Report to the President: Transformation and Opportunity: The Future of the U.S. Research Enterprise.

摘要

Americas longstanding role as a leader among nations is threatened by a convergence of global economic trends that is eroding U.S. scientific and technological dominance, demanding bold investments in domestic research and a new focus on the Nations great universities and national laboratories, according to a new report by an independent, presidentially appointed council of experts. The report finds that American technical ingenuity and commercial vibrancy remain the envy of the world, and the United States is still home to the vast majority of the worlds highest ranking universities. But expansion of global competition in the past two decades and a growing corporate emphasis on near-term results and reducing future risk has undermined private-sector support of basic and early-applied researchthe fundamental fuel for innovation and long-term economic growth.