Contents
Executive Summary 1
Technology for Economic Growth:
Checklist of Clinton Administration Key Accomplishments 3
Putting Technology to Work for America's Future 9
Meeting the Challenges: Technology and the Economy 9
Technology Development and Commercialization 11
Technology Reinvestment Project
Advanced Technology Program
Alliances to Tackle Technology Challenges
Leveraging Federal Agencies' R&D
Increasing Access to Commercially Useful Technology
Technology Infrastructure 16
National Information Infrastructure
Strengthening NIST Laboratory Programs
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Technology "Road Maps" and Competitive Benchmarks
Access to Foreign Science and Technology
National Technology Medal
National Quality Award
People-Oriented Technology Policy 20
Upgrading Training and Skills
Office of the American Workplace
Partnerships to Promote Worker Training
Preparing Tomorrow's Workers
Leadership in Basic Science, Mathematics, and Engineering 22
Environment for Innovation and Private-Sector Investment 23
Small Business Investment
Other Initiatives
Technology and Trade: Competing in a Global Economy 27
Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee 27
Opening Up Foreign Markets 28
Toward a National Export Strategy Recommendations
Now Being Implemented 29
Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations
Benefits for U.S. Technology Companies 30
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA Benefits
for U.S. Technology Companies 31
Moving Manufacturing Technologies to the Global Marketplace 33
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies 33
Committee on Civilian Industrial Technologies
Federal Agencies' Efforts
Manufacturing Extension Partnership 36
Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative 38
U.S.-Japan Manufacturing Technology Fellowship Program 38
Electronics 38
Dual-Use Technology Strategy
Other Agency Actions
Realizing the Opportunities of the Information Age 41
The NII: A High Priority for the Clinton Administration 41
Action Plan and Accomplishments 42
Private-Sector Investment
"Universal Service" Concept
Technological Innovation and New Applications
Interactive, User-Driven Operation
Information Security and Network Reliability
Management of the Radio Frequency Spectrum
Intellectual Property Rights
Coordination with Other Governments
Access to Government Information and Improved Government Procurement
Defense Technology: The Payoffs for Economic and Military Security 49
Three Pillars of a 21st-Century Defense Technology Strategy 49
Reform the Current DOD Acquisition Process
Focus More R&D within DOD on Dual-Use Products and Processes
Reach Out Globally to Allies
Progress to Date 51
Dual-Use R&D/ARPA
Technology Reinvestment Project
Energy and Environment: New Technologies for Growth 55
Climate Change Action Plan 56
Clean Car Initiative 56
Environmental Technologies Initiative and Export Strategy 57
Environmental Technologies and NAFTA 58
Budget Priorities 58
Clean Cities 58
Natural Gas Strategic Plan 59
Motor Challenge 59
Small Business Innovation Research 59
Other Initiatives 60
Transportation and the Economy 63
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles 63
Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles 64
Research and Technology Outreach Seminars 65
Intelligent Vehicle/Highway Systems 65
Global Positioning System 65
Climate Change Action Plan 66
Magnetic Levitation 66
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act 66
Aeronautics 66
High-Speed Research 67
Advanced Subsonic Technology 68