nsf/eng sbir task force report and recommendations for the nsf
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NSF/ENG SBIR TASK FORCE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NSF SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAMS Presented to: NSF/ENG Advisory Committee 20 May 2004 Task Force Members: Chris W. Busch, ENG AdComm, SBIR AdComm Chair - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NSF/ENG SBIR TASK FORCEREPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR THE NSFSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR)SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR)
PROGRAMS
Presented to:
NSF/ENG Advisory Committee
20 May 2004
Task Force Members:
Chris W. Busch, ENG AdComm, SBIR AdComm ChairWarren DeVries, Division Director, DMII
Kristina Johnson, ENG AdComm ChairKesh Narayanan, Director, Industrial Innovation Programs
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NSF/ENG SBIR TASK FORCEHISTORY AND FORMATION
PRESENTATION ON NSF SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS JUNE 2002 NSF ENG ADCOMM MEETING (BUSCH)
DISCUSSIONS WITHIN ENG DIRECTORATE REGARDING:BUDGET: SBIR/STTR BUDGET IMPACT ON DMII AND ENGORGANIZATION: NESTING SBIR IN DMII SUB-OPTIMAL, NOT CONSISTENT WITH “ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE”INNOVATION: OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN “INNOVATION VISION”
MEETING WITH JOHN BRIGHTON 27 JAN 2004ATTENDEES: BRIGHTON, DEVRIES, NARAYANAN, BUSCHTASK FORCE AUTHORIZED
INTERIM DRAFT REPORT DELIVERED TO ENG/BRIGHTON 18 MAR 2004
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BUDGETSSBIR/STTR PROGRAMS & DMII AND ENG BUDGETS
ANNUAL 2004 BUDGETS ($MILLIONS):NSF……………………………………………………………………………… $5,570ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE…………………………………..$525
DMII BUDGET………………………............$160SBIR PROGRAM…………...$90STTR PROGRAM…………. $10
TOTAL……………. $100NON SBIR/STTR DMII PROGRAMS………………...$60
FY 2004 SBIR/STTR BUDGET IS: 19.0 % OF ENGINEERING BUDGET!!!62.5% OF DMII BUDGET!!!
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BUDGETSSBIR/STTR ANNUAL BUDGET HISTORY
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BUDGETSNSF ENGINEERING ANNUAL BUDGET HISTORY
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BUDGETSENG ANNUAL BUDGET AS PERCENT OF NSF BUDGET
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BUDGETSSUMMARY COMMENTS
NSF ENGINEERING BUDGET 1994 TO 2004:ROUGHLY CONSTANT AT 10% OF NSF BUDGET WITH SBIR/STTRBUT NOW ONLY ~8% OF ENGINEERING BUDGET EXCLUDING
SBIR/STTR
DMII 2004 BUDGET$160 MILLION – BUT ONLY $60 MILLION EXCLUDING SBIR/STTR
BUDGETS!!!
NESTING THE SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS IN DMII AND ENGINEERING:LIKELY IMPEDING DMII AND ENG BUDGET GROWTH
THESE BUDGET TRENDS IN FACE OF NATIONAL NEEDS FOR ENGINEERING AND INNOVATION
MANUFACTURING AND JOBS CRISISNEEDED: MAJOR INITIATIVES
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BUDGETSTASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION
REPORT NSF SBIR/STTR PROGRAM BUDGETS SEPARATELY AND DISTINCT FROM THE REMAINING ENG AND DMII BUDGETS
STATUS
RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTED
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ORGANIZATIONSBIR/STTR PROGRAMS & THE ENG ORGANIZATION
NSF SBIR/STTR PROGRAM SCOPE
THE BREADTH OF NSF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES
CLEARLY BROADER THAN DMII
EVEN BROADER THAN ENGINEERING
"Our SBIR portfolio spans nearly every directorate at NSF - from engineering to biosciences, to the physical and mathematical sciences, to the information and communication sciences, and education research."
JOE BORDOGNA“SBIR: Strategic Investment in the Nation's Future," Symposium on the Small Business Innovation Research, Program: Measuring
the Outcomes, National Research Council, October 24, 2002
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ORGANIZATIONNSF “ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE” GOAL
FROM THE NSF STRATEGIC PLAN:
“AN AGILE, INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION THAT FULFILLS ITS MISSION THROUGH LEADERSHIP IN STATE-OF-THE-ART PRACTICES”
NOW A STRATEGIC GOAL ALONG WITH “PEOPLE, IDEAS AND TOOLS”
SBIR/STTR PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONAL REALIGNMENT WITHIN ENGINEERING
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DMII AND ENGINEERING
ENABLE SBIR/STTR PROGRAM TO CONTRIBUTE TO NSF “INNOVATION” VISION
ACHIEVE HIGHER LEVEL OF “ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE”
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ORGANIZATIONSBIR/STTR PROGRAMS & THE ENG ORGANIZATION
OBSERVATIONS & COMMENTS
MINIMAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING OVERLAP BETWEEN SBIR/STTR AND DMII PROJECTS
PROPERLY ORGANIZED, SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS OFFER OPPORTUNITY FOR ENG TO EMBRACE AND ACHIEVE THE “INNOVATION VISION”
NESTING SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS IN DMII NOT CONSISTENT WITH ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE
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ORGANIZATIONTASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
SEPARATE THE SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS FROM THE ENG/DMII DIVISIONESTABLISH SBIR/STTR PROGRAM OFFICE REPORTING TO THE NSF ENG AD
STATUSRECOMMENDATION DISCUSSED WITH ENG DIVISION DIRECTORS
REQUESTTASK FORCE SOLICITS ENG ADCOM SUPPORT FOR “ORGANIZATION” RECOMMENDATION
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INNOVATIONAND THE NSF ENG DIRECTORATE & SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS
INNOVATION – A CENTRAL THEME IN THE NSF STRATEGIC PLAN
“ENABLING THE NATION’S FUTURE THROUGH DISCOVERY, LEARNING AND INNOVATION”
“INTEGRATING THE PROCESS OF DISCOVERY, LEARNING AND INNOVATION”
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INNOVATIONAND THE NSF ENG DIRECTORATE & SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS
INNOVATION: WHAT IS IT???
