Technology transfer [electronic resource] : clearer priorities and greater use of innovative approaches could increase the effectiveness of technology transfer at Department of Energy laboratories : report to congressional committees
- Corporate Author
- United States. Government Accountability Office
- Additional Titles
- Clearer priorities and greater use of innovative approaches could increase the effectiveness of technology transfer at Department of Energy laboratories and DOE technology transfer
- Published
- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
- Physical Description
- ii, 46 pages : illustrations, digital, PDF file ; 24 cm
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- Summary
- The Department of Energy (DOE) spends billions of dollars each year at its national laboratories on advanced science, energy, and other research. To maximize the public's investment and to foster economic growth, federal laws and policies have encouraged the transfer of federally developed technologies to private firms, universities, and others to use or commercialize. The AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 further emphasized the role of such technologies for addressing the nation's energy, economic, and other challenges. Congress requested GAO to examine (1) the nature and extent of technology transfer at DOE's laboratories; (2) the extent to which DOE can measure the effectiveness of its technology transfer efforts; and (3) factors affecting, and approaches for improving, DOE's efforts. GAO analyzed documents and data and spoke with officials at DOE headquarters and all 17 DOE national laboratories. GAO is recommending a number of actions, including that DOE articulate departmental priorities and a definition for technology transfer, improve its performance data, and ensure that laboratories have sufficient expertise and a systematic approach for identifying their commercially promising technologies.
- Report Numbers
- GA 1.13:GAO-09-548
GAO-09-548 - Subject(s)
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- ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection
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- Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.
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