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Public/Private Partnerships: Implications for Innovation in Transportation

December 1998

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Executive Summary

I. Introduction

1. Innovation Through Research and Development Partnerships
2. The Evolving Role of Research "Partners"
3. The Legal Basis for Partnerships

II. Partnerships as Tools for Innovation

1. Types and Motivations
2. Challenges to Creating Effective Partnerships
1. Motivations
2. Resources
3. Legal and Institutional Framework
4. Agendas

III. Representative Partnerships in Transportation: Three Modal Example

1. Surface Case Study: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV)
1. Partnership Description
1. Partners
2. Partnership Structure and Roles
3. Scale/Funding
4. Policy Objectives
5. Time Frames
2. Discussion of Four Common Characteristics
1. Motivations
2. Resources
3. Legal and Institutional Framework
4. Agendas
3. Conclusions
2. Aviation Case Study: Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments (AGATE)
1. Partnership Description
1. Partners
2. Partnership Structure and Roles
3. Scale/Funding
4. Policy Objectives
5. Time Frames
2. Discussion of Four Common Characteristics
1. Motivations
2. Resources
3. Legal and Institutional Framework
4. Agendas
3. Conclusions
3. Maritime Case Study: Fuel Cell Technology Development for Marine Applications
1. Partnership Description
1. Partners
2. Partnership Structure and Roles
3. Scale/Funding
4. Policy Objectives
5. Time Frames
2. Discussion of Four Common Characteristics
1. Motivations
2. Resources
3. Legal and Institutional Framework
4. Agendas
3. Conclusions

IV. Relevant Lessons for Transportation

1. Motivations
2. Resources
3. Legal and Institutional Issues
4. Agendas

Attachment A: Transportation Partnership Opportunities

1. National Science and Technology Council Partnership Initiatives
1. Aviation Safety Research Alliance
2. Next Generation Global Air Transportation
3. Next Generation Surface and Marine Transportation Vehicles
4. National Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure
5. Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
6. Transportation and Sustainable Communities
7. Transportation Infrastructure Assurance
8. Enhanced Good and Freight Movement at Domestic and International Gateways
9. Monitoring, Maintenance, and Rapid Renewal of the Physical Infrastructure
10. Accessibility for Aging and Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations
11. Enhanced Transportation Weather Services
2. Potential Areas for New Initiatives
1. Maritime Safety
2. Space Transportation

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