Industrial Research and Innovation Indicators: Report of a Workshop (1997)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Program
Appendix A Workshop Program
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION INDICATORS FOR PUBLIC POLICY
A Workshop Sponsored by the National Research Council's Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy
Friday, February 28, 1997
Lecture Room, National Academy of Sciences
Washington, D.C.
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8:45 a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction |
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Mark B. Myers, Senior Vice President, Corporate Research and Technology, Xerox Corporation and STEP Board |
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Jeanne E. Griffith, Director, Science Resources Studies, National Science Foundation |
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Alan Ladwig, Associate Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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9:00–9:45 a.m. |
SESSION I. Information Needs for Policy |
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Chair: R. Thomas Weimer, House Science Committee Speakers: |
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James M. Murphy, Jr., Office of the U.S. Trade Representative |
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Timothy Brennan, Council of Economic Advisers |
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Timothy Daniel, Federal Trade Commission |
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Kevin Teichman, Environmental Protection Agency |
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9:45–10:15 a.m. |
SESSION II. Overview of Innovation Information |
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Speaker: David C. Mowery, University of California at Berkeley |
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Discussant: Fred D. Gault, Statistics Canada |
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10:15–10:30 a.m. |
Break |
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10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
SESSION III. Accounting for Innovation Inputs and Outputs |
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Issues: Strengths and weaknesses of R&D and patent data, integrating firm R&D into industry- and national-level accounts, intellectual capital valuation, S&E personnel, technology adoption and diffusion. |
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Examples of information sources: NSF R&D survey, BEA's R&D satellite account, patent data, innovation surveys, SEC filings, doctoral surveys, Census Surveys of Manufacturing Technology |
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Chair: Dale W. Jorgenson, Harvard University and STEP Board |
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Speakers: |
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William F. Long, Business Performance Research Associates |
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Adam B. Jaffe, Brandeis University |
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Baruch Lev, New York University |
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J. Steven Landefeld, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
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Discussants: |
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Robert H. McGuckin, III, The Conference Board |
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Dominique Guellec, OECD |
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Francis Narin, CHI Research |
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Charlotte V. Kuh, National Research Council |
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12:30–1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:15–2:45 p.m. |
SESSION IV. The Process and Performance of Industrial Innovation |
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Issues: Increased external sourcing and collaboration, restructuring of in-house corporate R&D, internationalization of research and innovation |
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Examples of information sources: NSF pilot innovation survey, Yale surveys, Canadian and European innovation surveys |
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Chair: Mark B. Myers |
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Speakers: |
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Wesley M. Cohen, Carnegie Mellon University |
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John Baldwin, Statistics Canada |
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Discussants: |
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Jules J. Duga, Battelle Memorial Institute |
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Charles F. Larson, Industrial Research Institute |
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2:45–4:00 p.m. |
SESSION V. Discussion Groups on Priority Needs |
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Concurrent working groups to identify and prioritize areas for indicator development, data acquisition, and analysis in light of policy relevance, feasibility, and public- vs. private-sector incentives, resources, and capabilities. |
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• Information technology and the service sector, telecommunications |
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Facilitator: David C. Mowery |
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• Internationalization of R&D and innovation |
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Facilitator: Mary Ellen Mogee, Mogee Research & Analysis Associates |
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• Public-private relationships in data collection and development |
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Facilitator: Robert H. McGuckin, III |
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4:00–5:00 p.m. |
SESSION VI. Plenary Session |
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Reports of working groups and discussion of recommendations |
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Chair: Dale W. Jorgenson |
