Highlighting policies and initiatives to advance innovation and drive economic growth

The Condition of U.S. Research Universities

Four Members of Congress have asked the National Academies to assess the competitive position of our research universities, both public and private. In a letter delivered on June 22 to the Ralph Cicerone (President of the National Academy of Sciences), Harvey Fineberg (President of the Institute of ... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 06/29/2009 11:38 AM | Comments (33)
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Calling All Entrepreneurship Scholars

Over the past decade, study of the field of entrepreneurship has expanded considerably -- both in terms of curriculum offered for students as well as academic research and the volume of data it generates. Two items of interest for those who focus on the latter.Over at Data Maven, a call for papers h... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 06/29/2009 09:56 AM | Comments (68)
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This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

This week (June 29 - July 3) is Congress' Independence Day District Work Period. The next meeting of the Senate is July 6, 2009; the House next meets July 7, 2009. Please check your local Congressional leaders' websites for events such as the ones below. Tuesday, June 30, 2009Senate Small Bu... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 06/29/2009 09:12 AM | Comments (35)
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Creating a White House Office of Innovation Policy

The innovation legislation pieces discussed yesterday in the House Committee on Science and Technology corresponded with three sectors of innovation policies—information technology, energy, and services—discussed at a gathering I attended the same day by The Information Technology & ... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 06/25/2009 12:14 PM | Comments (76)
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Bills to Stimulate Innovation Advance

On Wednesday June 24, the House Committee on Science and Technology held a markup on H.R. 2965, the Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009. This Act reauthorizes and revises the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) program, which stimulates development of commercia... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 06/25/2009 11:19 AM | Comments (31)
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Senate Committee Votes to Reauthorize SBIR-STTR

In a closed session late last week, the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unanimously passed two bills to reauthorize and improve a number of Small Business Administration (SBA) programs. PDE staff covered a roundtable discussion on these issues earlier in June. F... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 06/22/2009 10:26 AM | Comments (167)
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This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

Below, we highlight some hearings and events on policy areas that intersect with entrepreneurship. Monday, June 22, 2009Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship - Field Hearing“Missed Opportunities: The ARRA and the NIH/SBIR exclusion” 1:00 PM ETStella B. Warner Montgomery... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 06/22/2009 09:48 AM | Comments (44)
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Entrepreneurship Not on G8 Radar

PDE staff were on hand last week for a conference to discuss the priorities of the upcoming G8 conference in Italy, including the global economic crisis. Ourreport of the event, hosted by the Centerfor Strategic & International Studies and the Italian Embassy, follows: This July’s G8 Conf... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 06/22/2009 07:13 AM | Comments (74)
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More Recommendations Supporting VC-Backed Firm Access to SBIR-STTR

PDE staff were on hand last week for a hearing of the House Committee on Small Business taking yet another look at the reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR programs. Our report of the hearing--Legislative Initiatives to Strengthen and Modernize the SBIR and STTR Programs--follows:This week the House... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 06/21/2009 07:48 AM | Comments (45)
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Next Cities Attract Innovative Youth

What does it take for a city to attract young professionals? Next Generation Consulting asked just this in compiling its "Next Cities" rankings of the best places to live and work for young professionals (defined as 20-40 year olds). “Simply being the cheapest place to live, or the c... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 06/19/2009 08:03 AM | Comments (85)
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