Innovation

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Opens New Satellite Office in Denver, Colorado to Speed up the Patent Process and Create Local Jobs

Operational ExcellenceInnovationOpen for Business AgendaBruce H. Andrews

Today Acting U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews and Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Michelle K. Lee...

Jun202014

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Creating More Options to Improve Privacy and Security Online

InnovationNational Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

It’s well established that diversity of thought and backgrounds strengthens organizations of all kinds and that diversity is a key component of a strong economy.

Jun172014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Talks About Training a Modern Manufacturing Workforce

Image(s) included

Post a comment

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Talks About Training a Modern Manufacturing Workforce

InnovationAdvanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP)Workforce DevelopmentManufacturing

A skilled manufacturing workforce is central to America’s future economic success. In order to best equip workers for 21st century jobs, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny...

Jun242014

Secretary Pritzker Discusses the Importance of a Globally Competitive Workforce at the 2014 CGI America Annual Meeting

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Secretary Pritzker Discusses the Importance of a Globally Competitive Workforce at the 2014 CGI America Annual Meeting

InnovationWorkforce DevelopmentNational Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE)National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE)EntrepreneurshipCompetitivenessEducation

At the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America 2014 Annual Meeting today in Denver, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker spoke about the Commerce Department’s efforts to...

Jun262014

Intellectual Property Key to Protecting Pharma and Biotech Innovation

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Intellectual Property Key to Protecting Pharma and Biotech Innovation

InnovationMichelle K. LeeIntellectual Property (IP)

Did you know the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office plays an important role in getting biotechnology and pharmaceutical products to market? Biotech and pharma are major areas...

Jun262014

Secretary Pritzker Joins PAGE Member Steve Case on Cincinnati Leg of “Rise of the Rest” Road Tour

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Secretary Pritzker Joins PAGE Member Steve Case on Cincinnati Leg of “Rise of the Rest” Road Tour

Innovation“Rise of the Rest” Road TourPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)Entrepreneurship

Today U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker visited Cincinnati, Ohio for the “Rise of the Rest” Road Tour to celebrate America’s entrepreneurial spirit and bring...

Jun122014

Engaging Indian Country to Help Create Conditions for Economic Opportunity on Trust Lands

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Engaging Indian Country to Help Create Conditions for Economic Opportunity on Trust Lands

Trade and InvestmentInnovationJay WilliamsNational Congress of the American Indians (NCAI)American Indian and Alaska Native communities (AIAN)

Traveling this week on my first official trip as Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, I was honored to participate in the National Congress of the American Indians...

Jun112014

Secretary Pritzker addresses over 150 businesses at New Hampshire Day on Capitol Hill

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Secretary Pritzker Highlights Commerce Resources for New Hampshire Businesses

Trade and InvestmentInnovationSenator Jeanne ShaheenNew HampshireOpen for Business AgendaManufacturing

The event, which brought together nearly 200 community and small business leaders from New Hampshire, aimed to provide the business community with information about the...

Jun112014

Internet of Things (graphic credit: XtravaganT - Fotolia.com)

Image(s) included

Post a comment

The Internet’s Next Big Idea: Connecting People, Information, and Things

InnovationGlobal City Teams ChallengeSmartAmerica Challenge

In the early 1990s, a Web page consisted of crude, rainbow-colored, text-filled boxes that “hyperlinked” to more text. Today, your Internet-enabled smartphone not only gives...

Jun192014

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Join “Rise of the Rest” Road Tour with Steve Case

InnovationPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)Steve CaseEntrepreneurship

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, chair of the Obama Administration's Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) initiative, will join the “...

Jun172014

U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Announces Call for New Members to the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

InnovationNational Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE)Entrepreneurship

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced a call for applications for membership on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE...

Jun172014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Delivers Remarks at German Embassy Skills Training Conference, Aspen Institute

InnovationSelectUSANational Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE)Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP)Workforce DevelopmentNational Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE)

Thank you to Thomas Duesterberg and the Aspen Institute for hosting today’s forum and for serving as a key partner in promoting smart policies to build a skilled workforce.

May192014

Post a comment

Secretary Pritzker Discusses PAGE in Ghana During African Trade Mission (Radio Interview)

Trade and InvestmentInnovationPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)EntrepreneurshipWest Africa Trade Mission

While in Ghana on an Energy Business Development Mission, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker spoke to Sammy Darko of BBC Africa about how the President’s Ambassadors...

Jun102014

Post a comment

Manufacturing: A New Commerce Department Report Shows Renewed Expansion

DataInnovationManufacturingJobsNational Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

The U.S. manufacturing sector is rebounding at a rate unseen since the late 1990s. For the first time in more than a decade, output and employment are steadily and...

Jun062014

Post a comment

The Apprentice: A Tale of Life, Love and Much Else

InnovationWorkforce DevelopmentManufacturing

Guest blog post by Stacey Wagner, crossposted from the NIST Manufacturing Innovation Blog. When I was growing up, I was fascinated by apprenticeships – really!

