Cross-Sector Leaders Issue Vision for American Science and Technology
On February 25, a task force comprising more than 70 leaders representing science, industry, academia, philanthropy, and the public sector released the Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST). A launch event hosted by Axios was held in Washington, DC (video). COSSA Executive Director Wendy Naus served on the VAST task force.
The VAST report contains a set of policy recommendations aimed at recalibrating and optimizing the U.S. science and technology (S&T) enterprise with an eye toward enabling American long-term economic prosperity, addressing societal challenges, and maintaining global leadership.
The vision identifies three “avenues for action,” each containing recommendations for policy makers, educational institutes, and industry. The avenues for action include:
- Unleash the full power and potential of America’s science and technology enterprise by reducing inefficiencies and breaking down barriers that hinder progress today.
- Build and empower the strongest and most adaptable workforce in human history to benefit our people and sustain our leadership as science and technology innovators.
- Drive breakthroughs, advance global competitiveness, address societal challenges, and strengthen our national security with commitments to fundamental discovery research, applied research, and research infrastructure.
To read the report and learn more about the VAST initiative, check out www.vastfuture.org.