2/22/2011

PolicyforScience,Technology,&Innovation
intheObamaAdministration:
AMidCourseUpdate
JohnP.Holdren
Jo od e
AssistanttothePresidentforScienceandTechnology
Director,OfficeofScienceandTechnologyPolicy
CoChair,PresidentsCouncilofAdvisorsonScienceandTechnology

PlenaryLecture
2011AnnualMeetingoftheAAAS
WashingtonDC18February2011

Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our

health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever
been be
bee before.
o e.
- President Barack Obama
April 27, 2009
Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our
health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever
been before. - President Barack Obama, April 27, 2009

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ChallengeslinkedtoST&I:Domestic
economicrecovery&growth:S&Tasdrivers
(infotech,biotech,nanotech,greentech...?)
healthcare:betteroutcomesforallatlowercost
health care: better outcomes for all at lower cost
energy&climate:cleaner,saferenergysupply
(incl reducedoilimports&GHGemissions)
otherresources&environment:water,landuse,
coastalzones,toxics,biodiversity,sustainability
national&homelandsecurity:IEDdetection&
disarming,cyber &powergridsecurity,bio
defense,ensuringsafety/reliabilityofshrinking
USnuclearstockpilewithoutnucleartesting

ChallengeslinkedtoST&I:Global
Health:Defeatingpreventableandpandemicdisease
Development:Eradicatingpovertyandprovidingthe
possibilityofsustainableprosperityforall
EnergyClimate:Providingforsocietieseverywherethe
energytheireconomiesneedwithoutwreckingthe
climatetheirenvironmentsneed
LandWater:Managingtheintensifyingcompetition
for the worldssland&freshwateramongfood,fiber,
fortheworld land & fresh water among food, fiber,
fuel,infrastructure/industry,andecosystemfunction
Oceans:Maintainingtheirecologicalintegrity&
productivity
WMD:Avoidinguseofnuclearandbiologicalweapons

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PresidentObamasviewsonthechallenges
Theyreinterdisciplinaryandinterconnected(I&I)
S&Tarenotjustgermanetosuccessbutcentral.
Centrality
CentralitymeansputtingS&Tinthecenterofwhatthe
means putting S&T in the center of what the
federalgovernmentthinks,says,anddoesaboutthese
challenges Scienceinitsrightfulplace.
SuccessrequiresnotonlyapplyingS&Ttospecific
challengesbutalsonurturingthecrosscutting
foundations of strength in S&T
foundationsofstrengthinS&T.
I&Imeansolutionsrequirepartnershipsacross:federal
agencies;branches&levelsofgovernment;public,
private,&philanthropicsectors;andnations.

ThecentralityofS&T:Whatdoweneed?
TheEconomy:innovationthatyieldsbetter
manufacturingtechniques,betterproducts&services,
and(thus)highquality,sustainablejobs
Health:newITtoolsformedicalrecords,doctordoctor
&doctorpatientinteraction;better,cheaper
diagnostics;fastervaccinedevelopment&production;
cancertherapiesthattargetonlycancercells
Energy:betterbatteries,cheaperphotovoltaiccells,
lowerimpactbiofuels,CO2 capture&sequestration,
safernuclearfuelcycles,fusion

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WhatweneedfromS&T(continued)
Agriculture:stresstolerantcropvarieties,livestock
resistancetodisease,farmeraccesstoknowledge&
marketsthroughIT
ClimateChange:bettermonitoringinsitu&from
space;bettermodelsonfastercomputers;regional
disaggregationofimpactstosupportadaptation;better
scientificcommunicationforpublicunderstanding
National&HomelandSecurity:betterdetectionof
conventional&nuclearexplosivesandofclandestine
weaponsfacilities;fasteridentificationof&responseto
biothreats;betterdefensesagainstcyberthreats

CrosscuttingfoundationsofstrengthinS&T
theinstitutionsthatdomostbasicresearch
researchuniversities,nationallabs,nonprofits
otherkeyinfrastructure
other key infrastructure
IT/broadband,highspeedcomputing,energy,
transportation,spacetechnology
science,technology,engineering,&math(STEM)
education
economic&policyconditionsconduciveto
entrepreneurship,innovation,partnerships
IPR,financing,taxpolicy,exportpolicy,immigration
policy,transparency&predictabilityinregulation

