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Bioscience is a top manufacturing technology priority across the federal government and is critical for U.S. competitiveness. While the United States maintains a world leadership position in engineering biology and bioscience technology development, other countries are investing heavily in these areas, putting the United States at risk of losing its competitive advantage. This report explores […]

Conventional wisdom—as reported in many major newspapers and media—tells us the U.S. economy is “recovering.” Well-meaning economists, academics and government officials use the term “recovery” when discussing the economy, implying that growth is getting stronger. The Council on Competitiveness asked Gallup to conduct, pro bono, a comprehensive study of U.S. growth and productivity for the […]

This report was prepared by Gallup to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness — an organization that has addressed national competitiveness across a range of critical economic issues, including research and development, advanced manufacturing, access to capital, high-skilled workforce training, trade and the key role of government in creating a progrowth environment in which companies compete and Americans prosper.

The report is the second sector study to come out of the Energy & Manufacturing Competitiveness Partnership (EMCP) in year one and provides a summary of the analysis, findings and recommendations related to the manufacturing and use of advanced materials.

This report provides a summary of the highlights and analysis on water and manufacturing as they relate to talent, technology, investment and infrastructure as well as background on why water is essential for businesses and communities to function, using Milwaukee and the surrounding region as a case study.

Read about the winners and losers in the 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index conducted by Deloitte and the Council on Competitiveness. The rankings reveal a shift among the world’s traditional manufacturing powerhouses due to the Asia Pacific region’s rising influence and declining strength in European and BRIC countries.

Diversity in the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem  At the leading edge of transformational changes and one of the most economically diverse universities in the country, University of California, Riverside was an ideal setting for the Southwest Regional Dialogue of the Exploring Innovation Frontiers Initiative (EIFI). On November 18th, Kim Wilcox, Council Member and Chancellor of the […]

Presentation delivered at the National Competitiveness Forum Washington, D.C., December 4, 2015.