Research, ideas, and leadership for a more secure, peaceful world
Offshore IT Outsourcing and Global Competitiveness with Assistant Secretary Bruce Mehlman, October 1, 2003.
Recent testimony given by Assistant Secretary Mehlman
Assistant Secretary Mehlman leads the Office of Technology Policy (OTP) within the United States Department of Commerce’s Technology Administration. OTP strives to maximize technology’s contribution to U.S. economic growth, productivity, innovative capacity and global competitiveness. OTP works closely with leaders from industry, federal labs and universities and state, federal and international governments on critical policy issues impacting technology creators and users.
Among other priorities, Bruce is focusing on four fundamental questions:
How can the United States retain its global innovation leadership in the 21st Century?
How can regions and communities in the U.S. and around the world best support knowledge clusters and technology entrepreneurship?
How can we accelerate usage of broadband (high-speed Internet) applications to maximize organizational productivity, competitiveness and societal benefit?
How can we get the best American students to study and pursue careers in math, science and engineering to maximize the long-term competitiveness of our knowledge workforce?
