Publisher's Synopsis
In the United States, Congress authorises most of today's federally-funded innovation inducement prizes beginning with the 108th Congress. This book explores federally-funded "innovation inducement prizes", the Technology Innovation Program (TIP) which was designed to support, promote and accelerate innovation in the U.S., the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, issues in innovation and competition as well as tracking the state of innovation in the American economy.