Jun102014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at The Big M Event

InnovationAdvanced ManufacturingInvesting in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP)Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)SelectUSAManufacturing

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered keynote remarks at the Big M Convergence event in Detroit, Mich., a gathering of manufacturers and policymakers...

Jun112014

U.S. Economic Development Administration and Harvard Business School Unveil Brand New U.S. Cluster Mapping and Registry Website

DataInnovationCluster MappingOpen DataOpen for Business Agenda

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the launch of the U.S. Cluster Mapping and Registry project (http://clustermapping.us), a national economic...

Jun052014

Post a comment

NTIA Releases Interim Progress Report on Administration’s Plan to Free Up More Spectrum

InnovationCommerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC)Telecommunications

NTIA today released the Fourth Interim Progress Report on the Obama Administration’s initiative to identify and make available 500 megahertz of federal and non-federal...

Jun042014

Secretary Pritzker Promotes Entrepreneurship in the Philippines

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Secretary Pritzker Promotes Entrepreneurship in the Philippines

InnovationAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)

Innovation and entrepreneurship are key drivers of economic growth, in the United States and around the world...

May302014

Protecting Your IP Overseas - Three Things to Know

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Protecting Your IP Overseas – Three Things to Know

Trade and InvestmentInnovationExportsIntellectual Property (IP)

Planning to export? Don’t forget about your intellectual property!

May302014

A simple example of making a material fail "better": By fine-tuning the thickness of the connecting spokes in a sheet of acrylic, we can change how it transmits force when fractured.

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Better Materials for Safer Sports: Time to Use Our Heads

InnovationMaterials Genome InitiativeWhite House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit

On Thursday, the White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit, President Obama highlighted both the need for greater national awareness of the risks our young...

May302014

Post a comment

Working to Ensure Americans Remain Connected When Disaster Strikes

EnvironmentInnovationFederal Communications Commission (FCC)FEMATelecommunications

With the start of summer comes the beginning of the hurricane season along much of the U.S. coast. And with hurricanes comes the increased possibility that communications...

Jun032014

Countdown to Net Zero: NIST Test House Pursues Energy Surplus in Final Month

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Countdown to Net Zero: NIST Test House Pursues Energy Surplus in Final Month

InnovationEnvironmentNet-Zero Energy Residential Test FacilityResearch and Development

Heading into the final stretch of a year-long trial run, the experimental net-zero energy house at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg,...

May282014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Designation of First 12 Manufacturing Communities Through the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Program

InnovationInvesting in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP)Open for Business AgendaManufacturing

May282014

White House Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Designates the First 12 Manufacturing Communities through the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership to Spur Investment and Create Jobs

InnovationInvesting in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP)Manufacturing

America’s middle class was built on the strength of our manufacturing sector. Today, five years after we pulled our economy back from the brink of collapse, manufacturers...

May082014

U.S. Economic Development Administration: Supporting Workforce Development in Rural Alaska

Image(s) included

Post a comment

U.S. Economic Development Administration: Supporting Workforce Development in Rural Alaska

InnovationOpen for Business AgendaAaron TrujilloEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce Development

It was my pleasure today to be joined by Aaron Trujillo, the Commerce Department’s Acting Senior Advisor on Native American Affairs - who serves as the primary liaison...

May092014

New Case Studies Show Schools, Libraries and Health Care Providers Play Key Role in Broadband Expansion and Adoption

Image(s) included

Post a comment

New Case Studies Show Schools, Libraries and Health Care Providers Play Key Role in Broadband Expansion and Adoption

InnovationBroadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)Public Computer CentersDigital Economy

In 2010, as part of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), NTIA awarded more than $450 million in matching grants to establish or upgrade public computer...

May082014

NIST Awards $9 Million in Grants for Advanced Manufacturing Technology Planning

Image(s) included

Post a comment

NIST Awards $9 Million in Grants for Advanced Manufacturing Technology Planning

InnovationAdvanced Manufacturing

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today awarded 19 advanced manufacturing technology planning grants totaling $9 million to...

May012014

Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on Big Data and Privacy Working Group Review Findings

InnovationDataJohn PodestaBig DataPrivacyEconomy

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement on the findings of the White House’s big data and privacy working group review.

May062014

Post a comment

Taking Action to Attract the World’s Top Talented Professionals

InnovationComprehensive Immigration ReformSkills for BusinessWorkforce DevelopmentEntrepreneurship

Today, the Obama Administration announced new steps to make it easier for highly skilled workers and talented researchers from other countries to contribute to our economy...

May022014

Post a comment

Commerce Department Collaborates with Regional Partners to Make the U.S. a Magnet for Advanced Manufacturing and Good Paying Jobs

InnovationNational Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)Manufacturing

This week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker met with the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) Steering Committee 2.0 and the Manufacturing Council to discuss...

