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TAPPING AMERICA’S POTENTIAL

TAPPING AMERICA’S POTENTIAL. Congressional Briefing House R&D Caucus November 2, 2005. AeA BHEF Business Roundtable CSPP Council on Competitiveness ITAA ITIC. Minority Business RoundTable NAM NDIA SIA SIIA TechNet TIA U.S. Chamber.

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TAPPING AMERICA’S POTENTIAL

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  1. TAPPING AMERICA’S POTENTIAL Congressional Briefing House R&D Caucus November 2, 2005

  2. AeA BHEF Business Roundtable CSPP Council on Competitiveness ITAA ITIC Minority Business RoundTable NAM NDIA SIA SIIA TechNet TIA U.S. Chamber Tapping America’s PotentialThe Education for Innovation Initiative

  3. Tapping America’s Potential:The Education for Innovation • Build public support • Motivate U.S. students/adults to study and enter STEM careers • Upgrade K-12 teaching • Reform immigration/visa policies • Boost & sustain funding for basic research

  4. BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT

  5. Different Interest Groups Different Coalitions Different Hill Committees K-12 SILO IMMIGRATION SILO • R&D SILO • DEFENSE • ENERGY • NSF HIGHER ED SILO

  6. PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH • Hart (D), Winston (R) • Focus Groups • Parents of High School & College Students • Educators • Policymakers • Surveys • National Sample of Opinion Leaders • National Sample of Voters

  7. The Population Challenge • CHINA: 1,308,917,737 • INDIA: 1,085,288,096 • UNITED STATES: 296,323,460

  8. Without a Sputnik… • How many times can we say the sky is falling? • What’s different this time? • Who is credible to whom?

  9. NO MORE REPORTS! • December 6: National Summit on Competitiveness: Investing in U.S. Innovation • Move from rhetoric to action

  10. LEADERSHIP IS ESSENTIAL • Help folks back home understand why this issue is important to their children’s and grandchildren’s future • Help folks back home understand why this issue is critical to U.S. security and prosperity

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