Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Foresights: Defining the Critical Needs of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Community

美国先进制造业的振兴要求在美国进行的有前途的发现、创新和发明在美国成熟和制造。要实现这一目标，就需要建立一种机制，用于识别新兴的先进制造技术，并通过对转化和跨学科研究与开发的公私投资使其成熟。先进制造业前瞻联盟（Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Foresights）是一个“智囊团”，通过利用行业知识和联邦对基础和应用研究的投资，预测哪些新兴技术将最有助于美国未来在先进制造业中的领导地位。技术将根据经济影响、就业增长、私营部门可能的共同投资、对多个行业的影响以及美国获得先发优势的可能性进行优先排序。该联盟将向联邦政府提供技术路线图和报告，概述技术开发、应用和经济影响的预测。该联盟还将确定和报告技术商业化和劳动力发展方面的最佳做法，以指导未来的投资。外联工作将通过向经济、能源、卫生和国家安全部门传达先进制造业的高技术职业机会以及先进制造业的好处，增进公众的知识。联合体将：1）作为一个正式的机制，从广泛的制造业社区及其供应链中征求意见，以确定联邦投资下一代先进制造技术的机会; 2）召集国家思想领袖，优先考虑新兴技术3）阐明将先进制造业研究，劳动力发展和推广与国家优先事项和挑战相结合的愿景; 4）通过综合沟通策略，确保关键利益相关者和更广泛的受众了解先进制造的重要性和好处。该联盟的领导理事会由30位来自多个行业、学术界、主要制造业协会和智库的思想领袖组成，代表了30，000多名制造业和技术专家。技术的识别将包括对出版物、数据集和联邦研究计划的上下文搜索，并征求行业专家、企业家、风险投资界、学术研究人员和联邦技术领导人的意见。联合会将就选定的新兴技术编写详细报告，并对联邦机构的信息请求作出答复。

The revitalization of the U.S. advanced manufacturing industry requires that promising discoveries, innovations and inventions made in U.S. are matured and manufactured in the U.S. Achieving this goal requires the creation of a mechanism for identifying emerging advanced manufacturing technologies and maturing them through public-private investments in translational and interdisciplinary research and development. The Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Foresights (Consortium) serves as a "think-and-do tank" to forecast which nascent technologies will most enable future U.S. leadership in advanced manufacturing by leveraging industry knowledge with federal investments in basic and applied research. Technologies will be prioritized based on economic impact, job growth, likely co-investment by the private sector, impact on multiple industry sectors, and the likelihood of the U.S. gaining a first-mover advantage. The Consortium will provide technology roadmaps and reports to the federal government outlining projections for technology development, application, and economic impacts. The Consortium will also identify and report on best practices in technology commercialization and workforce development to guide future investments. Outreach efforts will enhance public knowledge by conveying high-technology career opportunities in advanced manufacturing and the benefits of advanced manufacturing to the economic, energy, health and national security sectors. The Consortium will: 1) Serve as a formal mechanism for soliciting input from across the broad manufacturing community and its supply chains to identify opportunities for federal investments in next generation advanced manufacturing technologies; 2) Convene national thought leaders to prioritize among nascent technologies 3) Articulate visions for aligning advanced manufacturing research, workforce development, and outreach with national priorities and challenges, and; 4) Ensure that key stakeholders and broader audiences are made aware of the criticality and the benefits of advanced manufacturing via an integrated communications strategy. The Leadership Council of the Consortium consists of 30 thought leaders across multiple industry sectors, academia, key manufacturing associations and think tanks representing over 30,000 manufacturing and technology experts. Identification of technologies will incorporate contextual search of publications, datasets and federal research programs and solicited input from industry experts, entrepreneurs, venture capital community, academic researchers and federal technology leaders. The Consortium will produce detailed reports on selected emerging technologies and provide responses to requests for information by federal agencies.