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ThefederalsupportinfrastructureforST&I
Congress
S&Tauthorizing&appropriationscommittees

S&Trichcabinetdepartments&theiragencies
Defense(withDARPA),HHS(wNIH,FDA,CDC),
Energy(wARPAE),Commerce(wNOAA,NIST),
Interior(wUSGS),Agriculture(wNIFA),State/OES

FreestandingS&Trichagencies
NSF,NASA,EPA,FCC,SBA

FederalsupportinfrastructureforST&I(continued):
TheExecutiveOfficeofthePresident

Officeof
Management & National
Budget(OMB) President Security
Council(NSC)
Councilon
Environmental National
Quality(CEQ) Economic
OSTP Council(NEC)
Council of DomesticPolicy
D ti P li
Economic
Council(DPC)
Advisors (CEA)

EOP also includes Offices of: Vice President, Chief of Staff, Cabinet Affairs,
Communications, Intergovernmental Relations, Public Engagement, Legal
Counsel, US Trade Representative, Energy & Climate Change, and more.

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ResponsibilitiesofOSTPandtheS&TAdvisor
Policyforscienceandtechnology
Analysis,recommendations,&coordinationwith
otherWhiteHouseofficesonR&Dbudgets&
h h ff & b d &
relatedpolicies,S&Teducationandworkforce
issues,interagencyS&Tinitiatives,broadband,
opengovernment,scientificintegrity...
Scienceandtechnologyforpolicy
IndependentadviceforthePresidentaboutS&T
germanetoallpolicyissueswithwhichheis
concerned

OSTPstructure
Staff is ~ 100, Director Budget is
75 technical, JohnP.Holdren ~$7 million/yr
40 detailees
DeputyDirector
ChiefofStaff
Policyy
TomKalil JimKohlenberger
Asst Dir for
SeniorAdvisor
Legislative Affairs
DonnaPignatelli JeffSmith
Asst Dir for Asst Dir
Communications At-Large
RickWeiss SteveFetter

AssociateDirector AssociateDirector
AssociateDirector AssociateDirector
Technology&Chief NationalSecurity&
Science Environment
TechnologyOfficer InternationalAffairs
CarlWieman AneeshChopra ShereAbbott PhilCoyle
UnderPresidentObama,bothHoldrenandChopraserveasAssistantstothePresident.

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OSTPmanagedentities
NationalScience&TechnologyCouncil(NSTC)
Deputysecretaries&undersecretariesofcabinet
departmentswithS&Tmissions,plusheadsofNSF,NIH,
NASA NOAA NIST EPA USGS CDC
NASA,NOAA,NIST,EPA,USGS,CDC
NominallychairedbythePresident;chairedinpracticeby
theOSTPDirector/ScienceAdvisor;administeredbyOSTP
CoordinatesS&Tactivitiesthatcrossagencyboundaries
PresidentsCouncilofAdvisorsonScienceand
Technology(PCAST)
CoChairsJHoldren&ELander
ViceChairsWPress&MSavitz
16othermembersfromacademia,industry,NGOs
HelpslinkWhiteHousetowiderST&Icommunity

Puttingscienceinitsrightfulplace:
Presidentialappointments
FiveNobelLaureatesinscience
EnergySecretaryChu,OSTPAssociateDirectorfor
Science Wieman NCI Director Varmus PCAST
ScienceWieman,NCIDirectorVarmus,PCAST
MembersMolinaandZewail
Another25+membersoftheNAS,NAE,IOM,and
AmericanAcademyofArts&Sciences
IncludingheadsofNIH,NOAA,USGS,FDA,NIFA
ACTO(Chopra)andaCIO(Kundra)intheWhite
Houseforthefirsttime
AnengineerrunningEPA(LisaJackson)
ST&Ihaveneverbeensoprominentinleadershippositions.

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President Obama with his PCAST, NAS Board Room, 4-27-09

Rightfulplace:speeches&events
HighlightingST&Iin
Speeches throughoutthecampaign,thenInaugural
Addressandspeechesat:2009annualmeetingofthe
NAS C i E t Alb
NAS,CairoEgypt,AlbanyNY,MIT,StateoftheUnion
NY MIT St t f th U i
(2010,2011),KennedySpaceCenter,MarquetteMI,
PortlandOR(today!)
WhiteHouseevents withnatl middleschoolandhigh
schoolscience&mathwinners,NationalMedalof
S i
ScienceandNationalMedalsofTechnology&Innovation
d N ti lM d l fT h l &I ti
winners,groupsofUSastronauts(on7occasions),US
NobelPrizewinners,math&scienceteaching&
mentoringawardwinners,PECASEwinners.
NopresidenthasevertalkedasmuchaboutST&I.

