Front Matter -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- PART I: Committee Report -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Science, Technology, and Economic Growth -- 3 The Private-Sector Environment for Innovation -- 4 Government Roles and Priorities -- 5 The University Role in Research -- 6 Education and Human Capital -- 7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Bibliography -- PART II: Speeches, Commissioned Papers, and Presentations at the Forum on Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic Future National Academy of Sciences Building Washington, D.C. February 2-3, 1998 -- Keynote Address Honorable Jeff Bingaman U.S. Senator from New Mexico -- Keynote Address Honorable George Brown U.S. Representative from California -- Technological Advance and Economic Growth -- Sustaining American Innovation: Where Will Technology Come From? -- The Global Environment of U.S. Science and Technology Policies -- The U.S. Environment for Venture Capital and Technology-Based Start-Ups -- The U.S. Environment for Venture Capital and Technology-Based Start-Ups -- The Education Challenge -- Meeting the Education Challenge -- The Northeast Ohio Experience -- APPENDIX A: Forum Agenda -- APPENDIX B: Forum Roster -- APPENDIX C: Steering Committee Member Biographical Sketches.