Keeping The Technological Edge -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- The Innovation Imperative -- The Global Innovation Environment -- Globalization -- Privatization -- Commercialization -- Acceleration -- The Imperative for a New DoD Approach -- The Outside Innovation Imperative -- Inside Innovation -- Outside Innovation -- Resolving Challenges and Exploiting Opportunities in Leveraging Outside Innovation -- Awareness -- Access -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Examples of Existing Initiatives -- Appendix II: Supporting Publications -- About the Authors.
This report explores the context of the global innovation environment that is driving the need for the U.S. Department of Defense to better connect with the global commercial economy.
9781442258976
United States.-Department of Defense.-Research. Military art and science-Technological innovations-United States. Military research-United States.