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Subjects:

Universities and colleges.
Defense contracts.
Corporations, Foreign.

Summary:

Provides background on the rationale behind Federal efforts to promote cooperative R&D among industry, universities, and the Federal R&D establishment; and examines whether such joint ventures contribute to industrial competitiveness and what the role of the Federal Government should be in such arrangements. Discusses issues before Congress, including development, cooperative R&D in the manufacturing sector, defense v. civilian support, access by foreign firms, and direct v. indirect support.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.

Other format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Cooperative R&D

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