Start Date
4-1978 8:00 AM
Description
Our nation is currently facing a multitude of social and economic problems that require immediate solutions if our standard of living is to remain at its present level. Many of these solutions can be found through the proper utilization of existing and developing science and technology resources. During the past decades, we have invested billions of dollars in research and development (R&D). Last year alone, nearly $24 billion in R&D was expended by major agencies of the federal government. A significant portion of this R&D was accomplished by the laboratories of the federal government. Within these laboratories, technology already exists that can be adapted to address specific areas of concern faced by state and local governments. In essence, this paper will describe the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer which has as its major objective the transfer of existing expertise and capability within these federal laboratories to help solve problems in the public and private sector.
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer -A National Resource
Our nation is currently facing a multitude of social and economic problems that require immediate solutions if our standard of living is to remain at its present level. Many of these solutions can be found through the proper utilization of existing and developing science and technology resources. During the past decades, we have invested billions of dollars in research and development (R&D). Last year alone, nearly $24 billion in R&D was expended by major agencies of the federal government. A significant portion of this R&D was accomplished by the laboratories of the federal government. Within these laboratories, technology already exists that can be adapted to address specific areas of concern faced by state and local governments. In essence, this paper will describe the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer which has as its major objective the transfer of existing expertise and capability within these federal laboratories to help solve problems in the public and private sector.
Comments
Federal Laboratories For Technology Transfer
Session Chairman: George F. Linsteadt, Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California
Session Organizer: William H. Brown, Sciences, Technology and Applications Office, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Florida