| The Advanced Technology Program: Assessing Outcomes Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Policy and Global Affairs (Author), Board on Science Technology and Economic (Author) |
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ISBN: 030907410X ISBN-13: 9780309074100 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Technology - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 338.973 |
| LCCN: 2001273792 |
| Series: Government-Industry Partnerships for the Development of New |
| Physical Information: 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report examines the operations of the APT, reviews its extensive assessment program, and provides NRC Committee findings concerning the ATP's operations and recommendations for potential improvements to the program. The report includes a summary of a major conference held in April 2000 as well as seven papers, including surveys of the industry participants or users of the ATP program, a summary of the results of fifty awards, detailed assessments of major joint ventures, and a description of the current selection process. It is the most comprehensive study to date of the program's origins, operations, achievements, and assessment. Its conclusion: the program works. |