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Presidential Leadership to Ensure Science and Technology in the Service of National Needs: A Report to the 2008 Candidates
Publication Date: September 2008
Publisher(s): Center for the Study of the Presidency
Author(s): Richard A. Meserve; Anne G. K. Solomon
Funder(s): Golden Family Foundation
Funder(s): Golden Family Foundation
Special Collection: Presidential Advisory
Topic: Science and technology (Technology and technology policy)
Science and technology (Science and science policy)
Keywords: Presidential transition; Science policy; Technology policy
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The next President will confront major policy challenges that have essential ingredients of science and
technology-- the renewal of prosperity for Americans in a changed world, environmental protection, climate change, food and water scarcity, energy, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Science and technology play a central role in our society. They enable us to understand the challenges we confront and to develop solutions to overcome them. They are the principal tools by which we can leave a better world for our children. White House leadership is essential in their application. Our
recommendations are intended to enable the incoming President to marshal and utilize essential science and technology assets to address the major policy challenges of our times.