Reps. Smith (R-Tex.) and McCaul (R-Tex.) held a House Science Com...
Reps. Smith (R-Tex.) and McCaul (R-Tex.) held a House Science Committee field briefing Fri. to examine how IT R&D helps U.S. economic competitiveness. The briefing -- held in Austin, Tex., in tandem with the 15th World Congress on Information…
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Technology -- heard from National Science Foundation Asst. Dir. Peter Freeman, Sematech Dir.-External Programs Randal Goodall, U. of Tex.-Austin Office of Technology Commercialization Dir. Neil Iscoe, Tex. Technology Initiative Chmn. Pike Powers and U. of Tex.-Austin Vp- Research Juan Sanchez. Smith stressed the importance of American IP industries, which account for 50% of U.S. exports and 40% of the country’s growth. “If we are to maintain a competitive advantage over China, India and the many other emerging countries, we must protect intellectual property rights and enhance our ability to innovate,” he said: “To do that, we must leverage the unique strengths of each of the 3 sides of this triangle -- government, universities and industry.”