Statement from Acting Deputy Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank on the First Meeting of the Innovation Advisory Board

Statement from Acting Deputy Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank on the First Meeting of the Innovation Advisory Board

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Commerce on June 6, 2011. It is reproduced in full below.

“During today’s inaugural meeting, members broke out into discussion groups focused on four areas: 1) Macroeconomic Conditions and Regional and Infrastructure Issues; 2) Manufacturing, Services and International Trade; 3) Education, Immigration and Other Workforce Issues; and 4) Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, Commercialization, and Knowledge Markets. Each group identified the most critical issues and trends to consider as we move forward in drafting our report.

“We got off to a great start today, and I am honored to be working with such a distinguished team on this important project. The work of the Innovation Advisory Board will help inform administration policies that will better position us to win the future.”

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

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