RAPID study of economic stimulus on local government energy innovation and collaboration

经济刺激对地方政府能源创新与合作的快速研究

• 批准号: 0943427
• 负责人: Richard Feiock
• 金额: $ 9.75万
• 依托单位: Florida State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-01 至 2011-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0943427&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RAPID; study; economic; stimulus; local

The research provides important insights into the role of local governments in technology development, implementation and diffusion. A substantial share of ARRA funding is directed to local governments to address specific and applied local problems such as implementation of renewable energy and alternative fuels, energy conservation, new transportation technologies, and expansion of smart grid energy transmission systems. Although an extensive literature exists on the factors that contribute to the successful transfer of technologies from federal government or university partnerships with private companies, far less research exists which examines the role of local governments in these collaborations. The unprecedented ARRA strategy of directing substantial technology funding to local governments, rather than directly to firms, institutes and universities, can be used to shed new light on a relatively unknown area of the science of science and technology policy. The success of the approach is likely to depend on the extent to which local governments have the internal capacity to manage energy programs and the extent to which formal and informal collaborative relationships emerge. This research examines what factors lead to the development of those partnerships and collaborative relationships necessary to develop, promote, and implement new energy technologies. It also examines how information and technological innovations are transmitted and diffused among a system of local governments. The PI bases the analysis on a transaction cost explanation of institutional collective action. Better understanding of the way in which science investments spur the creation of policy networks and other forms of cross-sector collaborations may have significant and far-reaching consequences for the functioning of local government. BROADER IMPACTS:The project takes advantage of a unique opportunity to gather baseline data that can be used to assess the impact of science investments on collaboration and innovation. These data provide an important foundation for future inquiry on the transmission of technical knowledge among local governments and other actors. The insights associated with the investigation of the role of local collaborative networks within local governments in stimulating collaboration can be used to inform policy design at the local state and federal levels. In addition, the research trains post doctoral and graduate students in the research process and prepares them to contribute to the science of science policy in the future.

该研究为地方政府在技术发展，实施和扩散中的作用提供了重要的见解。 大量ARRA资金指向地方政府，以解决特定和应用的地方问题，例如实施可再生能源和替代燃料，节能，新运输技术以及智能电网传输系统的扩展。 尽管有关有助于从联邦政府成功转移技术或与私营公司的大学合作伙伴关系的因素的广泛文献，但研究了地方政府在这些合作中的作用少得多。将实质性技术资金指导向地方政府而不是直接向公司，机构和大学的前所未有的ARRA战略，可以用来对科学和技术政策科学科学领域的相对未知领域进行新的启示。 该方法的成功很可能取决于地方政府具有管理能源计划的内部能力以及正式和非正式的合作关系的程度。这项研究研究了哪些因素导致这些伙伴关系的发展以及开发，促进和实施新能源技术所需的合作关系。 它还研究了如何在地方政府制度之间传输和扩散信息和技术创新。 PI基于交易成本的分析来解释机构集体行动。 更好地了解科学投资刺激政策网络和其他形式的跨部门合作的建立方式可能会对地方政府运作产生重大且深远的后果。更广泛的影响：该项目利用了一个独特的机会来收集可用于评估科学投资对协作和创新的影响的基线数据。 这些数据为将来关于地方政府和其他参与者之间技术知识传播的探究奠定了重要基础。 与调查地方政府在刺激协作中的作用相关的见解可用于为地方州和联邦一级的政策设计提供信息。 此外，该研究还培训了博士后和研究生的研究过程，并准备为将来的科学政策做出贡献。