Congress should significantly broaden the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program, providing at least $100 million in funding and establishing programs at 20 universities.

To Do: Broaden the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program

Congress should increase the share of industry representatives on the National Science Board as part of national innovation and competitiveness legislation.

To Do: Increase the Share of Industry Representatives on the National Science Board

Congress should direct NSF to establish stronger university entrepreneurship metrics and use them to provide stronger incentives for commercializing research.

To Do: Direct NSF to Establish Stronger University Entrepreneurship Metrics

While the U.S. government should expand federal support for scientific research, it also should improve the efficiency with which federally funded knowledge creation leads to innovation and jobs.

Comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Regarding Federal Technology Transfer Authorities and Processes

Congress should establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Competitiveness (ARPA–C) to fund advanced R&D projects.

To Do: Establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Competitiveness (ARPA–C)

Congress should fund and direct the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a competitive AI fellowship program for at least 1,000 computer science students annually.

To Do: Expand Investments in AI Talent

Congress should allocate a share of federal research funding to promote technology transfer and commercialization, such as through a “Spurring Commercialization of Our Nation’s Research” program.

To Do: Allocate a Share of Federal Research Funding to Tech Transfer and Commercialization

We can no longer simply hope that some R&D funding actually yields economic results.

U.S. R&D Policy Must Go Beyond Funding to Ensure More Federal Research Produces Innovation and Jobs, ITIF Testifies Before Senate Commerce Committee

The National Science Foundation should offer grants to several universities that put forward the best proposals for degrees in industrial policy.

To Do: Increase Funding for the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Programs

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To Do: Broaden the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program

To Do: Increase the Share of Industry Representatives on the National Science Board

To Do: Direct NSF to Establish Stronger University Entrepreneurship Metrics