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Will Hillary's High-Tech Agenda Work?
Continue reading… 0 CommentsHillary Clinton recently released what she calls her "innovation agenda, 1.0." Although America "is still an innovation superpower," Clinton admits, her proposals will "renew the nation's commitment to research; help create the premier science, engineering, technology, and mathematics workforce; and upgrade our innovation infrastructure." Here are the highlights of what she wants to do, followed by my analysis:
1) Establish a $50 billion "strategic energy fund" to devise ways to make the United States energy independent and reduce the threat of global warming.
2) Increase the basic research budgets 50 percent over 10 years at the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy's Office of Science, and the Defense Department, with more focus on the physical sciences and engineering, high-risk research, and E-science initiatives that link Internet-based tools, global collaboration, supercomputers, high-speed networks, and software for simulation and visualization.
