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Rand Corporation, U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology (06/2008): Reports that while other countries are investing more in science and technology than in the past, the US is still the leader and is keeping pace with its competitors.
Mass Insight, Sustaining and Enhancing a Leadership Position for Massachusetts in IT, Communications and Defense (06/2008): Reports that Massachusetts is falling behind other states in the growth of this sector during this decade.
Executive Office of Energy and EnvironmentalAffairs, Massachusetts Advanced Biofuels Task Force, Advanced Biofuels Task Force Report (04/2008): Provides a strategy for Massachusetts to become a leader in Advanced Biofuels, particularly in the area of research and development.
OECD, Recent Trends in the Internationalisation of R&D in the Enterprise Sector (03/2008): Examines trends in the globalization of research and development funds.
Mass Insight, Life Sciences in Massachusetts: Forging Connections to Lead in a Changing World (02/2008): Reports that Massachusetts is well placed to gain from the growth in life sciences, but that it must also adapt to changing conditions including competing clusters.
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, 2007 Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy (02/2008): This annual analysis of Massachusetts's high-tech economy for the first time compares Massachusetts not only to other US states, but also to high tech regions around the world. While the Massachusetts technology economy is strong, it faces new, global competition.
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Census (08/2007): Details the size and growth of Massachusetts' clean energy sector.
Communications Workers of America, Speed Matters: A Report on Internet Speeds in all 50 States (07/07): Reports on a speed test of internet users and highlights 1) the United States has slower internet access speeds than many rivals, including South Korea and Japan, and 2) presents results by state. Massachusetts raked 5th in download speeds, but 24th in upload speeds.
Massachusetts High Technology Leadership Council, A Critical Alliance: The Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Industries in Massachusetts (04/2007): Examines 1) the Massachusetts bio-pharma industry in the context of competing states, 2) the links between the local biotech and pharmaceutical industries, and 3) the constraints to future growth.
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Super Cluster: Ideas, Perspectives and Updates from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Industry (04/2007): Provides economic trends in the Massachusetts life sciences industry, as well potential threats to the future of this industry.
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, The 2007 State New Economy Index Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States (02/07): This report uses 26 indicators to describe the opportunities for growth by states in the "new" (knowledge-based) economy. Massachusetts ranks 1st overall, though it lags competitors in on-line users, technology in schools, e-government and other areas.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Venture Capital Investment in Health Industries Report: Q4 and Full Year 2006 Results (02/07): Venture capital spending on health industries now surpasses other industries, with New England securing over $1 billion in such funding during 2006.
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, The 2007 State New Economy Index Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States (02/07): This report uses 26 indicators to describe the opportunities for growth by states in the "new" (knowledge-based) economy. Massachusetts ranks 1st overall, though it lags competitors in on-line users, technology in schools, e-government and other areas.
Neighborhood/City of Boston
Boston Unplugged: Mapping a Wireless Future (02/06): Charts the progress Boston has made towards providing city-wide wireless internet access for all residents. Discusses the importance of WiFi in closing the digital divide and as a feature of economic competitiveness.
Metro Boston/Massachusetts/New England
Mass Insight, Sustaining and Enhancing a Leadership Position for Massachusetts in IT, Communications and Defense (06/2008): Reports that Massachusetts is falling behind other states in the growth of this sector during this decade.
Executive Office of Energy and EnvironmentalAffairs, Massachusetts Advanced Biofuels Task Force, Advanced Biofuels Task Force Report (04/2008): Provides a strategy for Massachusetts to become a leader in Advanced Biofuels, particularly in the area of research and development.
Mass Insight, Life Sciences in Massachusetts: Forging Connections to Lead in a Changing World (02/2008): Reports that Massachusetts is well placed to gain from the growth in life sciences, but that it must also adapt to changing conditions including competing clusters.
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative,2007 Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy (02/2008): This annual analysis of Massachusetts's high-tech economy for the first time compares Massachusetts not only to other US states, but also to high tech regions around the world. While the Massachusetts technology economy is strong, it faces new, global competition.
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Census (08/2007): Details the size and growth of Massachusetts' clean energy sector.
