Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: global competitiveness
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A Call To Action: Congressional Testimony
We must mobilize all our country’s assets – government (at all levels), industry, academia, and non-profits – to address our growing challenges and the clear and manifest opportunities for discovery-fueled innovation.
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Working the Hill
It is critical that the U.S. increase investment in basic research, expand and diversify the workforce, and broaden the geography of innovation.
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Economics and University Partnerships
The Iowa City Press Citizen recently published an opinion piece that was a précis of my recent Iowa City Chamber of Commerce after dinner speech.
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The IT Ecosystem and Global Competitiveness
I recently chaired a U.S. National Academies study on the issues surrounding the end of Dennard scaling and its implications for U.S. industry, defense capabilities and national security. The report, The New Global Ecosystem in Advanced Computing: Implications for U.S. Competitiveness and National Security, was just released. It is a cautionary tale about the Gordian…
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The World Is Small
There was a time, not that many years ago, when international travel meant one was largely inaccessible to colleagues at home, wherever home might be. Today, I struggle to stay afloat in a deluge of email, regardless of my international location.
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The Long Race for Innovation
I’ve always enjoyed the fact that the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) staff members rearrange our seating at each PCAST meeting. It gives me a chance to have sidebar conversations with different people during each meeting. At our most recent meeting, I happened to be sitting next to Norm Augustine, the former head…