President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Welcome to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, known as PCAST.
News & Events
The next PCAST meeting is scheduled for September 7, 2012.
Spectrum
On July 20, 2012, PCAST released its report Realizing the Full Potential of Government-Held Spectrum to Spur Economic Growth at an event at the White House:
- Agenda (pdf)
- Webcast
- Blog: Making the Most of the Wireless Spectrum
- Full Report (pdf)
- Fact Sheet (pdf)
- Presentation (pdf)
Advanced Manufacturing
On July 17, 2012, the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee, working within the framework of PCAST and co-chaired by Andrew Liveris of Dow Chemical and Susan Hockfield of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, outlined recommendations for spurring investment and positioning the U.S. for long-term leadership in advanced manufacturing. The Committee’s report, Capturing Domestic Competitive Advantage in Advanced Manufacturing, has been endorsed by PCAST, which is led by John P. Holdren, science and technology advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Eric Lander, President of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT.
- Full report (pdf)
- Fact sheet
- Press Release
- Annex Reports
