California: Top S&T Issues Stem Cell Research Energy Supply Science and Math Teaching Technological Innovation Security Data Integration Identification Technologies Electronic Voting Traffic Congestion

California: Top S&T Issues 1. Stem Cell Research How can California set effective public policy to maximize public benefits from its state-funded stem cell research program? 2. Energy Supply How can California best ensure an ongoing, sustainable, and economical supply of energy for electric power and transportation? 3. Science and Math Teaching How can California develop or attract more highly skilled teachers of science and mathematics who are essential for training and sustaining our technological workforce?

California: Top S&T Issues 4. Technological Innovation How can California maintain its status as the world's leading location for technological innovation? 5. Security Are there new technologies to reduce the labor-intensive task of ensuring the security of California's power grids, natural gas pipelines, aqueducts and refineries? 6. Data Integration What technologies can be deployed to enable California institutions and government agencies effectively share data and leverage economies of scale?

California: Top S&T Issues 7. Identification Technologies Should governmental controls be imposed on the use of new, rapidly proliferating identification technologies, and if so, what should those controls be? 8. Electronic Voting In the absence of federal regulations, what standards should California establish for electronic voting to ensure accuracy and to increase public confidence in the results? 9. Traffic Congestion How can California manage and reduce vehicle congestion on highways and streets?

California: Top S&T Issues Stem Cell Research Energy Supply Science and Math Teaching Technological Innovation Security Data Integration Identification Technologies Electronic Voting Traffic Congestion