National Innovation Initiative Summit-Phase 1

该奖项为将于2004年12月14日至15日在华盛顿里根国际商务大厦举行的国家创新倡议峰会-第一阶段提供支持。该峰会将作为全国600多名公共和私营部门领导人的论坛，讨论国家创新倡议的建议和实施情况，这是一项为期14个月的研究，已开始实施一项雄心勃勃的活动计划，以提高国家对创新，经济增长和全球经济竞争力之间相互联系的理解。随着全球创新的性质不断变化，美国的全球领导地位面临新的挑战，必须为未来做好准备。 通过召集国家的主要创新领导者，NII寻求制定国家创新行动议程，确定影响美国竞争力的关键创新趋势，并提高对不同利益相关者在改善创新平台方面的关键作用的认识，所有这些对于保持国家的经济和技术活力都很重要。

This award provides support for the National Innovation Initiative Summit - Phase 1 to be held at the Reagan International Commerce Building, Washington, DC on December 14-15, 2004. The Summit will serve as a forum for over 600 public and private sector leaders around the country to discuss recommendations and implementation of the National Innovation Initiative, a 14-month study that has embarked upon an ambitious program of activities to improve the nation's understanding of the interconnections between innovation, economic growth and competitiveness in a global economy. As the nature of innovation continues to change worldwide, the US now confronts new challenges to its global leadership and must prepare for the future. By convening the country's key innovation leaders, the NII seeks to create a national innovation action agenda, identify critical innovation trends impacting US competitiveness, and raise awareness of the critical role of diverse stakeholders in improving the platform for innovation, all important to sustaining the nation's economic and technological vitality.