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Publications

  • Define Exec Sum

    “Define. An Executive Summary.”

    This executive summary outlines the key findings that emerged at a high level expert convening focused on defining the linkages between our nation’s need for greater energy security, the global imperative for environmental sustainability, and U.S. economic competitiveness at the enterprise and national levels.

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  • Microsoft Masses HPC

    “Delivering High Performance Computing to the Masses.”

    Microsoft is working with the NSF-funded National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois to develop high performance computing software products that can be used by hundreds of thousands of users. As high performance computing has moved out of the government laboratories and universities and is being adopted more broadly throughout the public and private sectors, the need for out-of-the box supercomputing software is growing rapidly. The supercomputer center and Microsoft engineers work as a team—engaging in a two-way knowledge transfer—that allows the software company to develop new software and tools to “deliver HPC to the masses.”
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  • Discover

    “Discover.”

    Progressive Dialogue II: Demand Drivers for Sustainable Energy Solutions

    Meeting the need for sustainable energy solutions is a national challenge of the highest priority. Progressive Dialogue II experts identified a number of key factors impacting the ability of enterprises to move forward with regard to energy security and sustainability. This report explores, through the lens of enterprise “users,” the private sector’s role in driving energy system transformation and identifies the enabling conditions that government must provide to support this process.

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  • Motorola HPC

    “Driving the Cellular Revolution With the Help of High Performance Computing.”

    Since 1986, Motorola has been using high performance computing to model cellular networks and telephones, an approach that has given them a clear competitive advantage and made the company a leader in wireless communications. The firm accesses the supercomputers at the NSF-funded University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications to create highly complex models of their wireless devices and infrastructure as different communications technologies emerge. They are now creating models that reflect the newest generation of cellular systems. Their work continues to help Motorola retain its leadership position in the global wireless marketplace.

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  • Fanning the Flames of Economic Progress: Igniting Greater Rochester’s Entrepreneurial Economy

    “Fanning the Flames of Economic Progress.”

    Igniting Greater Rochester’s Entrepreneurial Economy

    The entrepreneurial economy in Greater Rochester seems to be on the verge of igniting again. The ingredients for success are there, but there are still challenges to address and ongoing efforts to support. Funded through a grant from the Small Business Administration and Infotonics Technology Center, this report describes these challenges and offers recommendations to address them.
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  • Five for the Future

    “Five for the Future.”

    Roadmap for Competitiveness in the 21st Century

    Five for the Future lays out what the Council considers to be the critical components of America’s competitiveness agenda for success in an increasingly global economy.

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  • FORTUNE Features Council’s High Performance Computing Initiative

    “FORTUNE: Spurring Growth.”

    Supercomputers are brainpower boosters that help innovators leapfrog the competition

    FORTUNE Magazine features the Council's High Performance Computing Initiative.
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  • FORTUNE: Sustaining the Future

    “FORTUNE: Sustaining the Future.”

    Can green strategies actually help companies become more competitive? It’s a puzzle forward thinkers are trying to solve.

    FORTUNE Magazine features the Council’s Energy Security, Innovation & Sustainability Initiative.
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