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The Council on Competitiveness (Council) has called on the next president of the United States to put the full weight of his office behind the Council's 100-Day Energy Action Plan, released in September. The Council's roadmap for a sustainable energy future represents more than a year of collaboration by more than 200 private sector leaders, […]

Meeting the need for sustainable energy solutions is a national challenge of the highest priority. Progressive Dialogue II experts identified a number of key factors impacting the ability of enterprises to move forward with regard to energy security and sustainability. This report explores, through the lens of enterprise "users" the private sector's role in driving […]

The Council on Competitiveness was founded in 1986 during a period of great anxiety about American competitiveness. The United States was losing market shares to international competitors, facing stagnant productivity growth, and suffering from high unemployment and inflation. Two dozen industry, university and labor leaders came together to elevate competitiveness as a national priority and […]

In Retooling for Growth, experts present new frameworks, cutting-edge analysis, and innovative policy solutions through which the nation's government, business, civic and community leaders can sculpt a sustainable and supportable economy for older industrial areas. The unique focus on rehabilitating weak market cities outlines ideas for reshaping the role of public agencies, the workforce, business […]

This study benchmarks the U.S. aerospace, automotive, bio-life sciences and energy industries' use of high performance computing (HPC) to drive innovation for global competitiveness. It is the first study to attempt to do this and to understand how deeply within each industry's supply chain HPC has been embraced. The most noteworthy finding was that U.S. […]

Thrive. The Skills Imperative provides a compelling, short and easily accessible analysis of the key trends underpinning future workforce skills challenges and opportunities in the United States. Slowing growth of the U.S. workforce has the potential to slow economic output if productivity does not increase. Lack of adequate reading and math skills among new U.S. […]

Progressive Dialogue I: The Energy-Competitiveness Relationship This report defines the linkages between our nation's need for greater energy security, the global imperative for environmental sustainability, and U.S. economic competitiveness at the enterprise and national levels. A more fulsome understanding of the various ways in which energy is now impacting—and driving—U.S. productivity and global competitiveness will […]

This study benchmarks the findings from Reveal against a group of "desktop-only" and entry level HPC users within a focused industrial sector. It confirms that even with customer requirements and/or a competitive threat, desktop-only firms still need assistance in overcoming the cost, talent and software barriers impeding high performance computing (HPC) adoption. The important role […]

This first-ever broad industry survey examines why companies have not made the switch from desktop PCs and workstations to more powerful high performance computers, given their proven competitive benefits. Lack of talent, cost issues and a need for application software are difficult hurdles to overcome. Most of the firms revealed they have important problems they […]