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NSF/ENG SBIR TASK FORCE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NSF

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

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NSF/ENG SBIR TASK FORCE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NSF

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  1. 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 Warren DeVries, Division Director, DMII Kristina Johnson, ENG AdComm Chair Kesh Narayanan, Director, Industrial Innovation Programs

  2. NSF/ENG SBIR TASK FORCE HISTORY 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 ENG ORGANIZATION: 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 2004 ATTENDEES: BRIGHTON, DEVRIES, NARAYANAN, BUSCH TASK FORCE AUTHORIZED INTERIM DRAFT REPORT DELIVERED TO ENG/BRIGHTON 18 MAR 2004 SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  3. BUDGETS SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS & DMII AND ENG BUDGETS ANNUAL 2004 BUDGETS ($MILLIONS): NSF……………………………………………………………………………… $5,570 ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE………………………………….. $525 DMII BUDGET………………………............ $160 SBIR PROGRAM…………... $90 STTR PROGRAM…………. $10 TOTAL……………. $100 NON SBIR/STTR DMII PROGRAMS………………... $60 FY 2004 SBIR/STTR BUDGET IS: 19.0 % OF ENGINEERING BUDGET!!! 62.5% OF DMII BUDGET!!! SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  4. BUDGETS SBIR/STTR ANNUAL BUDGET HISTORY SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  5. BUDGETS NSF ENGINEERING ANNUAL BUDGET HISTORY SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  6. BUDGETS ENG ANNUAL BUDGET AS PERCENT OF NSF BUDGET SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  7. BUDGETS SUMMARY COMMENTS NSF ENGINEERING BUDGET 1994 TO 2004: ROUGHLY CONSTANT AT 10% OF NSF BUDGET WITH SBIR/STTR BUT 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 CRISIS NEEDED: MAJOR INITIATIVES SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  8. BUDGETS TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION REPORT NSF SBIR/STTR PROGRAM BUDGETS SEPARATELY AND DISTINCT FROM THE REMAINING ENG AND DMII BUDGETS STATUS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTED SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  9. ORGANIZATION SBIR/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 SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  10. ORGANIZATION NSF “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” SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  11. ORGANIZATION SBIR/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 SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  12. ORGANIZATION TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS SEPARATE THE SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS FROM THE ENG/DMII DIVISION ESTABLISH SBIR/STTR PROGRAM OFFICE REPORTING TO THE NSF ENG AD STATUS RECOMMENDATION DISCUSSED WITH ENG DIVISION DIRECTORS REQUEST TASK FORCE SOLICITS ENG ADCOM SUPPORT FOR “ORGANIZATION” RECOMMENDATION SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  13. INNOVATION AND 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” SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  14. INNOVATION AND 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: KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE APPLIED TO TASKS WE ALREADY KNOW HOW TO DO: PRODUCTIVITY KNOWLEDGE APPLIED TO TASKS THAT ARE NEW AND DIFFERENT: INNOVATION AN INDUSTRIAL VIEW (3M) RESEARCH: MONEY >>> IDEAS INNOVATION: IDEAS >>> MONEY SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  15. INNOVATION AND 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," AmericanSociety for Engineering Education, June 25, 2003 SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  16. INNOVATION AND 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!!! SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  17. INNOVATION AND THE ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESSES EMPLOYMENT OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS (FROM KESH NARAYANAN PRESENTATION) * Data from NSF Science Indicators SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  18. 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 TECHNOLOGY RECENT SBIR/STTR AWARD WINNERS http://www.pratt.duke.edu/about/from_the_dean.php UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ERC FOR OPTOELECTONIC COMPUTING (Dr. Kristina Johnson, Former Director) 14 SMALL BUSINESS SPINOFFS IN LAST 5 YEARS Boulder Nonlinear Systems Macrovision Tech Display Tech SBIR/STTR FUNDING KEY TO SPINOFFS SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  19. INNOVATION “GETTING THINGS DONE” AND “MAKING STUFF” THROUGH BENEFICIAL UNIVERSITY - SMALL BUSINESS LINKS (CONT) MIT 4000 MIT RELATED BUSINESSES 1.1 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” SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  20. INNOVATION TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS AGREE ON DEFINITION OF “INNOVATION” FOR ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE EMBRACE SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS AS INTEGRAL PART OF ENGINEERING PORTFOLIO IN ACHIEVING “INNOVATION” VISION SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

  21. SUMMARY NSF/ENG SBIR TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS BUDGETS REPORT NSF SBIR/STTR PROGRAM BUDGETS SEPARATELY AND DISTINCT FROM THE REMAINING ENG AND DMII BUDGETS ORGANIZATION SEPARATE THE SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS FROM THE ENG/DMII DIVISION ESTABLISH SBIR/STTR PROGRAM OFFICE REPORTING TO THE NSF ENG AD INNOVATION AGREE ON DEFINITION OF “INNOVATION” FOR ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE EMBRACE SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS AS INTEGRAL PART OF ENGINEERING PORTFOLIO IN ACHIEVING “INNOVATION” VISION SBIR Task Force, ENG AdComm 20 May 2004

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