Guest futureofinnovation.org Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 American Innovation Proclamation We, the leaders of American business and higher education, call on Congress to act quickly on an innovation agenda that will ensure continued U.S. competitiveness, enabling Americans to succeed in the global economy. Innovation leadership creates high-wage jobs and rising incomes for Americans. Innovation drives productivity and economic growth, giving American workers the tools to remain the most productive in the world and creating products, processes—and even new industries—that expand employment and boost living standards. The United States has remained the world’s innovation leader through a commitment to basic research, a world-class workforce and a climate that rewards innovation. But America cannot rest on past economic success. Our competitors are investing in innovation, improving their competitive position and, in some respects, surpassing us. Therefore, Congress must act to: Renew America’s commitment to discovery by doubling the basic research budgets at the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Energy’s Office of Scienceand the Department of Defense; Improve student achievement in math and science through increased funding of proven programs and incentives for science and math teacher recruitment and professional development; Welcome highly educated foreign professionals, particularly those holding advanced science, technology, engineering, or mathematics degrees, especially from U.S. universities, by reforming U.S. visa policies; Make permanent a strengthened R&D Tax Credit to encourage continued private-sector innovation investment. We, the signatories, hereby proclaim our support for these initiatives and stand ready to do our part. Craig Barrett Chairman Intel Corporation Arthur F. Ryan Chairman & CEO Prudential Financial, Inc. Charles O. Holliday, Jr. Chairman & CEO DuPont Richard K. Templeton President & CEO Texas Instruments Harold McGraw III Chairman, President & CEO The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Nicholas M. Donofrio Executive Vice President, Innovation & Technology IBM Corporation Carl F. Kohrt President & CEO Battelle Norman R. Augustine Former Chairman & CEO Lockheed Martin Corporation Robert C. Dynes President, University of California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest futureofinnovation.org Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 American Innovation Proclamation Signatories 3M 21st Century Learning Solutions AAJ Technologies Acutek, Inc. Adobe Systems Incorporated Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) AeA (American Electronics Association) Agere Systems Agilent Technology Altera Corporation AMCO Plastic Materials, Inc American Association of Physics Teachers American Association for Crystal Growth American Astronomical Society American Chemical Society American Council on International Personnel American Educational Research Association American Indian Higher Education Consortium American Mathematical Society American Physical Society American Psychological Association The American Physiological Society American Society of Agronomy American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology American Society of Civil Engineers American Society for Engineering Education American Society of Plant Biologists Amplify Communications ANADIGICS, Inc. Applied Materials, Inc. Arizona Association of Industries ASME ASM International Associated Industries of Massachusetts Association of American Universities Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities Association for Psychological Science ASTRA, The Alliance for Science & Technology Policy Avancent Consulting Corporation Avanex Corporation Axian, Inc. Ayoka The Babcock & Wilcox Company Battelle Bay Area Economic Forum Bayer Corporation BearingPoint Inc. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Biophysical Society Business-Higher Education Forum Business Roundtable BWXT Cadence Design Systems, Inc. California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Caterpillar Inc. Center for Accelerating Innovation Center for Audit Quality Center for National Software Studies Citrix Systems, Inc. The City College of New York (CCNY) The City University of New York Click Bond, Inc. Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation CoCo Communications Columbia University The Commerce Bank of Oregon Compete America Computing Research Association Computing Technology Industry Association Concero Technology Consortium of Social Science Associations Cornell University Council on Competitiveness Council of Graduate Schools Cray Inc. Crop Science Society of America CSSP Cyveillance Inc. Data and Search Institute Deloitte & Touche USA LLP Deming & Pisano LLC DeVry University -- Central Florida The Dow Chemical Company Dow Corning Corporation Duke University Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Eastman Chemical Company Educause E&E Manufacturing Co. Inc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest futureofinnovation.org Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 American Innovation Proclamation Signatories Cont. eeParts, Inc. EFJ Inc Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) Eli Lilly and Company Endwave Corporation Energy Sciences Coalition Eng3 Corporation Enpria, Inc Enterprise Development Corp. of South Florida Esterline Corporation Expandable