“Americans feel prosperous based largely on the performance of three key economic indicators, said Ali Velshi, chief business correspondent for CNN. Are the values of their homes rising faster than inflation? Are their investments, whether for their children’s education or their own retirement, growing? And do their incomes equal or exceed increases in the cost of living?”
“Rebuilding a Real Economy: Unleashing Engineering Innovation: Summary of a Forum” has recently been published and is currently available online. This summary came from the 2009 Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering, from a public forum with the same name, which highlights the main points brought about by seven leaders of the innovation system. These participants discussed why technological innovation is necessary for this nation to face the challenges of the 21st century.