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WithmiddleschoolMathletesintheOvalOffice

Rightfulplace:PCASTstudiesundertaken
PCASTstudiesrequestedandcompleted:
Thescienceandtechnologyof2009H1N1Influenza
ReengineeringtheInfluenzaVaccineProductionEnterprise
AssessmentoftheNationalNanotechnologyInitiative
Assessment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative
PrepareandInspire:K12STEMEducation
AcceleratingthePaceofChangeinEnergyTechnologies
RealizingtheFullPotentialofHealthITtoImproveHealthcare
DesigningaDigitalFuture:NetworkingandITR&D
PCASTstudiesunderway(withmoretocome):
y( )
Advancedmanufacturing
Biodiversitypreservationandecosystemsustainability
Thescienceofcarbonoffsets
STEMHigherEducation thefirsttwoyears
NoPresidenthasaskedPCASTtodosomuchsosoon.

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ThePresidentandhisPCAST

President Obama, VP Biden, and PCAST in the East Wing, 11-04-10

Rightfulplace:PCASTstudiesimplemented
PCASTrecommendationsthatarepartofthePresidents2012strategy:
Prepareanadditional100,000K12STEMteachersbytheendofthe
decade
Launch a new Advanced Research Projects Agency Education(ARPAED)
LaunchanewAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency Education (ARPAED)
Initiateimprovementstoinfluenzavaccinemanufacturingtoshorten
productiontimeframe
Acceleratebreakthroughsinadvancedmanufacturingtechnologies
ExpandfundingforAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency Energy(ARPAE)
andthreenewEnergyInnovationHubs
AccelerateadoptionofElectronicHealthRecords,anddevelopstandards
forhealthinformationexchangeovertheinternet
SupportresearchtofosterthenextrevolutioninIT,tohelptransform
healthcare,energyefficiency,education,andtransportation
ThisPCASTworksforaPresidentwhoislistening!

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Rightfulplace:budgets
InvestmentsinS&T
Sciencegotahugeboostinthestimulus/recovery
package(AmericanRecovery&ReinvestmentAct
ARRA) d th FY2009 / FY2010 b d t i i 2009
ARRA)andtheFY2009/FY2010budgets,giving2009
10thehighestfederalresearchspendingever.
TotalARRAfundsforS&T,includingIT&transportation
infrastructure,appliedenergytechnology,space
exploration,exceeded$100billion.
Investmentgoalsannouncedin2009:doublebudgets
ofbasicscienceagenciesin10yr;makeResearch&
ExperimentationTaxCreditpermanent:liftpublic+
privateinvestmentinR&Dto3%ofGDP.

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ThePresidentsFY2012R&DBudget
$147.9BforFederalR&Dup$0.8BfromFY2010enacted
NondefenseR&D=$66.8Bup$4.1B(6.5percent)
Basic&appliedresearch=$66.1Bup$6.9billion(11percent)
NIH$31
NIH $31.8B(up2.4percent)
8B (up 2 4 percent)
DOEtotal$13.0B(up20percent)
DOEsOfficeofScience$5.4B(up10.7percent)
NASA$9.8B(up6percent)
NOAA$5.5B(up15.8percent)
DHS$1.05B(up19percent)
NationalScienceFoundation$7.8B(up13percent)
NIST$764M(up15.1percent)
DefenseDepartmentsR&Dportfolio$76.6B(4.9percent)

Winning the Future:

Federal Research by Agency, FY 1995-2012

inbillions ofconstantFY2011dollars
70

60 NIH

50 NSF

40 DOD

DOE
30
NASA
20
USDA
10
All Other
0
2011
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

2012

FY 2009 figures include Recovery Act appropriations.

