National Innovation Summit to be held March 12-13, 1998, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9807141约克尔森竞争力委员会该奖项将部分支持将于1998年3月12日至13日在麻省理工学院举行的国家创新峰会，以及一个有地区性后续会议的国会外展计划。此次峰会将作为一个论坛，集中500多位公共和私营部门领导人对美国创新体系的优势和弱点提出的调查结果和建议。一个特别的亮点将是创新过程的首次基准，以及发展中国家在从模仿者向创新者过渡方面取得的进展。预计本论坛将讨论一些在以往的创新政策辩论中没有得到充分考虑的关键问题，包括：(I)从经济角度清楚地理解为什么创新能力对美国未来的竞争力至关重要；(Ii)认识到必须使用全系统方法来培育国家创新能力。

9807141 Yochelson Council on Competitiveness This award will provide partial support for the National Innovation Summit to be held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 12-13, 1998, and a congressional outreach program with regional follow-up meetings. The summit will serve as a forum for focusing the findings and recommendations from over five hundred public and private sector leaders on the strengths and vulnerabilities of the U.S. innovation system. A particular highlight will be the first-ever benchmarking of the innovation process, and progress made by developing nations in transitioning from imitator to innovator. It is expected that some of the key issues that have been inadequately considered in previous policy debates on innovation will be addressed in this forum, including: (i) a clear understanding, in economic terms, why the capacity for innovation is critical to future U.S. competitiveness; and (ii) a realization that the national capacity for innovation must be nurtured using a total systems approach.