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The Advanced Technology Program: Assessing Outcomes
Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Policy and Global Affairs (Author), Board on Science Technology and Economic (Author)
ISBN: 030907410X     ISBN-13: 9780309074100
Publisher: National Academies Press
OUR PRICE:   $76.00  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2001
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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
 
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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.