r&d

The paper examines geographic concentration, agglomeration, and co-location of university research and industrial R&D in three technological areas: medical imaging, neural networks, and signal processing.

The paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the spatial distribution of new firm formations by
researchers from universities and public research organisations, based on a representative data set for Germany.

The roundtable discussion is the last of the three sessions intended to help develop a picture of the state of research and innovation in the science, engineering, and technology communities in the United States.

Priority research areas within the Framework Program include: information technology, life sciences, nanotechnology, ecosystems, and aerospace. The report outlines the program objectives and describes its potential benefit to the United States.

According to final estimates from the Office of Technology Policy’s U.S. Corporate research and development (R&D) data series, R&D investment rose sharply in current dollars from $146.3 billion in 1999 to $164.5 billion in 2000 or an increase of 12.4%. The report provides data on nine “major sectors” and at the sub-sector level, 46 “detailed industries,” based on the North American Industry Classification System.

The report establishes a connection among research and development intensity, patenting, technological change and economic growth. Two-digit SIC code industry data from U.S. manufacturing between 1963-1988 is used. The report suggests that policy makers may conclude from this research that efforts to increase the role of research and development in an economy will have a significant economic impact.

The report presents evidence to suggest that an important measure of an apparent geographic localization of research and development spillovers may be an artifact of industrial agglomeration. The largest spillovers are found to flow between firms in the same industry.

The report outlines the research and development plan for the state of Arkansas as outlined and approved by the Arkansas Science and Technology Authoritys Board of Directors. Five main research areas of strategic importance are outlined.

The report from the National Science Board indicates dramatic increases in research and development (R&D) investments during the past decade, largely from industry, have contributed to U.S. standing as a global economic power. The U.S. had $244.1 billion in R&D investments in 1999, an increase of nearly $33 billion from 1997, the report shows. In addition, the U.S. accounts for 44 percent of the total worldwide investment in R&D — an amount equal to the combined total of Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and Italy.

The California Technology Trade and Commerce Agency report offers California state and regional policymakers a county-by-county analysis of research and development trends. California ranks first in both university and industrial research and development. Forty-four billion dollars worth of research is conducted annually in the state.