Dynamics of Technology-Based Economic Development: State Science and TechnologyIndicators

摘要

With technology at the center stage in the American economy, state governmentleaders are paying close attention to the success of high-tech clusters that have emerged across the country. These include well-established centers of high-tech excellence, such as Silicon Valley, the Research Triangle in North Carolina, and Boston's Route 128, as well as new rising stars such as San Diego, Austin, Salt Lake City, and Boise. These high tech clusters are generating economic growth, high-wage jobs, and domestic and foreign business investment in the regions in which they reside. State and local government policy makers have expressed the need for information that identifies the critical elements commonly found in state and regional technology infrastructure, and information on the presence of these elements in each of the states. In response to this need, the Technology Administration's Office of Technology Policy (OTP) has developed a tool that offers a set of metrics which will provide policy makers and program practitioners with a clearer picture of the conditions needed for technology-based economic growth. The goal of the document is to provide a handy reference guide for analysts, policy makers, program practitioners, and others concerned with the dynamics of technology-based economic growth. This compendium of metrics and data can help them better understand how factors such as R&D investment, research facilities, math and science education, venture capital, and the presence of high-tech businesses can influence economic outcomes in a state.