|  **Economic         Assessment Office (EAO)**  NISTIR-6098                 Development, Commercialization, and Diffusion of Enabling TechnologiesProgress Report for                 Projects Funded 1993-1995
Jeanne                 Powell, Senior Economist                Office of Economic Assessment                Advanced Technology Program                National Institute of Standards and Technology                Technology Administration                U.S. Department of Commerce                Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA                E-mail: jeanne.powell@nist.gov                URL: http://www.atp.nist.gov                Tel: 301-975-4196                 Fax: 301-975-4776 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
AbstractKeywords Acknowledgements 
EXECUTIVE         SUMMARY 
1.         THE ATP'S BUSINESS REPORTING SYSTEM: A TOOL FOR ECONOMIC EVALUATION
 Overview of the Advanced         Technology Program (ATP)         Overview of the Business Reporting System         About This Report 

2.         PATHS TO NATIONAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS
 Development of Enabling         Technologies         Identification of Business Opportunities         Business Goals         Identification of Commercialization Strategies 

3.         R&D STATUS REPORT
 Level of Progress         in Completing R&D Phase         Effect of ATP Funding on R&D Progress         When Can Revenue Be Expected? 

4.         STIMULATION OF COLLABORATION AND RELATED EFFECTS 
 Stimulation of R&D         Collaboration         Collaboration Effects         Anecdotal Comments         Obtaining expertise not otherwise available         Obtaining assistance from universities         Learning more about potential markets and customer needs and accelerating         entry into the marketplace         Formation of stronger supplier-customer relationships         Strengthening credibility within the organization and with other organizations	                Elaboration of the "benefits and costs" of collaboration         Formation of Strategic Alliances Outside the ATP Project for Commercialization         of ATP-funded Technologies 

5.         IMPACT ON INDUSTRY R&D 
 Stimulation of Private         Sector Investment and Leveraging of Other Investment         Increased Credibility 

6.         EARLY COMMERCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES
 Commercialization         Planning Activities         Early Economic Impacts         Anecdotal Comments         Ability to make new and/or better products         Prototyping and customer testing         Implementation of new or improved production processes         Installation of demonstration units 

7.         INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION AND DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY
 Protection and Disclosure         of Intellectual Property         Dissemination of Non-Proprietary Information 

8.         RELATIONSHIP TO PRIOR WORK AND CONCLUSIONS 
 Relationship to Prior         Work         Summary of Findings         Plans for Future Work 

REFERENCES

 APPENDICES 

Appendix         A. Plans for Diverse Applications of ATP-funded Technologies--Information/Computer         Systems
Appendix           B. Plans for Diverse Applications of ATP-funded Technologies--Manufacturing           (Discrete) 
           Appendix C. Plans for Diverse Applications of ATP-funded Technologies--Biotechnology
Appendix           D. Plans for Diverse Applications of ATP-funded Technologies--Electronics
           Appendix E. Plans for Diverse Applications of ATP-funded Technologies--Chemicals           & Chemical Processing
           Appendix F. Plans for Diverse Applications of ATP-funded Technologies--Energy           and Environment
Appendix           G. SIC Codes included in "Other" Category

 LIST OF TABLES 

Table         1. BRS Participation and Timing Relative To All ATP Awards and Participants         
Table         2. Examples of Effect of ATP Funding on Company Goals for the Technology         
Table         3. Strategic Alliances and Licensing Agreements for Commercialization         
Table         4. Dissemination of Non-proprietary Information from ATP-funded Projects         

 LIST OF FIGURES           

Figure         1. Distribution of Types of Participation and Types of Organizations in         the BRS
Figure         2. Distribution for Organizations in the BRS That Had Completed One or         Two Years of ATP Funding 
Figure         3. Technologies Under Development     (LEGEND)	        
Figure         4. Plans for Diverse Applications of ATP-funded Technologies 
Figure         5. How ATP-funded Technologies Are Expected Eventually To Be Commercially         Deployed
         Figure 6. Stages of Production In Which the ATP-funded Technologies Are         Expected To Be Used 
         Figure 7. Quantitative Business Goals
         Figure 8. Importance of Market Timing
         Figure 9. Strategies for Commercializing ATP-funded Technologies 
Figure         10. Strategic Alliances Planned
         Figure 11. R&D Status
Figure         12. Acceleration of R&D 
Figure         13. When Can We Expect To See Revenues from ATP-funded Technologies?
Figure         14. Stimulation of Collaborations
Figure         15. Effects Most Enabled by Collaboration
Figure         16. Other Effects Enabled by Collaboration
Figure         17. Costs Attributed to Collaboration 
Figure         18. Stimulation of Industry R&D Investment 
Figure         19. Change in the Nature of Industry R&D
Figure         20. Increased Credibility
Figure         21. Increased Credibility -- Small Businesses 
Figure         22. Attraction of Capital
         Figure 23. Market Analysis Progress
Figure         24. Acquisition of New Facilities and Equipment
         Figure 25. Progress Towards Commercial Production 
         Figure 26. Progress Towards Early Products and Processes
Figure         27. Intellectual Property Strategies Planned
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