Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Economic Council Requests Public Comments on Upcoming Update of American Innovation Guide | Practical Law

Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Economic Council Requests Public Comments on Upcoming Update of American Innovation Guide | Practical Law

The US Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Economic Council has requested public comments and input on an upcoming update of Strategy for American Innovation.

Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Economic Council Requests Public Comments on Upcoming Update of American Innovation Guide

by Practical Law Intellectual Property & Technology
Published on 28 Jul 2014 • USA (National/Federal)
The US Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Economic Council has requested public comments and input on an upcoming update of Strategy for American Innovation.
On July 28, 2014, the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Economic Council (NEC) issued a notice of request for information seeking public input for an upcoming update to the Strategy for American Innovation, which was last updated in February 2011. The Strategy for American Innovation guides the current administration’s efforts to promote lasting economic growth and competitiveness through policies that support transformative American innovation in products, processes and services, and organizes the administration's policy initiative into three parts:
  • Investing in the building blocks of American innovation.
  • Promoting market-based innovation.
  • Catalyzing breakthroughs for national priorities.
In general, the OSTP and the NEC seek input from stakeholders in the following areas:
  • Overarching questions.
  • Innovation trends.
  • Science, technology, and R&D priorities.
  • Skilled workforce development.
  • Manufacturing and entrepreneurship.
  • Regional innovation ecosystems.
  • Intellectual property and antitrust.
  • Novel government tools for promoting innovation.
  • National priorities.
Interested parties may submit comments via mail, fax or e-mail no later than September 23, 2014.