Software, Inc. Fairchild Semiconductor Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Federation of Materials Societies Frequency Electronics, Inc. Frye Electronics, Inc. Gartner Inc. Geological Society of America Georgia Institute of Technology GlaxoSmithKline Global Illumination World Wide LLC. Google Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Harvard University Hewlett-Packard IBM Corporation IEEE-USA Immigration Solutions Indiana University Industrial Research Institute Infineon Technologies North America Corp. Internet2 Information Technology Industry Council Infotonics Technology Center, Inc. Intel Iowa Association of Business and Industry Iowa State University IQE-RF, LLC ISCO International IS Squared, Inc. Jazz Semiconductor The John Hopkins University JVC America, Inc. Keane, Inc. Konica Minolta Kotura, Inc KPMG LLP LSI Logic Corporation Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) Maryland Chamber of Commerce Massachusetts Institute of Technology Materials Research Society Mathematical Association of America The McGraw-Hill Companies Mercury Computer Systems Message Runner Inc. Michigan State University Micron Technology, Inc Microsoft Corporation The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) MI Technologies Mobility Electronics, Inc. Mote Marine Laboratory,Inc The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Assocation NAI Realvest NASULGC, A Public University Association National Association of Marine Laboratories (NAML) National Association of Manufacturers The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences National Center for Technological Literacy National Council for Advanced Manufacturing National Electrical Manufacturers Association National Foreign Trade Council National Science Teachers Association National Semiconductor Corp. Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry New Jersey Center for Software Engineering New York Structural Biology Center New York University North Carolina State Chamber of Commerce North Carolina State University Northern Illinois University Northrop Grumman Corporation Northwestern University The Ohio State University ON Semiconductor Corporation Optoelectronics Industry Development Association Oracle Oregon State University Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest futureofinnovation.org Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 American Innovation Proclamation Signatories Cont. Quantum Leaders, Inc Panasonic Corporation of North America Pariveda Solutions The Pennsylvania State University Pipeline Group, Inc. Printing Industries of America Procter & Gamble QUALCOMM Quality Float Works, Inc. QuickLogic Corporation RAE Systems Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Ryder System, Inc. SAP America SAS The Science Coalition Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) Semiconductor Industry Association Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Society for Research in Child Development Society of Women Engineers Software & Information Industry Association Soil Science Society of America Sopheon Southeastern Universities Research Association Southwest Area Manufacturers Association SPIE The State Chamber of Olklahoma Stony Brook University, SUNY Stony Brook Sun Microsystems, Inc. Synopsys, Inc. TAEUS International Corp. Tapping America's Potential Task Force on the Future of American Innovation Technology CEO Council The Technology Network (TechNet) Tektronix, Inc. Texas A&M University Texas Instruments Thurgood Marshall College Fund Tirraappendi, Inc. Tulane University University Corporation for Atmospheric Research University of Arkansas University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine University of Central Florida University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center University Economic Development Association University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Illinois University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Nebraska The University of North Carolina University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of Southern California University of Southern California, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies University of Southern Maine The University of Tennessee The University of Texas System The University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison Utah Manufacturers Association Valicore Technologies, Inc. Vanderbilt University Vermeer Manufacturing Company Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Washington University in St. Louis Whirlpool Corporation Winland Electronics Inc. Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network Zebra Technologies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tapping America's Potential Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 On July 2005, 15 prominent business organizations signed on to "Tapping America's Potential," agreeing to work toward this goal. The warning signs had been growing for some time. Numerous organizations were telling the same story: American students are falling behind in math and science. Fewer and fewer students are pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and American students are performing at levels far below students in competitor nations on international standardized tests in these subjects. Meanwhile, international students educated in America are facing misguided immigration policies that hamper their ability to apply their skills and