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Commerce Secretary Calls for Government, Private Sector and Academic Actions on Innovation Measurement
January 18, 2008
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The Department of Commerce on January 18, announced sweeping steps for federal statistical agencies to gather data on one of the largest and most elusive drivers of the U.S. economy--innovation. Until now, few steps have been in place to allow the United States to measure how innovation impacts the economy--and therefore develop polices to foster it. The announced measures include comprehensive accounting of the effect of high-tech goods and services.Full StorySource
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