Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
Abstract
The U.S. manufacturing sector draws its strength from a multitude of tightly linked capabilities contributed by the private sector, academia, and workforce. The broad public-private coalition that emerged from renewed investment in American advanced manufacturing is the foundation for continuing the U.S. global leadership across industrial sectors. Building on their 2012 report, “Capturing Domestic Competitive Advantage in Advanced Manufacturing,” the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) identified a number of further steps the federal government can take to further U.S. advanced manufacturing capabilities. PCAST recommends that the Executive Office of the President develop a federal advanced manufacturing strategy across participating agencies and the Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, including the development, adoption, and expansion of the talent pool and training opportunities for students and professionals in advanced manufacturing