2011 figures are prelminary estimates.
Research includes basic research and applied research.
FEB. '11 OSTP

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Investing in the Building Blocks of American Innovation:

The President's Plan for Science and Innovation

$15

Recovery Act

$10
NIST labs

DOE Science
$5

NSF

$0
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012
budgetauthorityinbillionsofcurrentdollars
(2011 figuresarefromthe2011 Budget)

Initiatives:energy&environment200910
$80billionforclean&efficientenergyinARRA
creationofARPAE($400Min200910,$300M
proposedforFY2011),3energyinnovationhubs
firsteverfueleconomy/CO2 tailpipestandards
USGlobalChangeResearchProgramrevived,with$2.56
billionproposedforFY2011(19.4%realincrease).
InteragencytaskforceledbyOSTP,CEQ,NOAAon
coordination of governmentssadaptationactivities
coordinationofgovernment adaptation activities
ExpandedresponsibilitiesfortherenamedNSTC
CommitteeonEnvironment,NaturalResources,and
Sustainability
NewNationalOceansPolicy&NationalOceansCouncil

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The President at the MIT Energy Lab, October 2009

Initiatives: energy & envt 2009-10 (continued)

OMB/OSTP budget letter to agencies (7-21-10)
Calls for priority on understanding, mitigating, & adapting
to climate change, and for support for the new National
Climate Assessment covering these bases
bases.
Executive Order on Federal Leadership in Environ-
mental, Energy, & Economic Performance (10-09)
to establish an integrated strategy towards sustainability
in the Federal Government and to make reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions a priority
priority
designation of agency senior sustainability officers
sustainable buildings & acquisition policies
targets for GHG reductions in Federal agencies (28%
reduction by 2020)

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Sustainability on the ground: the First Couple planting trees in a DC wetland.

Initiatives: energy & envt 2011

FY2012 Budget has $550M for ARPA-E; EERE
up 43%; energy hubs doubled 36
Making climate change mitigation & adaptation a
priority for initiatives in departments & agencies,
employing existing authorities.
Working with the new Congress on initiatives for
accelerating the transition to cleaner & more
efficient energy options that bring multiple
economic, environmental, & security benefits.
Working with other major emitting countries to
build technology cooperation + individual & joint
climate policies for mitigation and adaptation.

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President Obama and VP Biden with rooftop PV arrays, Denver

The US Global Change Research Program

AdministeredbytheUSGCRPsubcommitteeofthe
NSTCsCENR,w13participatingdepts &agencies
Weareengagedinbroadeningandstrengthening
USGCRPsworkon:
Science:aerosols,precipitation,ice,paleoclimate,regional
climateprediction
Adaptation:accountingforsystemeffects,economics,
behavior,governanceissues
IntegratedAssessment:engaging&meetingtheneedsof
diverseregions,sectors,withthenextNationalAssessment
ofClimateChange underwayfor2013delivery

2012 proposed budget = $2.6B, up 19% real

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NationalOceansPolicy
ExecutiveOrder13547,19July2010
TheEOestablishesourNationsfirsteverNationalPolicyfor
StewardshipoftheOcean,ourCoasts,andtheGreatLakes

CreatesaninteragencyNationalOceanCouncil toprovide
sustained,highlevel,andcoordinatedattentiontoadvance
theNationalPolicy
Prioritizes9categoriesforaction thatseektoaddressthe
mostpressingchallengesfacingtheocean,ourcoasts,and
theGreatLakes
Establishesaflexibleframeworkforeffectivecoastaland
marinespatialplanningtoaddressconservation,economic
activity,userconflict,andsustainableuseofecosystem
services
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PresidentObamasigningtheNationalOceans
PolicyExecutiveOrder(19July2010)

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National Oceans Policy:

The nine categories of action
Four priority objectives to improve the way we do business:
Ecosystem-based management
Coastal and marine spatial planning
Inform decisions and improve understanding
Coordinate and support
Five areas of special focus:
Resiliency/adaptation to climate change and ocean acidification
Regional ecosystem protection and restoration
Water quality and sustainable practices on land
Changing conditions in the Arctic Ocean
Ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observations and infrastructure

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ThePresidentsAmericanInnovationStrategy
Investinthebuildingblocksofinnovation
educateAmericanswith21st centuryskills
strengthenleadershipinfundamentalresearch
strengthen leadership in fundamental research
Buildingaleadingphysicalinfrastructure
developanadvancedITecosystem
Promotemarketbasedinnovation
acceleratebusinessinnovationwR&Etaxcredit
l b d
encourageinnovationbasedentrepreneurship
growinvestmentsiningenuityweffectiveIPRpolicy
promoteinnovative,open,competitivemarkets

