The President's Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC), part of the PCAST, advises the President on matters involving science, technology, and innovation policy. As part of its advisory activities, PITAC is soliciting information and ideas from stakeholders - including the research community, the private sector, universities, national laboratories, State and local governments, foundations, and nonprofit organizations - regarding a technological congruence that we have been calling the "Golden Triangle." There are two ways members of the public can share their thoughts on this topic. First, you can go to the Open PCAST website, where you can contribute your ideas. Second, you can be part of a live webcast discussion scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 22 from 10 am to 2:30 pm. You can watch the webcast on this website and submit your comments during the meeting via Facebook or Twitter or email to [email protected].
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Now Playing:Introductions: How would you respond to the workshop question?
• What are the new bio/nano/info technologies with which you are involved that will
change the world in the next 10 years? What are the unique opportunities at the
intersections of these fields?
• Where is the basic research taking us? What knowledge gaps remain?
• What are the impediments to commercialization and broad use of these
technologies?
• What infrastructure is required to properly test, prototype, scale, and manufacture
breakthrough technologies?
• Where should the Federal government invest and focus its resources? What
Federal policies or programs relating to these technologies are in need of review?
Are new programs or policies needed in light of recent and anticipated advances in
these fields?