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  • ISV Study Part B

    “HPC Software Study Part B: End-User Perspectives.”

    Council on Competitiveness Study of ISVs Serving the High Performance Computing Market

    The Council on Competitiveness performed the first-ever comprehensive study of independent software vendors (ISVs) serving the high performance computing (HPC) market in 2005. Part B of this two-part study is a survey of industrial end users or buyers of HPC systems, and it explores their views and concerns about ISV application software and other barriers to using HPC more aggressively for competitive advantage.

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  • Regional Innovation National Prosperity

    “Regional Innovation National Prosperity.”

    Prepared for the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration

    Regional Innovation, National Prosperity is a summary of the Regional Competitiveness Initiative as well as the proceedings of the National Summit on Regional Innovation, held in April 2005. Integrating the Council’s findings from the past two years and the conference discussions, this report identifies five key cross-cutting issues faced by regions seeking to build innovation-based strategies and suggests potential responses to these challenges.
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  • Innovate America

    “Innovate America.”

    National Innovation Initiative Summit and Report

    In 2004, more than 500 leaders from around the world attended the National Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C., where the Council on Competitiveness released the landmark report, Innovate America: Thriving in a World of Challenge and Change. The report lays out an action agenda for a wide range of stakeholders to improve U.S. innovation capacity.

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