MOD: Workshop on Centers, Universities, and the Scientific Innovation Ecology

该项目支持为期两天的研讨会，以推进联邦资助的中心和研究所作为创新生态系统关键要素的科学研究。该研讨会汇集了工程师和自然、物理和社会科学家，讨论与联邦资助的中心和研究所在科学和创新政策中的作用有关的核心问题。本次研讨会与以往的研讨会有两个不同之处。首先，它建立在从其他组织的研究中获得的知识基础上，开发社会科学模型、工具和数据，用于研究可以促进创新的新组织实体，特别关注联邦资助的中心和研究所。第二，它直接使分析的重点单位——中心、研究所和一些其他相关的组织实体（如研究园区和初创公司）参与开发适当的模型、数据和分析工具。智力价值：这个为期两天的研讨会将推动联邦资助的中心和研究所作为创新生态系统的关键要素的科学研究。更广泛的影响：研讨会为加深对校企合作的理解提供了一个更好的框架；为更好地实现2006年《美国竞争力倡议》（ACI）和2007年《美国竞争法》（ACA）的目标，加强政府间的伙伴关系。讲习班为更好地了解社会产生和利用最新科学和技术发展的能力提供了一个机会。通过优化美国的知识资源（尤其是在科学和技术领域），这一系列讨论应能增强美国在全球市场上的竞争能力。

This project supports a two day workshop to advance the scientific study of federally funded centers and institutes as key elements in the innovation ecosystem. The workshop brings together engineers and natural, physical, and social scientists to address central questions relating to the role of federally funded centers and institutes in science and innovation policy. This workshop differs from previous workshops in two ways. First, it builds on the knowledge base derived from studies of other organizations to develop social scientific models, tools, and data with which to study new organizational entities that can contribute to innovation, with particular attention to federally funded centers and institutes. Second, it directly engages the focal units of analysis - the centers and institutes and some other related organizational entities (such as research parks and start-up firms) in developing appropriate models, data, and tools for analysis.Intellectual merit: This two-day workshop advances the scientific study of federally funded centers and institutes as key elements in the innovation ecosystem. Broader impact: The workshop provides an improved framework for deepening theunderstanding of university-industry;government partnerships so as better meet the goals of the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) of 2006 and the America Competes Act (ACA) of 2007. The workshop provides an opportunity to develop a better understanding of society's ability to generate and harness the latest in scientific and technological developments. This set of discussions should enhance US ability to compete in global markets by optimizing its knowledge-based resources, particularly in science and technology.