# Calendar

Ses # | Topic | Key Dates
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Unit A: Economic Growth Theory and the Innovation System
1 | Economic Growth Theory and the Direct Elements in Innovation |
2 | Innovation Systems and Direct/Indirect Elements in the Innovation Ecosystem |
Unit B: Challenges Facing the U.S. Economy
3 | The Competitive Challenge to U.S. Manufacturing |
4 | The Challenge from Globalization for Advanced Manufacturing and New Services |
Unit C: Federal-Private Sector Roles in the Innovation System
5 | The Innovation System at the Institutional Level: The Organization of Federal Science Support |
6 | Crossing "The Valley of Death" Between Research and Development: The Public-Private Partnership Approach |
7 | The Organization of Innovation Systems at the Face-to-Face Level |
8 | DARPA as the Connected Model in the Innovation System: Government-Private Sector Interaction and the Example of Computing | Research Paper Outline Due
Unit D: The Life Science and Energy Innovation Systems
9 | The Life Science R&D Model: National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
10 | The Challenge of Energy Technology Transformation |
Unit E: Improving the Innovation System: The Talent Base
11 | Improving the Talent Base: New Education and Training Models |
12 | The Future of Work: The Employment-Productivity Debate | Research Paper Due