On July 21, U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness, will convene a subcommittee hearing on U.S. leadership and competition in science and technology.
Measuring What Matters: Science, Standards, and Strategic Competition
The subcommittee will examine how the U.S. can maintain its competitive edge in an ever-growing and rapidly evolving technological landscape, with a focus on global standards-setting and collaboration between the public and private sectors, universities, and other stakeholders.
Witnesses will include the Honorable Walter Copan, vice president emeritus for research and technology transfer, Colorado School of Mines; Dr. Drew Endy, director of bio-strategy and leadership, Hoover Institution; Dr. Robert Atkinson, founder and senior fellow, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation; and Dr. Julia Phillips, member, Board of Trustees, Oregon State University.
