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title: "Manufacturing Institutes: A Key to Revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing"
summary: |-
  President Obama’s NNMI initiative provides a key opportunity to improve U.S. competitiveness.
date: "2014-01-30"
issues: ["Manufacturing", "Science and R&D"]
authors: ["Robert D. Atkinson"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2014/01/30/manufacturing-institutes-key-revitalizing-us-manufacturing/"
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# Manufacturing Institutes: A Key to Revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing

The U.S. has developed a number of innovative technologies, from LED displays to solar cells, and then seen the large scale manufacturing of these products move overseas. The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) is a unique, government-university-industry partnership designed to address this issue by creating a conduit for innovative R&D to be transitioned to design and manufacture he in the United States, promoting competitiveness and job growth.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2014/01/30/manufacturing-institutes-key-revitalizing-us-manufacturing/*