Publicly Submitted White Papers
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The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) actively seeks input from the public, industry, and research communities. These inputs help to keep TIP abreast of societal challenges and help to focus the Program on areas of critical national need. The white paper submissions presented here represent one channel through which these groups communicate to TIP the innovation/research issues and needs they see as critical to the nation.
TIP publishes the submitted white papers in the spirit of transparent and open government (see President Obama's "Transparent and Open Government Policy". Additionally, the publication of these papers serves to foster national discussion and provide the authors and greater scientific community with the opportunity to identify possible synergies for collaboration.
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