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TheAmericanInnovationStrategy(continued)
Catalyzebreakthroughsfornationalpriorities
unleashacleanenergyrevolution
acceleratebiotech,nanotech,&advancedmfg
acce e a e b o ec , a o ec , & ad a ced g
developbreakthroughsinspaceapplications
drivebreakthroughsinhealthcaretechnology
createaleapforwardineducationaltechnologies
Theseeffortsincludeincreasedsupportfor
scientists&engineersearlyintheircareers
commercializinguniversityresearch
multidisciplinary&highrisk/highreturnresearch

STEMeducationinitiatives
IncreasedcollaborationofWhiteHouse(OSTP,DPC)with
DeptofEducation&NSF,HHS,DoD,DOE,NASA
New
Newnationalgoals:movingAmericankidsfrommiddle
national goals: moving American kids from middle
totopofinternationalrankingsonscience&mathtests,
increasingAmericanproportionofcollegegraduatesto
firstintheworldby2020.
$4.4billionRacetotheTopintheARRAincluded
p
preferencetostateswhoseproposalsemphasize
p p p
innovationinSTEMeducation.
EducatetoInnovateprogram(1109)forK12STEM
educationw$700+millioninprivatesector&philan
thropic support;ChangetheEquationadded910

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The White House Science Fair, 18 October 2010

Initiativesonprinciples&procedures
Stemcellguidelines
expandingstemcelllinesthatcanbeusedwith
federalsupportwhilerespectingethicalboundaries
ReportingproceduresforFederalgrants
streamlinedandmadeconsistentacrossagencies
Scientificintegrityprinciples
Presidentialmemo309,addl guidelines1210
ensuringopenness,transparency,relianceonpeer
reviewedscienceacrossFederalagencies
Opengovernment
expandedaccesstodatabasesateveryagency

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Initiatives:NASA
TheObamaAdministrationinheritedaspaceprogramindisarray
afteryearsofmismatchofresourcesandvision.
TheAugustineCommitteedeemedtheConstellationprogramfor
crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) unexecutable
crewedmissionsbeyondlowEarthorbit(LEO) unexecutable .
MeanwhileEarthscience,spacescience,&aeronauticshadbeen
guttedtofeedConstellation;theISSwasgoingtobescrappedin
2016;andtheprojectedgapinabilitytotransportUSastronauts
toLEOonUSrocketsafterShuttleretirementwaslengthening.
ThenewAdministrationdevelopedaplantorebalanceNASAs
programs,withlongeruseoftheISS,morescience,moreR&Don
advancedsystems,morediversedestinationsforcrewedmissions,
andincreasedrelianceoncommercialtransportofcrewtoLEO.
ThenewplanwasrolledoutwiththePresidentsFY2011Budget
andelaboratedinaspeechbythePresidentatKSCon41510.

PresidentObamavisitsKSC&SpaceX Falcon9,4152010

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NASA (continued)
TheNASAAuthorizationActof2010representedacompro
mise containingmuchthatthePresidentandNASAleadership
wantedbutreflectingaCongressionalpreferenceforusing
existingtechnologiesandcontractstodevelopareplacement
forConstellationsheavyliftrocketbytheendof2016.
TheFY2012budgetfundseveryelementofthe2010Act,but
therewillbeargumentsaboutthenumbersproposed,some
rootedinchallengesarisingfromthelackofa2011budget.
Omensforsuccessofcommercialcrewhavebeen
improving including 2 recent successful launches of the
improving,including2recentsuccessfullaunchesofthe
SpaceX companysFalcon9rocket(the2nd onewithorbitand
ontargetsplashdownofadummycrewcapsule),andthe
entryofaConstellationprimecontractorintothecommercial
crewcompetition.

Partnerships:workingwtheprivatesector
Firmsfund67%ofUSR&D,perform72%.
PresObamahasproposedtomaketheResearch
&Experimentationtaxcreditpermanent.
RecoveryActhashelpedstart&growclean
energybusinessesacrossthecountry.
SmallBusinessInnovationResearch(SBIR)
initiativeprovidesfundingfromdiverseagencies
y
formanyavenuesofinnovation.
Smallbusinesslendingbill(signed92710)
increasesloans&cutstaxesforentrepreneurs.
DOEsenergyinnovationhubslinknationallabs,
universities,andindustry.

