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IEEE-USA Commends Sens. Ensign, Lieberman
for Introducing National Innovation Act of
2005
WASHINGTON (15 December 2005) —
IEEE-USA commends Sens. John Ensign (R-Nev.) and
Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) for introducing the
National Innovation Act of 2005 today on
Capitol Hill. The legislation includes
provisions that will strengthen U.S.
competitiveness in the 21st Century.
The National Innovation Act responds to
recommendations in the National Innovation
Initiative Report Innovate America,
published by the Council on Competitiveness in
2004. The Act focuses on three primary areas:
increasing investment in basic research;
improving science and technology
talent; and developing a robust innovation
infrastructure.
The legislation would, among other things,
establish a President’s Council on Innovation;
make permanent the Research and Experimentation
Tax Credit; nearly double research funding for
the National Science Foundation by FY 2011;
authorize funding for new and existing
Professional Science Master’s Degree Programs;
and encourage the development of regional
clusters of
technology innovation.
For a summary of the legislation, go to
http://lieberman.senate.gov/documents/bills/051215niasummary.doc
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allied professionals who are U.S. members of the
IEEE. IEEE-USA is part of the IEEE, the world's
largest technical professional society with
360,000 members in 150 countries. For more
information, go to
www.ieeeusa.org.
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