Industry-Laboratory Partnerships

The Sandia National Laboratories asked the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) to hold a one-day symposium to review Sandia's proposal to develop a science and technology park. In light of the importance of industry-laboratory cooperation for the STEP Board's project on Government-Industry Partnerships for the Development of New Technologies, the Board convened a workshop bringing together executive branch officials, congressional staff, representatives from the private sector, and regional economists to discuss the Sandia S&T park initiative. The Sandia S&T Park, which Sandia National Laboratories, the City of Albuquerque, and the State of New Mexico are jointly developing, is a 285 acre site located adjacent to Sandia National Laboratories. Groundbreaking for the park took place in May, 1999.Table of ContentsFront MatterForewordExecutive SummaryI. PrefaceII. IntroductionIII. ProceedingsSummaryA. White Paper on Sandia National Laboratories and the SandiaScience and Technology ParkB. Overheads on the Research Triangle ExperienceC. Participants ListD. Bibliography