Measure Innovation: Understand Impact

Committee seeks to understand the impact of innovation on growth and productivity. Mike Eskew, the chairman and CEO of UPS, is asked to serve on the innovation panel. ...

... "The Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy Advisory Committee will help develop better ways to measure innovation so that the public and policy makers can understand better its impact on economic growth and productivity. The committee will study metrics on effectiveness of innovation in various businesses and sectors, and work to identify which data can be used to develop a broader measure of innovation's impact on the economy.

The panel selection follows an extensive three-month public outreach to business and academic associations, institutions and think tanks to find qualified CEOs and academic experts representing the diversity of the American economy. The Secretary received an overwhelming response representing every major sector of the U.S. economy. The Advisory Committee will hold its first meeting on February 22, 2007 in Washington, D.C. " ...

Via UPS: Eskew Named to Commerce Panel on Measuring Innovation ...