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Publications

  • Wichita Cluster

    “Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Wichita.”

    This regional report examines the composition and performance of the Wichita regional economy, how industry clusters developed and innovation arose, how clusters affected the region’s economic future, and how the region can establish a strategy and action program to drive its economy and clusters forward. The framework employed and the lessons learned apply to many regions of the country.

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  • Collaborate

    “Collaborate.”

    Moving Beyond Islands of Innovation

    The 2006 HPC Users Conference report, Collaborate. Moving Beyond Islands of Innovation, focuses on the need for a national infrastructure to advance the use of HPC among U.S. businesses. The conference addressed the necessity of industry partnerships with university HPC centers and/or national laboratories to foster innovation and competitive gain as well as the importance of HPC within the supply chain to maximize efficiency, profitability, and cost control.

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  • Collaborate: Leading Regional Innovation Clusters

    “Collaborate: Leading Regional Innovation Clusters.”

    From Competitive Disadvantage to Collaborative Advantage

      
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  • Compete 2

    “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 Summer 08

    “Compete Newsletter Summer 08.”

    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 to tackle those economic challenges.

    The Council’s mission is just as relevant today as it was 22 years ago. We are now in a new era that will be shaped by turbulence, transition and transformation. Seismic shifts are dramatically altering the world’s competitive landscape and the ecosystems that drive growth and prosperity.

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  • Compete Newsletter Winter 07

    “Compete Newsletter Winter 2007-2008.”

    As the Council on Competitiveness prepares to close out another great year, we are delighted to share with you the success and progress we experienced in 2007. We saw tremendous validation of our past work and launched new initiatives aimed at securing America’s competitiveness in an increasingly globalized economy.

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  • Compete Newsletter Winter 2008

    “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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  • Compete: Impact

    “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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  • Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands

    “Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands.”

    Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands benchmarks current U.S. competitiveness against 20 years of domestic and global economic data. The baseline year, 1986, was chosen because it marked the beginning of cyclical expansion in the domestic economy, a high dollar, and an exploding trade deficit, which put the concept of competitiveness on the U.S. national agenda. It also marked the creation of the Council on Competitiveness. The report is a wide-ranging assessment of how the changing global economy presents new challenges for the future.
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  • Cooperate

    “Cooperate.”

    A Practitioner’s Guide for Effective Alignment of Regional Development and Higher Education

    This guide is the result of a partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative and the Council on Competitiveness. It examines the critical importance of institutions of higher education to the global competitive advantage of regional economies.

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