Who – Committee of National Academies of Science, Engineering What – Advise Congress about US competitiveness When – 2005 Where – US, international competition, national, state, local, and private policy How – collect expert views from industry and university leaders to offer blueprint to maintain, improve competitiveness Why – we’re declining in leading edge, wealth- creating fields in science and engineering

 our workforce finds itself in direct competition for jobs with lower-wage workers around the globe, and  leading-edge scientific and engineering work is being accomplished in many parts of the world

 What actions should federal policy makers take to enhance the science and technology enterprise so the United States can successfully compete in the global community of the 21 st century?  What implementation strategy is needed?

 We are worried about the future prosperity of the United States  Other nations have competitive advantages of low-wage structure  We must compete by  optimizing its knowledge-based resources, particularly in science and technology  sustaining the most fertile environment for new and revitalized industries and the wellpayingjobs they bring

 two key challenges that are tightly coupled to scientific and engineering prowess:  creating high-quality jobs for Americans  responding to the nation’s need for clean, affordable, and reliable energy.

 TEN THOUSAND TEACHERS, TEN MILLION MINDS  Increase America’s talent pool by vastly improving K-12 mathematics and science education.  Recruit ten thousand teachers, Educate ten million minds.  Strengthen two hundred fifty thousand teachers’ skills, Inspire students every day.  Enlarge the pipeline.

 Recommendation B: Enhance long-term basic research improving the flow of new ideas  Increase the federal investment in long-term basic research,  Offer research grants to most outstanding early-career researchers  Create centralized research-infrastructure  Allocate research budgets to discretionary funding  Create Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy  Award Presidential Innovation Grant to promote scientific and engineering advances in the national interest.

Recommendation C: attract the best and brightest students, scientists, and engineers from throughout the world.  Increase US citizens earning physical and life sciences, engineering, and mathematics bachelor’s degrees  Increase US citizens pursuing graduate study in areas of national need  Provide employer tax credit for employee continuing education  improve visa processing for international students and scholars  Institute a new skills-based, preferential immigration option.

 Ensure US is the best place to create/innovate  Enhance intellectual-property protection  private research and development tax credit  tax incentives for United States-based innovation  Ensure ubiquitous broadband Internet access

 Can we, will we rise above the storm?  Take a role in proving YES!