Lewis M. Branscomb

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the hypothesis that asymmetries of informaion and motivation may systematically deter private investment into early stage technology development, and suggest some lessons that may be learned from the experience of the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) of the United States Department of Commerce.

TL;DR: The authors compared the economic effects of university research in the United States and Japan and found that collaboration between individual faculty members and colleagues in industry appears to be as high in Japan as it is in the U.S.

TL;DR: The Between Invention and Innovation project as discussed by the authors studied the sources of investments into early-stage technology development projects and found that most funding for technology development in the phase between invention and innovation comes from individual private-equity "angel" investors, corporations, and the federal government not venture capitalists.

TL;DR: The changing environment for technology policy: Challenges to technology policy in a changing world economy, Lewis M Branscomb, Richard Florida technology policy and economic growth, Michael Borrus, Jay Stowsky Measurement issues, Adam B Jaffe Social capital - a key enabler of innovation, Jane E Fountain From science policy to research policy, LewisM Branscombe Part 2 Assessment of technology programs: The advanced technology program - opportunities for enhancement, Christopher T Hill Dual-use and the technology reinvestment project, Linda R Cohen Rethinking the small business innovation research program, Scott

TL;DR: A theory of the management of vulnerability is proposed in this paper, where the authors discuss the challenges of managing high reliability in the face of suicidal terrorism and the challenges associated with managing for the unexpected.