ASME International Urges Presidential Candidates to Promote Technological Innovation; Aimed at Creating Jobs and Strengthening U.S. Competitiveness.Business Editors WASHINGTON Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1999 "This period of unprecedented American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of economic prosperity was in large measure brought about by technological innovation," states ASME ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers International (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (body) American Society of Mechanical Engineers - (ASME) A group involved in CAD standardisation. ) in its recommendations on U.S. innovation policy to all Democratic and Republican candidates for president. These recommendations will also be issued to the party platform committees. The paper, Engineering America's Future: Economic Growth Through Technological Innovation, outlines the Society's recommendations in the areas of research and development, standards and conformity assessment Conformity assessment is any activity to determine, directly or indirectly, that a process, product, or service meets relevant standards and fulfills relevant requirements. , partnerships and life-long education. The full text of the paper is available on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the at http://www.asme.org/gric/99-24.html. ASME encouraged the candidates to make technological innovation a major part of their campaign platforms, calling upon them to remember that "innovation will be the fuel that further creates jobs and strengthens U.S. competitiveness in the global economy." ASME's recommendations include: - Public policies that encourage investment in innovation. - Adequate public and private investment in engineering and scientific research and development. - Standards and conformity assessment procedures that facilitate commercialization of innovative technological advances. - Partnerships that link R&D performers and users. - Lifelong education initiatives that provide employees and their employers the necessary tools to compete in the global economy. The 125,000 ASME International is a worldwide engineering society focused on technical, educational and research issues. ASME conducts one of the world's largest technical publishing operations, holds some 30 technical conferences and 200 professional development courses each year, and sets many industrial and manufacturing standards. |
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