PROJECT ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CALIFORNIA MADE BY SIX MAJOR FEDERAL LABORATORIES A Briefing for CCST Patrick H. Windham October 20, 2005

BACKGROUND Draft report now before the Council for its review Focus remains the contributions of six major federal laboratories: Four DOE labs: LBNL, LLNL, Sandia/CA, and SLAC Two NASA facilities: Ames and JPL The audience: The Governors office and State legislators Members of the California Congressional delegation

MAIN POINTS IN DRAFT REPORT Labs are a vital part of Californias S&T capabilities The labs make five types of important contributions: Payrolls and procurements Contributions to education and academic research Direct contributions to industry (licenses, projects, etc.) Indirect contributions to technology and industry (through research clusters and Californias innovation ecosystem) Contributions to State and local government

MAIN POINTS (continued) These labs remain a largely untapped resource Examples of how the labs could contribute more to California: Energy conservation in buildings Water management Advanced equipment for first responders But barriers exist to greater use of the laboratories by State and local officials

DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS Change State procurement law Initiate more lab-State contacts Assess Californias competitiveness needs

A VALUABLE ADDITION: DARBY- ZUCKER DATA ON CO-AUTHORSHIP

REQUEST FOR YOUR COMMENTS We would particularly appreciate your comments on three parts of the draft report: Executive Summary Discussion of the indirect benefits to California technology and industry The draft recommendations, especially regarding State agencies and the laboratories The labs themselves are providing final edits

NEXT STEPS FOR THIS REPORT Finish review and prepare final draft Release the report in November Susan Hackwood will coordinate rollout strategy: Preparation of summaries and handouts Main release and possible laboratory-specific events Briefings in Sacramento and possibly Washington Actions to implement recommendations

POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS IN CCSTS FEDERAL LABORATORIES PROJECT Quantitative documentation of the labs contributions to California knowledge and industry Possible Darby-Zucker analysis and documentation Other possible topics: The value to labs of university management and partnerships Laboratory contributions to educating Californias workforce