Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

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U.S. Office of Naval Research Global
Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology ST Collaboration Ideas for Enhancing
European-American Cooperation 5 October 2005 Dr.
James DeCorpo, Technical Director
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Why Europe?
This European focus is important because of two
major changes in the world

• Globalization of Technology
• Increased Sharing and Partnering
• in ST

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U.S., G-7, and OECD
RD expenditures 19852001 Billions of constant
1995 PPP dollars
OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development PPPpurchasing power parity NOTE
Non-U.S. G-7 countries are Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United
Kingdom. SOURCE OECD, Main Science and
Technology Indicators, 2002. See appendix table
4-43. Science Engineering Indicators 2004
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Total Researchers -- 2002
(T)he American people can be proud that the
United States is the worlds leader in science
and technology. That does not mean we have a
monopoly on brains or wisdom or that we dont
have much to learn from others. -Secretary of
State Colin Powell Address to the National
Academy of Sciences, April 30, 2002
Source OECD, Main ST Indicators, May 2004
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Percent of Companies with High Reliance on
External Sources for Technology
80
The most important change in technology
management over the past decade
Japan
Europe
North America
Source Global Benchmarking Study for Strategic
Management of Research and Development Dr Edward
Roberts, MIT, 1998. Based on survey of 209
international companies (most multi-national)
that spend more than 100M annually on RD.