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China and the United States have much to gain by learning from each other as they each face their own innovation imperatives. To help advance cooperation in science, technology, and innovation, the National Academies' Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) convened a symposium that brought together senior officials from China and the United States, as well as leading academics, and business people who are influential in the formation of innovation policies.

Contents

• The National Academies
• Committee on Comparative National Innovation Policies: Best Practice for the 21st Century
• Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy (STEP)
• Preface
• I. INTRODUCTION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • COMMON CHALLENGES AND SHARED OPPORTUNITIES
  • SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION AND CONSTRAINTS
  • BACKGROUND ON CHINA’S INNOVATION SYSTEM
  • IN THE UNITED STATES, A RENEWED FOCUS ON INNOVATION
  • COOPERATION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION
  • COOPERATION ON 21ST CENTURY UNIVERSITIES
  • COOPERATION IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
  • COOPERATION ON MEDICAL RESEARCH
  • SOME CHALLENGES TO CLOSER COOPERATION WITH CHINA
  • BUILDING ENDURING FOUNDATIONS
• II. PROCEEDINGS
  • WELCOME
  • OPENING REMARKS - ALAN WM. WOLFF
  • OPENING REMARKS - REN WEIMIN
  • BUILDING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS: OPPORTUNITIES IN U.S.-CHINA COOPERATION
    • Introduction
  • PANEL I: BUILDING THE NEW ENERGY ECONOMY
    • New Renewable Energy Initiatives in the United States
    • Renewable Energy Policy in China
  • PANEL II: INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND THE 21ST CENTURY UNIVERSITY
    • Universities, Science Parks, and Clusters in China’s Innovation Ecosystem
    • Universities and the U.S. Innovation System
    • Universities as Drivers of Growth in the United States
    • U.S. Initiatives for Building Innovation Clusters
    • Discussion
  • PANEL III: ICT AND INNOVATION: GROWTH ENGINE AND ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
    • Impact of Broadband on Economic Growth and Productivity
    • Broadband Strategy in the United states
    • ICT Development in U.S. and Chinese Contexts
    • Discussion
  • PANEL IV: NEW FRONTIERS: OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES FOR COOPERATION
    • International Collaboration and Indigenous Innovation
    • Joint U.S.-China Medical Research Opportunities
    • National Laboratories and International Cooperation
    • Discussion
  • LESSONS LEARNED AND NEXT STEPS
• Appendixes
  • A Agenda
  • B Biographies of Speakers
  • C Participants List
  • D Bibliography

Rapporteur: Charles W. Wessner

This study was supported by: Contract/Grant No. N01-OD-4-2139, TO #245, between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health; Contract/Grant No. DE-PI0000010, TO #15, between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Energy; Contract/Grant No. SB1341-03-C-0032 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Commerce; Contract/Grant No. OFED-858931 between the National Academy of Sciences and Sandia National Laboratories; and Contract/Grant No. NAVY-N00014-05-G-0288, DO #2, between the National Academy of Sciences and the Office of Naval Research. Additional funding was provided by Cisco Systems, Intel Corporation, International Business Machines, the Palo Alto Research Center, the Association of University Research Parks, and Google.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.