Innovation, Diversity, and Success in the SBIR/STTR Programs (2013 : Washington, DC)
Title:
Innovation, diversity, and the SBIR/STTR programs : summary of a workshop / Sujai J. Shivakumar and David E. Dierksheide, rapporteurs ; Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program--Phase II ; Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy ; Policy and Global Affairs ; The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-81).
Contents:
Introduction -- Moving forward: finding solutions -- Opening remarks: defining the issue -- Women and the SBIR program -- Profiles of scientists and engineers and an aging workforce -- SBIR/STTR and support for socially and economically disadvantaged scientists and engineers -- Cases of successful high-tech entrepreneurship -- Roundtable discussion.
Summary:
On February 7, 2013, the committee convened a workshop titled "Innovation, Diversity, and Success in the SBIR/STTR Programs" to examine the participation of women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups in the SBIR/STTR programs and identify ways to increase that participation. The workshop examined both broad demographic trends in the science and engineering workforce and the need for more female and minority representation within that workforce, as well as pragmatic solutions to boost SBIR awards to women and minorities. This is that workshop summary.
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