The mandate of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) is to advise federal, state, and local governments and inform the public about economic and related public policies to promote the creation, diffusion, and application of new scientific and technical knowledge to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the U.S. economy and foster economic prosperity for all Americans. The STEP board and its committees marshal research and the expertise of scholars, industrial managers, investors, and former public officials in a wide range of policy areas that affect the speed and direction of scientific and technological change and their contributions to the growth of the U.S. and global economies. Results are communicated through reports, conferences, workshops, briefings and electronic media subject to the procedures of the Academies to ensure their authoritativeness, independence, and objectivity.

Impact

The work of the STEP Board has contributed to advances in 5 major areas.

• Promoting Dialogue

• Supporting U.S.-Based Advanced Manufacturing

• Improving Management of Government Programs

• Increasing Incentives and Removing Disincentives for Innovation

• Influencing and Informing Economic Policy-Making