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Advocacy and Government Opportunities for INFORMS members 2023.01 NSF seeks input on new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships

  • 1.  Advocacy and Government Opportunities for INFORMS members 2023.01 NSF seeks input on new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships

    Posted 06-05-2023 16:57

    Dear INFORMS members –

    You may have heard of the INFORMS Advocacy and Governance Committee (AGC). We are a small group of INFORMS members who provide advice and guidance to the INFORMS Advocacy and Governance initiative. If you have any questions about the INFORMS Advocacy and Governance Initiative, please reach out to Jeff Cohen, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at INFORMS, jcohen@informs.org

    Starting this month, part of the work of the AGC will be to share opportunities for INFORMS members to engage with federal agencies. These will include announcements such as:

    -        Requests for Information (RFIs) from agencies, which are open calls for input and could lead to further interaction with the agencies.

    -        Calls for nominations to advisory committees and other calls for subject matter expertise

    These announcements may come from any public agency, including research-focused agencies like NSF and NIH, as well as agencies who could benefit from INFORMS expertise such as DoD, Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection, Interior (Forest Service, USGS, NOAA), Transportation, and any others who have needs related to operations research and analytics.

    I will post these announcements here in the Open Forum community, so that everyone has access to them. I will also post them in our targeted AGC community called "INFORMS Advocacy & Government Opportunities & Information." Please join that community if you are interested in receiving these announcements directly, and in being able to search through previous announcements for a specific topic or a specific agency.  

    Below is our first announcement, which can also serve as an example of what information we will be sharing.

    Please let me or Jeff know if you have any questions or if you are interested in being involved with the AGC.

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    Kara Morgan, Ph.D.

    Quant Policy Strategies, LLC

    www.quantpolicystrategies.com

    202-297-4555

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    01-2023

    NSF seeks input to develop an investment roadmap for its new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships

    Help NSF create a strategic plan to drive future U.S. technology competitiveness, and societal and economic impacts.

    The U.S. National Science Foundation today issued a Request for Information, or RFI, to gather insights for the development of an investment roadmap for its Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, or TIP, in accordance with the "CHIPS and Science Act" of 2022.

    "Recent history has shown us that with clear goals, dedicated resources and cross-sector collaboration, we can achieve the unimaginable," said Erwin Gianchandani, NSF assistant director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. "Through the creation of a roadmap informed by thoughtful and diverse contributors, we can strategically advance key technology areas, address societal and economic challenges, and strengthen U.S. competitiveness for generations to come."

    NSF seeks feedback from individuals and organizations across all sectors - industry, academia, nonprofits, government, venture capital, civil society and others - on prioritizing and focusing TIP investments to advance U.S. technological competitiveness and address societal and economic needs as well as workforce gaps through use-inspired and translational research, public and private partnerships, and crosscutting investments.

    The "CHIPS and Science Act" tasks the TIP directorate with developing a roadmap to guide investment decisions in use-inspired and translational research over a three-year time frame to advance U.S. competitiveness and develop the U.S. workforce in 10 critical technology areas and to address societal, national and geostrategic challenges in five areas listed below.

    Critical technology focus areas

    ·        Artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomy and related advances.

    ·        High-performance computing, semiconductors, and advanced computer hardware and software.

    ·        Quantum information science and technology.

    ·        Robotics, automation and advanced manufacturing.

    ·        Natural and anthropogenic disaster prevention or mitigation.

    ·        Advanced communications technology and immersive technology.

    ·        Biotechnology, medical technology, genomics and synthetic biology.

    ·        Data storage, data management, distributed ledger technologies and cybersecurity, including biometrics.

    ·        Advanced energy and industrial efficiency technologies, such as batteries and advanced nuclear technologies, including but not limited to for the purposes of electric generation.

    ·        Advanced materials science, including composite 2D materials, other next-generation materials and related manufacturing technologies.

    ·        Societal, national and geostrategic challenge areas

    ·        U.S. national security.

    ·        U.S. manufacturing and industrial productivity.

    ·        U.S. workforce development and skills gaps.

    ·        Climate change and environmental sustainability.

    ·        Inequitable access to education, opportunity or other services.

    NSF seeks feedback on suitability and appropriate staging of specific technology areas for TIP investments as well as on related workforce needs. To learn more and submit feedback for NSF review, respond to the RFI by July 27, 2023.

    Submit comments here:

    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/28/2023-08995/request-for-information-rfi-on-developing-a-roadmap-for-the-directorate-for-technology-innovation?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery



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    Kara Morgan
    Principal
    Quant Policy Strategies, LLC
    Dublin OH
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