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May 16, 2002

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CONTENTS

1) Current Releases (10th Anniversary, Medical Innovation)

2) Upcoming Releases

(Human Resource Data, Solid State Lighting, IPRs)

3) Internship Opportunities

Click on links for more detailed information

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CURRENT RELEASES

"STEP Board: The First 10 Years"

CD-Rom collection of ten years of reports from the Board on

Science, Technology and Economic Policy. The 23 reports in

the collection cover the STEP Board's work in the areas of

research, innovation, and industry performance,

government-industry partnerships for technology development ,

technology and trade, and human capital development

Contact cschultz@nas.edu with requests

"Medical Innovation in the Changing Healthcare Marketplace"

Although health care is a significant cost for consumers, employers

and the government, the benefits of medical innovation over the

past 50 years have also been significant. This report summarizes

a June 2001 conference that examined this issue as well as ways that

public policy can promote the development and distribution of highly

cost effective medical technology. The report also examines the impact

of new technology on the treatment of cardiovascular disease and

metastatic melanoma.

Contact cschultz@nas.edu for copies of this publication.

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UPCOMING RELEASES

"Using Human Resources Data to Assess Innovation"

STEP conducted a workshop of economists, statisticians, industry

representatives, and policy analysts to consider how more systemtatic

exploitation of data on scientists, engineers and other professionals --

their training, mobility, and career paths, functions in corporations,

relationships across sectors, and productivity -- could improve

understanding of the innovation process. The report describes major

sources of HR data, examples of their use in research, and steps that

might be taken to improve the data and link the information in different

data sets. A background paper by Paula Stephan, Georgia State

University economist and expert on the science and engineering

workforce is included in the volume.

Expected release date: June 2002

Contact cschultz@nas.edu for copies of this publication.

"Partnerships for Solid State Lighting"

This report summarizes the 26 March 2001 workshop which

gathered leading academic researchers, government officials

and policy makers, as well as representatives from large and

small firms to explore the potential contributions, technical

challenges and opportunities for government-industry-university

collaboration in the area of solid state lighting. Among the

related topics discussed were the national security and energy

efficiency implications of solid state lighting and the investments

in research and measurement required to bring this promising

technology forward to the marketplace.

Expected release date: June/July 2002

Contact chayter@nas.edu for copies of this publications

"Patents in the Knowledge-Based Economy" (tentative title)

A collection of commissioned original research on patent administration,

licensing, and litigation. Includes papers on business method patenting

trends, access to research tools in biotechnology, and patent suits in

the semiconductor industry. Originally presented at an October 2001

conference in Washington, the papers have been revised and expanded.

Current versions, along with other project work product can be found at

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/step/STEP_Projects_Intellectual_Property_Rights.html

Expected release date for the volume: October, 2002

Contact cschultz@nas.edu with requests for this publication.

Final committee report with recommendations of the STEP Committee

on Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge-Based Economy.

The committee's charge is at

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/step/STEP_Projects_IPR_Phase_II_Description.html

Expected release date for report: October, 2002

Contact cschultz@nas.edu for more information.

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The Christine Mirzayan Internship Program of the National Academies--consisting

of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute

of Medicine, and National Research Council--is designed to engage graduate

and postdoctoral students in science and technology policy and to familiarize

them with the interactions among science, technology, and government. As a

result, students--in the fields of science, engineering, medicine, veterinary

medicine, business, and law--develop essential skills different from those

attained in academia, which will help them make the transition from being a

graduate student to a professional.

The program is introducing a new fall 2002 session--expanding beyond its

current summer and winter sessions. The fall 2002 program will take place

from September 9 until November 27, 2002.

To apply, candidates should submit an application and request their mentor fill

out a reference form. Both are available on the Web at

http://national-academies.org/internship. The deadline for receipt of materials

is June 1. Additional details about the program and how to join their mailing

list

are also available on the Web site.

Questions should be directed to the internship mailbox at: internship@nas.edu.

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