Media mentions

2024

Turning a Policy Idea into a Pilot Project
Issues in Science and Technology

Erica Fuchs and Lisa Margonelli discuss the National Network for Critical Technology Assessment on the podcast Issues in Science and Technology.

2023

US draws up plans for new national body to monitor R&D strengths and weaknesses
Science|Business

NNCTA’s Erica Fuchs discusses a new national body that will help government assess new technologies in Science|Business. “Does government today have in its hands the data and analytic capacity to form its national technology strategy? The answer is no, it does not,” Fuchs says. “In the end, it’s going to be a question for Congress, and what they appropriate. I would argue that we have no time to waste.”

A call for disruptive change in how government assesses technology
Federal News Network

NNCTA’s Erica Fuchs was interviewed by the Federal News Network on the National Network for Critical Technology Assessment. Fuchs is part of a team of experts pushing for the government to change the way technology is assessed and what challenges face the U.S. “It’s not just about profit, it’s about national security, it’s about the economy, it’s about social well-being. So how do you have analytics that help you inform how to invest limited dollars across those different objectives?” Fuchs says.

NNCTA releases report on ways to strengthen U.S. competitiveness
National Science Foundation

The National Network for Critical Technology Assessment pursued data and advanced analytics methods and tools to advance capabilities to identify potentially optimal directions for federal research and development funding. The National Science Foundation (NSF) covered the release of the new report that identifies pathways to strengthen U.S. competitiveness in key technology areas.