PETER DRUCKER (“Managing for the Future,” 1992):THE SOURCE OF WEALTH IS SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY HUMAN:
KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE APPLIED TO TASKS WE ALREADY KNOW HOW TO DO:
PRODUCTIVITYKNOWLEDGE APPLIED TO TASKS THAT ARE NEW AND DIFFERENT:
INNOVATION
AN INDUSTRIAL VIEW (3M)RESEARCH: MONEY >>> IDEAS
INNOVATION: IDEAS >>> MONEY
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INNOVATIONAND THE NSF ENG DIRECTORATE & SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS
"Innovation is at the core of what we are about at NSF, and our vision statement reflects that. It's direct and crisp: "enabling the nation's future through discovery, learning, and innovation." Not too long ago, you would not have seen the word innovation in an NSF vision statement. Now it's there together with learning and discovery, and it's there to stay.“
Joe Bordogna"Innovation: Future Perfect,"Vermont Innovation Forum, November 13, 2001
"From an engineer's point of view, we are the ones responsible for getting things done and out the door in our society. We make stuff, and we make it right.“
Joe Bordogna"U.S. Engineering: Enabling the Nation's Capacity to Perform," American Society for Engineering Education, June 25, 2003
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INNOVATIONAND THE NSF SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS
“GETTING THINGS DONE” AND “MAKING STUFF”
NSF SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS ARE AN EXCELLENT MECHANISM FOR NSF TO ACHIEVE INNOVATION ALONG WITH DISCOVERY AND LEARNING
THE KEY ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN “INNOVATION”
THE KEY ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN “INNOVATION”
16% OF GDP NOW COMES FROM STARTUP BUSINESSES!!!
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EducationSector
GovernmentSector
LargeBusiness/IndustrySector
SmallBusiness/IndustrySector
36%
32.50%
18.50%
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* Data from NSF Science Indicators
INNOVATIONAND THE ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESSES
EMPLOYMENT OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS(FROM KESH NARAYANAN PRESENTATION)
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INNOVATION“GETTING THINGS DONE” AND “MAKING STUFF” THROUGH
BENEFICIAL UNIVERSITY - SMALL BUSINESS LINKS
DUKE UNIVERSITY PRATT SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (Dr. Kristina Johnson, Chair)ERC FOR EMERGING CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGYRECENT SBIR/STTR AWARD WINNERShttp://www.pratt.duke.edu/about/from_the_dean.php
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADOERC FOR OPTOELECTONIC COMPUTING (Dr. Kristina Johnson, Former
Director)14 SMALL BUSINESS SPINOFFS IN LAST 5 YEARS
Boulder Nonlinear SystemsMacrovision TechDisplay Tech
SBIR/STTR FUNDING KEY TO SPINOFFS
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INNOVATION“GETTING THINGS DONE” AND “MAKING STUFF” THROUGH
BENEFICIAL UNIVERSITY - SMALL BUSINESS LINKS (CONT)
MIT4000 MIT RELATED BUSINESSES1.1 MILLION EMPLOYEES$232 BILLION ANNUAL SALES~150 NEW SMALL BUSINESS SPINOFFS PER YEAR!!!“IMPORTING” BUSINESS FOUNDERS
FROM “MIT: THE IMPACT OF INNOVATION” – 1997
YOUR EXAMPLES!!!
BENEFITS (from NSF Engineering AdComm Brochure)“ENGINEERING BETTER HEALTH”“ENGINEERING BETTER SECURITY AND SAFETY”“ENGINEERING A BETTER ECONOMY”
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INNOVATIONTASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
AGREE ON DEFINITION OF “INNOVATION” FOR ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
EMBRACE SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS AS INTEGRAL PART OF ENGINEERING PORTFOLIO IN ACHIEVING “INNOVATION” VISION
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SUMMARYNSF/ENG SBIR TASK FORCE
RECOMMENDATIONS
BUDGETSREPORT NSF SBIR/STTR PROGRAM BUDGETS SEPARATELY AND DISTINCT FROM THE REMAINING ENG AND DMII BUDGETS
ORGANIZATIONSEPARATE THE SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS FROM THE ENG/DMII DIVISIONESTABLISH SBIR/STTR PROGRAM OFFICE REPORTING TO THE NSF ENG AD
INNOVATIONAGREE ON DEFINITION OF “INNOVATION” FOR ENGINEERING DIRECTORATEEMBRACE SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS AS INTEGRAL PART OF ENGINEERING PORTFOLIO IN ACHIEVING “INNOVATION” VISION