tailieunhanh - The Advanced Technology Program: Assessing Outcomes

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) asked the National Research Council’s (NRC) Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) to review the operations of the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) to ascertain if the program is achieving its legislated objectives and to recommend potential improvements in its The ATP is a program administered by the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology to provide cost-shared funding to industry to accelerate the development and broad dissemination of challenging, high-risk technologies that promise broad-based economic benefits for the nation | GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS The Advanced Technology Program Assessing Outcomes BOARD ON SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC POLICY NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL The Advanced Technology Program Assessing Outcomes Charles W. Wessner Editor Board on Science Technology and Economic Policy Policy and Global Affairs National Research Council NATIONAL academy press Washington . NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS 2101 Constitution Avenue . Washington . 20418 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study was supported by Contract No. 50SBNB9C1080 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project. International Standard Book Number 0-309-07410-X Limited copies are available from Board on Science Technology and Economic Policy National Research Council 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street . Suite 2014 Washington . 20007 202334-2200. Additional copies of this report are available from National Academy Press 2101 Constitution Avenue . Lockbox 285 Washington . 20055 800 624-6242 or 202 334-3313 in the Washington metropolitan area Internet http . Printed in the United States of America Copyright 2001 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights .