Strategy & Action Plan For Accelerating Technology Transfer (T2) and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High Growth Businesses.

摘要

The 28 October 2011 Presidential Memorandum (PM) titled, Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High Growth Businesses tasked Federal Departments, including the Department of Defense (DoD), to develop a strategy and action plan for establishing goals and metrics in support of accelerating Technology Transfer (T2). Accelerated T2 is of particular importance in today s economic climate because it can both stimulate economic growth and increase the DoD s return on its R&D investments through licensing agreements and private sector engagements. In conjunction with the DoD T2 Working Group (DTTWG), comprised of the Army, Navy, and Air Force Laboratory communities and other relevant parties, the Defense Laboratories Office under the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OASD(R&E)/DLO/DLO) developed this Strategy and Action Plan to define enhanced metrics with associated performance goals to meet the intent of the PM and to encourage an increase in effective Defense Laboratory technology transfer. DoD will use this opportunity to generate process enhancements and to expand its T2 metrics to establish a new baseline for the value of its T2 activities. The new metrics will provide increased context for understanding the benefits gained through the actions included in this document.