technology Foundation (MSTF), in collaboration with the Maine Development Foundation and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, proposes a pilot network that will provide one-on-one mentor firm-researcher clusters for access and utilization of advanced communication technologies. The immediate goals of this project are: o Identify, develop, and implement user-specific solutions involving the application of advanced communication tools to increase research and technology development productivity and competitiveness. o Evaluate approaches by which the research and development productivity and competitiveness of end-users in a cluster partnership are enhanced through applications of advanced communications tools. o Foster extended industry/faculty collaborations among cluster members. o Evaluate the efficacy and sustainability of local mentoring capabilities for advanced communications in the Portland, Orono, and Presque Isle regions in Maine. o Develop and implement a systematic approach to maximizing the creation and sharing of knowledge available with Maine, as well as throughout the world. With assistance from the host institution and mentors, each industry/faculty cluster will be exposed to a variety of advanced communications technologies which support four key task areas; they are basic tasks, but capture what needs to occur more often in Maine: (a) mail and file transfer; (b) informational retrieval and bulletin board development; (c) teleconferencing technology use related to collaborative research and development partnerships among business, higher education, and not-for-profit research organizations; and (d) distance-based research and employment. Cluster members would develop research collaboration opportunities to be supported by appropriate advanced communication technologies they would select after a n intensive awareness process. Each collaborative pilot research proposal would be peer reviewed under the direction of the Research Excellence Partnership, Maine EPSCoR's Steering Committee. Funds would be made available, on a competitive basis, to go through a planning effort with the end point of developing a comprehensive proposal to an appropriate federal agency. A component of the effort would specifically encourage submission to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Senior Program Director