Partnering Against Terrorism: Summary of a Workshop (Government-Industry Partnerships) - Softcover

National Research Council; Policy And Global Affairs; Board On Science, Technology, And Economic Policy; Committee On Government-Industry Partnerships For The Development Of New Technologies; Wessner, Charles W.

9780309094283: Partnering Against Terrorism: Summary of a Workshop (Government-Industry Partnerships)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309094283 ISBN 13: 9780309094283

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2005

Terrorism and the measures needed to prevent terrorist attacks pose a central policy challenge for the U.S. To meet this unprecedented challenge, the U.S. has great technological assets. What is needed are mechanisms to help the government draw on these strengths in a timely and effective fashion. To do so, the government needs to reach out to university researchers, national laboratories, small, high-tech businesses and leading corporations. One of the most effective ways to do this is through public-private partnerships. To link the lessons of the National Academies study on �€œGovernment-Industry Partnerships�€ to this critical national interest, the Academy organized a conference to bring the lessons of its analysis to bear on the war on terror. By encouraging policy attention to examples of effective public-private partnerships (in particular, the need for clear goals and regular assessments), this report contributes to a better understanding of the potential partnerships to bring new security-enhancing technologies and equipment to the market in a cost-effective and timely manner.

Table of Contents

Front Matter
I. Introduction
II. Proceedings: Welcome and Introduction
Panel I: Partnering to Meet the New Security Challenge
Panel II: Best Practice Examples of Public-Private Partnerships
Panel III: Partnerships Against Bioterrorism
Panel IV: Partnering for National Security
Panel V: Roundtable on Partnering for National Missions: Defense, Health and Energy 109
Closing Remarks
Appendix A: Biographies of Speakers
Appendix B: Participants List
Appendix C: Bibliography

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Book Description:

This book summarizes a major conference organized to bring the lessons of the Academy&s unprecedented analysis of Government-Industry Partnerships to bear on the war on terror. By encouraging policy attention to examples of effective partnerships (in particular, the need for clear goals and regular assessments), this book contributes to a better understanding of the potential of partnerships to bring new security-enhancing technologies and equipment to the market in a cost-effective and timely manner. Partnerships often involve innovation awards which act as a catalyst for small firms or for cooperation among large and small firms and universities to work together on innovative new technologies which are able to address the special challenge of global terrorism. The public&private cooperation reviewed in the conference has the potential to make government funding for security more effective, by leveraging the ingenuity of the private sector to meet the critical national mission of protecting our citizens from terrorism.

About the Author:

Charles W. Wessner, Committee on Government-Industry Partnerships for the Development of New Technologies, National Research Council

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