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President visiting GE Schenectady, 21 January 2011

Partnershipswiththeprivatesector(continued)
LaunchedJan.31,StartupAmericaisfacilitatingentrepreneurship
byincreasingthesuccessofhighgrowthstartupsthatcreate
broadeconomicgrowthandqualityjobs
Aimstoacceleratethetransferofnewideasfromlabstothemarket
Createnewopportunitiesforsmallbusinessfinancing
Improveregulatoryenvironmentforstartingandgrowingnewbusinesses
15privatesectorleadershavecommittedtoStartupAmericas
goalofcatalyzing&developingentrepreneurialecosystems
acrosstheNation
LastweekthePresidentvisitedNorthernMichiganUniversityto
Last week the President visited Northern Michigan University to
unveiltheWirelessInnovationandInfrastructureInitiative(Wi3),
anambitiousblueprinttoconnect98percentoftheUS
populationwith4Gwireless
Toattractthebestjobsandnewestindustries,wevegottooutinnovate,
outeducate,outbuild andouthustletherestoftheworld." President
ObamaatNMU

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Harnessingprivateinnovation:prizesand
challenges
Prizes&challengesharnesstheingenuitythat
lurksinindividuals,schools,firmsallacrossthe
society.
Sponsors/organizerssetanambitiousgoal
withoutprescribingthebestmeanstoachieve
it,payonlyforresults.
TheAdministrationsnewchallenge.gov website
provides1stopshoppingforinnovatorslooking
foropportunities.

Prizesandchallenges(continued)
TherecentProgressiveInsurance/DOE
AutomotiveXPrizeillustratestheleveragein
thi
thisapproach.
h
$10Minprizesforsuperfuelefficientpassenger
vehicles(over100milespergallonofgasoline
equivalent)calledforth$100M+ininvestmentsin
innovationbycompetitors.
Winningdesignsachievedupto200MPGe.

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Automotive X-Prize awards, September 16, 2010

The X-Prize Foundation. All rights reserved. Used here by permission.

Partnerships:InternationalST&Icooperation
Reviving&strengtheningthehighlevelJointCommission
MeetingsonS&TcooperationwithChina,India,Brazil,
Japan,SKorea,Russia
NurturingthestrongS&Tcooperationthathaslong
existedwiththeEU,Canada,Australia,NZ
ConveningtheMultilateralEconomicForum,USChina
S&ED,USRussiaPresidentialCommissionstrongST&I
focus
Streamliningthevisaproceduresthatapplytovisiting
scientists&technologists
S&TasacenterpieceofCairospeech(ScienceEnvoys,
centersofexcellence)&USAIDstrategy

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ScienceEnvoys:the1st twocohorts
2009-10 2011-12
BruceAlberts RitaColwell
Indonesia, Bangladesh,
Pakistanto Malaysia,
come Vietnam

EliasZerhouni Gebisa Ejeta

Morocco,Libya, SouthAfrica,
Algeria,Tunisia, Tanzania,
Qatar,Kuwait, Ethiopiaor
SaudiArabia Kenya

AhmedZewail AliceGast
Egypt,Turkey, Azerbaijan,
Lebanon, Kazakhstan,
Jordan Uzbekistan
orGeorgia

http://www.america.gov/science_envoys.html

Prioritiesidentifiedinthe1st roundof
envoyvisits
GlobalS&Tknowledgesharinginitiative
Expandbroadbandaccess
Electroniclibraries
GlobaleLearningresourcesforstudentsandteachers
Toolsformentoringandcollaboration
EnhanceUSGcoordination,awareness
Promoteacademicexchangeandsustaincollaborations
Promote academic exchange and sustain collaborations
Promotecenters/networksofexcellence
OSTP will sponsor a conference at NAS in spring 2011
on ways to enhance international S&T engagement.

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Ongoingexpansionofglobalengagement
Centers of Excellence being developed in water,
climate change, energy

OSTP and NSC leading a Global Engagement

policy committee

State Department allocated 12 new science-officer

positions in regional embassies

New NSTC Subcommittee on International S&T

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ThelinchpinofprogressinS&Tpolicy:a
committedPresident

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