Massachusetts High Technology Leadership Council, A Critical Alliance: The Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Industries in Massachusetts (04/2007): Examines 1) the Massachusetts bio-pharma industry in the context of competing states, 2) the links between the local biotech and pharmaceutical industries, and 3) the constraints to future growth.
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Super Cluster: Ideas, Perspectives and Updates from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Industry (04/2007): Provides economic trends in the Massachusetts life sciences industry, as well potential threats to the future of this industry.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Venture Capital Investment in Health Industries Report: Q4 and Full Year 2006 Results (02/07): Venture capital spending on health industries now surpasses other industries, with New England securing over $1 billion in such funding during 2006.
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, The 2007 State New Economy Index Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States (02/07): This report uses 26 indicators to describe the opportunities for growth by states in the "new" (knowledge-based) economy. Massachusetts ranks 1st overall, though it lags competitors in on-line users, technology in schools, e-government and other areas.
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, 10 Years of the Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy (12/06): Reports that Massachusetts continues to be a strong player among Leading Technology States (LTS), but it also faces weaknesses that contribute to slower growth than other LTS
Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, The Complete Guide to the Mass Software Industry (10/05): a publication which catalogues the state’s information technology industry. This is available for a fee.
Milken Institute, The Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Cluster: an Economic and Comparative Assessment (6/05): compares eleven leading life science clusters and their potential for regional economic impact - Boston ranks first in the nation on the Life Sciences Composite Index.
Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, MassBiotech 2010: Achieving Global Leadership in The Life-Sciences Economy (2002): Outlines Massachusetts' advantages in the Biotechnology/Life-Sciences field, and makes recommendations that would lay the groundwork for building on these advantages, securing the state's future in this field.
National
Rand Corporation, U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology (06/2008): Reports that while other countries are investing more in science and technology than in the past, the US is still the leader and is keeping pace with its competitors.
Communications Workers of America, Speed Matters: A Report on Internet Speeds in all 50 States (07/07): Reports on a speed test of internet users and highlights 1) the United States has slower internet access speeds than many rivals, including South Korea and Japan, and 2) presents results by state. Massachusetts raked 5th in download speeds, but 24th in upload speeds.
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, The 2007 State New Economy Index Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States (02/07): This report uses 26 indicators to describe the opportunities for growth by states in the "new" (knowledge-based) economy. Massachusetts ranks 1st overall, though it lags competitors in on-line users, technology in schools, e-government and other areas.
The Information Technology & Innovation Fund, Global Flows of Talent: Benchmarking the United States (11/06) (pdf): Provides an evaluation the flow of highly skilled workers to competitor countries, including as assessment of affect of immigration policy on these flows.
U. Illinois Chicago Center for Urban Economic Development, Information Technology Labor Markets: Rebounding, but Slowly (06/06) (pdf): The IT industry is showing signs of a turn around, though Greater Boston has been one of the slowest of the IT clusters to recover.
Pew Internet & American Life Project, Data Memo: Teens, Technology, and School (pdf) (8/05): parent and teen surveys on Internet accessibility, including views on cheating, use of instant messenger software, and technology for college searches. Teen Internet use has grown 45% since 2000.
Pew Internet & American Life Project, Teens and Technology: Youth are Leading the Transition to a Fully Wired and Mobile Nation (pdf) (7/05): demographic data by gender, locale, race, and family income; conditions of technology use; social contexts; and communications tools, including Internet, cell phone, instant messenger, landline, broadband and gaming.
National Center for Education Statistics, Rates of Computer and Internet Use by Children in Nursery School and Students in Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade: 2003 (06/05): use of technology by children, examined in terms of age, sex, race, disability status, and family and household characteristics.
Milken Institute,The Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Cluster: an Economic and Comparative Assessment (6/05): compares eleven leading life science clusters and their potential for regional economic impact - Boston ranks first in the nation on the Life Sciences Composite Index.
American Electronics Association, Cyberstates 2005 (4/05): state technology rankings in areas such as venture capital investment, technology exports, high tech employment, and investment in future innovation and research and development. Highlights, Massachusetts fact sheet or order a copy from the AeA website.
For past Technology research, visit the 2004 Boston Indicators Report.