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NASA's Management and Utilization of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) ProgramThe United Space Congress established the SBIR program in 1982 for the following purposes: ( 1) Stimulate technological innovation (2) Increase private-sector commercialization derived from federal R&D (3) Use small business to meet federal R&D needs (4) Foster and encourage participation by disadvantaged persons and women in technological innovation The STTR program was established in 1992 with the additional requirement of having a small business partner with a research institution (usually a university) for the purpose of transferring intellectual property from the research institution to the small business concern for enabling a government technical need and furthering the technological development for the purpose of developing commercial products. The government of Japan has established a program that models portions of the U.S. SBIR and STTR programs. They are very interested in how NASA has been so successful in fulfilling the Congressional objectives of these programs. In particular, they want to understand the management practices and incentives that are provided to enable partnerships between business enterprises, academia and government. The speech will also focus on some of the many successful technologies (on a conceptual level) that have been developed through NASA s SBIR and STTR programs and mechanisms used to promote cooperation between small businesses, large businesses, academia and government agencies within the United States. The speech is on a conceptual level, focusing on U.S. and NASA policies and management implementation practices. No enabling technical discussion will be held.
Document ID
20040016317
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mexcur, Winfield Paul
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Documentation And Information Science
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symposium on Collaboration in Space among Industries, Academia and Government
Location: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Start Date: September 17, 2003
Sponsors: National Space Development Agency
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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