Publications

“Collaborate: Leading Regional Innovation Clusters.”

From Competitive Disadvantage to Collaborative Advantage

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“2010 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index.”

A collaboration between Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and the U.S. Council on Competitiveness

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“High Performance Computing and U.S. Manufacturing Roundtable.”

Leveraging high performance computing (HPC) to increase the innovation and productivity of the U.S. manufacturing sector.

This white paper was meant to frame the discussion at a recent Council on Competitiveness roundtable meeting on leveraging high performance computing (HPC) to increase the innovation and productivity of the U.S. manufacturing sector. The meeting, hosted at The George Washington University, focused on ways to use public-private partnerships to promote HPC adoption in small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturing companies.
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“Compete: Impact.”

2009 Accomplishments and 2010 Outlook

A complete overview of the Council's work in 2009 including the State of Innovation Summit and the National Energy Summit & International Dialogue. Also, a preview of upcoming Council initiatives in 2010.
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“Setting the Global Bar for Energy Efficiency.”

Council on Competitiveness Recommendations to Reward Efficiency

From "Drive. Private Sector Demand for Sustainable Energy Solutions."
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“Procter & Gamble’s Story of Suds, Soaps, Simulations and Supercomputers.”

Procter & Gamble has a new imperative: ensuring that current and new products are environmentally sustainable without sacrificing product performance and market share. Through a grant from DOE’s INCITE program P&G’s research scientists were able to study the complex interactions of billions of atoms and create simulations at the atomic level to determine how tiny submicroscopic structures impact the characteristics of the ingredients in their soaps, detergents, lotions and shampoos.
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“Drive. Private Sector Demand for Sustainable Energy Solutions.”

A Comprehensive Roadmap to Achieve Energy Security, Sustainability and Competitiveness

Energy is Everything—it is the lifeblood of our economy. America’s competitiveness cannot be separated from the issues surrounding energy—how efficiently we use it, how many billions of dollars we send abroad for it and how well we steward it domestically. Nothing will impact American competitiveness more than the development of sustainable energy products and services—an industry with the potential to create millions of new American jobs in the 21st century.
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“Rebound.”

Three Essentials to Get the Economy Back on Track

Rebound: Three Essentials to Get the Economy Back on Track, is the Council on Competitiveness’ stimulus action plan. It was crafted by leaders that only the Council brings to the table together—CEOs, labor leaders, and university presidents. Because of this, Rebound is getting strong traction on the policy side. The stimulus package released in January by the Democratic leadership in Congress reflects many recommendations put forth by the Council on Competitiveness.
Among these are: bonus depreciation, accelerated expensing for small businesses, $6.2 billion for low-income families to weatherize their homes and $300 million for rebates for energy star purchases. This is extremely encouraging.
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“Compete.”

New Challenges, New Answers

In a major press conference at the National Press Club Wednesday, November 11, the Council on Competitiveness—comprised of CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders—called for America’s new leaders to take bold action to recapture U.S. competitiveness. Chad Holliday, chairman of the Council and chairman and CEO of DuPont, called for an ambitious Compete Agenda that asks the government to transform its approach to workforce training, invest heavily in research and development, launch a national savings bond program to raise capitol for next-generation infrastructure and enact the Council’s 100 Day Action Plan on Energy.
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“Compete Newsletter Winter 2008.”

As we step into the 21st century, technology complexity and interdependence are increasing the risks for companies and countries alike. Extended and interdependent energy, transportation, information and communications networks can quickly magnify the impact of single point failure —whether triggered by attack or accident. Operational risks were once thought to be a back office concern and trivial in comparison to market and credit risks, but they are becoming “bet-thecompany” risks that merit far more attention.
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From "Drive. Private Sector Demand for Sustainable Energy Solutions."