Council on Competitiveness

Council on Competitiveness
Council on Competitiveness
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Founder(s) John A. Young
Founded 1986
Location 1500 K Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA
Key people Samuel R. Allen, Chairman.
Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President.
Focus Enhancing the United States' economic competitiveness
Website www.compete.org

The Council on Competitiveness is an American non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The Council’s goal is to increase the United States' economic competitiveness in the global marketplace. The Council also works to bring high-value economic activity into the United States.[1]

The Council works to facilitate the debate on competitiveness by bringing together business, labor, academic and government leaders to evaluate economic challenges and opportunities. This is accomplished through the sponsorship of conferences, seminars, and other special events used to develop new ideas and solutions and to circulate the Council’s findings. The Council makes recommendations that are presented to experts, government officials, media, policy makers, and the general public.[1][2][3][4][5]

Contents

History

The Council on Competitiveness was founded in 1986 by the Chairman of President Ronald Reagan's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness, John A. Young.[6] The current chairman is Samuel R. Allen, Chairman & CEO of Deere & Company.[7] The Council on Competitiveness has had seven chairmen as of 2009.[8]

Programs

Several initiatives are sponsored by the Council. Examples of these include the U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative, which seeks to revitalize the U.S. manufacturing sector to boost economic recovery,[9] and the High Performance Computing Initiative, which is intended to propel productivity, innovation and competitiveness through expanding the use of high performance computing throughout the private sector.[10] The Council also prepares and publishes the Competitiveness Index, which tracks performance and competitiveness indicators for the United States and global economies.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Us — Compete.org". Compete.org. 2009. http://www.compete.org/about-us/. Retrieved 2009-10-09. 
  2. ^ Butcher, David R.. "Investing in Energy Innovation : Industrial Market Trends". News.thomasnet.com. http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/archives/2008/05/energy-innovation-national-research-and-development-investment-global-competitiveness.html. Retrieved 2009-10-09. 
  3. ^ "Business leaders in Chicago discuss getting a global competitive edge". Compete.org. Associated Press. 22 May 2008. http://www.compete.org/news/entry/492/associated-press-highlights-council-presidents-comments-at-national-summit/. Retrieved 9 October 2009. 
  4. ^ Terry Savage (2008-05-26). "Keeping up with the world :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Personal Finance". Suntimes.com. http://www.suntimes.com/business/currency/970186,CST-FIN-terry26.savagearticle. Retrieved 2009-10-09. 
  5. ^ "CNBC’s “Closing Bell” Features Council President on Keeping America Great". Compete.org. CNBC. 28 May 2008. http://www.compete.org/news/entry/505/cnbcs-closing-bell-features-council-president-on-keeping-america-great/. Retrieved 9 October 2009. 
  6. ^ "Former Executive Bios: John A. Young". Hp.com. http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/execteam/bios/young.html. Retrieved 2009-10-09. 
  7. ^ "Samual R. Allen - Biography". Deere.com. 2008-10-15. http://www.deere.com/en_US/compinfo/bios/allen.html. Retrieved 2009-10-09. 
  8. ^ "Council Leaders". Council on Competitiveness. http://www.compete.org/images/uploads/File/PDF%20Files/Council%20History%20Timeline.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
  9. ^ "Manufacturing Initiative". Council on Competitiveness. http://www.compete.org/about-us/initiatives/manufacturing. Retrieved 2011-01-14. 
  10. ^ "High Performance Computing Initiative". Council on Competitiveness. http://www.compete.org/about-us/initiatives/hpc. Retrieved 2011-01-14. 
  11. ^ "The Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands". Council on Competitiveness. http://www.compete.org/publications/detail/357/competitiveness-index-where-america-stands/. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 

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