knowledge in the United States. Other countries are gaining ground. China not only graduates four times as many engineers as the United States, but it also offers lucrative tax breaks to attract companies to conduct research and development (R&D) in the country. By 2010, 90% of the world's engineers will live in Asia. The organizations, representing the largest and most innovative companies in America, recognized the need for a solution, and decided upon this ten year goal. If your a company and want to join click here http://www.tap2015.org/action/org_join.html If you want to share a story add reply below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_Wilbur Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Eighth-grade mathematics lessons in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, the Netherlands, and Switzerland placed a greater emphasis on introducing new content (ranging from 56 to 76 percent of lesson time) than the United States who tends to put more emphasis on reviewing previous content. In the United States least 63 percent of problems per lesson of low procedural complexity. At the other end of the scale, up to 12 percent of problems per lesson, on average, were of high procedural complexity. In Japan, 39 percent of problems per lesson were of high procedural complexity, a greater percentage than in any of the other six countries. Japanese eighth-grade mathematics lessons contained a higher percentage of problems per lesson that were mathematically related (42 percent) than lessons in any of the other countries. Moreover, Japanese lessons contained a lower percentage of problems per lesson that were repetitions (40 percent) than those in any of the other countries. In all of the countries except Japan, at least 65 percent of the problems per lesson, on average, were identified as repetitions of the preceding problem. In the United States a greater percentage of problems per lesson were presented as using procedures than either making connections or stating concepts. While in Japan there was no detectable difference in the percentage of problems per lesson that were presented as using procedures compared to those presented as making connections. In U.S. eighth-grade mathematics lessons, a smaller percentage of making-connections problems were solved in a way that actually made the connections among mathematical facts, procedures, and concepts evident during classroom discussions than in the other countries. One way that teachers can help students identify the key mathematical point of a lesson is to describe the goal of the lesson. To be included in the analysis, a goal statement about a specific mathematical topic to be covered during the lesson had to be explicitly written or said by the teacher.Play Video for Czech Republic Across all seven countries, a higher percentage of eighth-grade mathematics lessons in the Czech Republic contained goal statements (91 percent) than in all the other countries except Japan. Dutch lessons included the fewest goal statements of any of the countries (21 percent). A second way to help students recognize key ideas in a lesson is a summary statement at the end of a lesson.Play Video for Japan For all the countries, summary statements were less common than goal statements. Lesson summaries were identified in at least 21 percent of eighth-grade mathematics lessons in Japan, the Czech Republic, and Hong Kong SAR, and in 10 percent of lessons in Australia. In the other countries where reliable estimates could be calculated, between 2 and 6 percent of lessons included summary statements. After an individual mathematics problem has been solved, teachers might also summarize the points that the problem illustrates. On average, mathematics teachers in Japan summarized a higher percentage of problems per lesson (27 percent) than in any of the other countries. Average mathematics scale scores of eighth-grade students, by country: 2003 International average 466 Singapore 605 Korea, Republic of 589 Hong Kong 586 Chinese Taipei 585 Japan 570 Belgium-Flemish 537 Netherlands2 536 Estonia 531 Hungary 529 Malaysia 508 Latvia 508 Russian Federation 508 Slovak Republic 508 Australia 505 United States 504 Lithuania4 502 Sweden 499 Scotland2 498 (Israel) 496 New Zealand 494 Slovenia 493 Italy 484 Armenia 478 Serbia4 477 Bulgaria 476 Romania 475 Norway 461 Moldova, Republic of 460 Cyprus 459 (Macedonia, Republic of ) 435 Lebanon 433 Jordan 424 Iran, Islamic Republic of 411 Indonesia4 411 Tunisia 410 Egypt 406 Bahrain 401 Palestinian National Authority 390 Chile 387 (Morocco) 387 Philippines 378 Botswana 366 Saudi Arabia 332 Ghana 276 South Africa 264 http://nces.ed.gov/timss/TIMSS03Tables.asp...=3&Figure=5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSun Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Idiocracy may be our future. Imagine a US junk food culture, dominated by national corporations manipulating the tastes of the young to rake in vast profits at the expense of society at large. Watch Part One View the video at YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSun Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 American Idiocracy Part Two The results of a prison IQ test finds "Not Sure" to be the smartest man in America. View the video at YouTube. The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. --Bertrand Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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