Apr282014

Commerce in the Community: Opportunity Nation Works to Expand Economic Mobility and Promote a 21st Century Workforce

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Commerce in the Community: Opportunity Nation Works to Expand Economic Mobility and Promote a 21st Century Workforce

InnovationWorkforce DevelopmentOpportunity Index

Below is an interview with Mark Edwards, Executive Director of Opportunity Nation, which he launched in 2011 with a coalition of more than 250 cross-sector partners.

May012014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces New Director for the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

InnovationEntrepreneurshipNational Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE)

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the appointment of Julie Lenzer Kirk, an award-winning entrepreneur and advocate, as the new Director of the Office...

Apr232014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Highlights Department's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Agenda at ASU Skysong

InnovationSkySongPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)Entrepreneurship

Scottsdale, Ariz. – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today toured SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, and met with local entrepreneurs. SkySong is a mixed...

Apr282014

NIST Research Offers Guide in Formulating Cancer Treatment Drugs

Image(s) included

Post a comment

NIST Research Offers Guide in Formulating Cancer Treatment Drugs

InnovationUniversity of Delaware and Institut Laue-LangevinResearch and Development

Potentially valuable drugs slowed down by sticky molecules may get another shot at success. Joint research by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),...

Apr282014

Post a comment

PTO Addresses Importance of Intellectual Property for World IP Day

InnovationSilicon ValleyIntellectual Property (IP)

Today I had the opportunity to discuss the importance of intellectual property during a World IP Day event at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. I want to share my...

Apr242014

Secretary Pritzker Talks About Two Keys to an Innovative and Competitive Economy: a Skilled Workforce and Entrepreneurship

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Secretary Pritzker Talks About Two Keys to an Innovative and Competitive Economy: a Skilled Workforce and Entrepreneurship

InnovationWorkforce DevelopmentEntrepreneurship

Innovation is key to supporting economic growth and creating jobs in the United States. In order to ensure that the United States stays competitive, the Department of...

Apr182014

William M. Factory - Small Business Incubator

Image(s) included

Post a comment

U.S. EDA-funded William Factory Nurtures and Graduates Job-creating Businesses

InnovationEntrepreneurship

The William Factory Small Business Incubator has a vision to build and sustain an “Innovation & Employment Campus” that connects disadvantaged individuals with...

Apr182014

Opinion Editorial -- The Huffington Post -- Collaborating to Produce an American Workforce with In-Demand Skills

InnovationWorkforce DevelopmentManufacturing

Since taking office about 10 months ago, I have spoken to more than 1,000 CEOs and business leaders around the country.

Tools and Resources

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Innovation

Type of Tool or Resource:

Page

InnovationEntrepreneurshipDigital EconomyAdvanced ManufacturingResearch and DevelopmentSkills for BusinessIntellectual Property (IP)Economic Development

Fostering a more innovative U.S. economy—one that is better at inventing, improving, and commercializing products and technologies that lead to higher productivity and...

Apr162014

Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on Announcement of New American Job Training Investments

InnovationWorkforce Development

Today, President Obama and Vice President Biden announced new federal investments to support efforts to train workers with the skills needed for the positions employers want...

Apr072014

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at Baldrige National Quality Award Ceremony

InnovationMalcolm Baldrige National Quality AwardSutter Davis HospitalPenny Pritzker

Thank you, Dr. Benson. You have been a true champion for the Baldrige Award from when you first served as a judge in 1997 through your contributions as an overseer to your...

Apr112014

Post a comment

First Americas Competitiveness Exchange Encourages Collaboration, Drives Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Western Hemisphere

InnovationEntrepreneurship

Competition and collaboration aren’t typically mentioned in the same breath. For nations and businesses competing to innovate and prosper in a global marketplace, these...

Apr082014

Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship Graphic

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Startup Diplomacy: Announcing the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship

InnovationPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)Entrepreneurship

Not too long ago America was a startup. It was just an idea, forged by visionaries who later became heroes.

Apr072014

These successful American businesspeople who have committed to sharing their time, energy, ideas and experience

Image(s) included

Post a comment

Secretary Pritzker Announces Inaugural Members of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship Initiative

InnovationPresidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)Entrepreneurship

Secretary Pritzker will today chair the first-ever meeting of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) initiative...

Apr042014

Post a comment

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Receive Harry S. Truman Award

InnovationWorkforce Development

In order to help more Americans get back to work, it is essential to align workers’ skills with the needs of industry employers.

Apr042014

NIST physicists Steve Jefferts (foreground) and Tom Heavner with the NIST-F2 "cesium fountain" atomic clock, a new civilian time standard for the United States.

Image(s) included

Post a comment

New Atomic Clock, NIST-F2, Three Times More Accurate

InnovationAtomic Clock

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has officially launched a new atomic clock, called NIST-F2...

Apr022014

Image(s) included

Post a comment

US Patent and Trademark Office Now Accepting Applications for 2014 Patents for Humanity Program

InnovationPatents for HumanityIntellectual Property (IP)

The U.S. Commerce Department’s United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that Patents for Humanity is being renewed as an annual program

Gallery