Future R&D Environments

In September 2000, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) asked the National Research Council to assemble a committee to study the trends and forces in science and technology (S&T), industrial management, the economy, and society that are likely to affect research and development as well as the introduction of technological innovations over the next 5 to 10 years. NIST believed that such a study would provide useful supporting information as it planned future programs to achieve its goals of strengthening the U.S. economy and improving the quality of life for U.S. citizens by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.

• Front Matter
• Executive Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Push Factors
• 3 Contextual Factors
• 4 Pull Factors
• 5 Conclusions
• Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
• Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
• Appendix C: Workshop Participants
• Appendix D: Workshop Summary
• Appendix E: Recent Reports on Future Trends in Science and Technology
• Appendix F: Trends in the Economy and Industrial Strength
• Appendix G: Innovation's Quickening Pace: Summary and Extrapolation of Frontiers of Science/ Frontiers of Engineering Papers and Presentations
• Appendix H: Trends in Science and Technology
• Appendix I: Trends in Industrial R&D Management and Organization