2005年12月15日,美国出台了新的《国家创新法案》。这项法案提出了这样几个目标:成立总统创新委员会,促进公共和私营部门的创新;设立促进创新资助计划,增加联邦机构对科技部门的研发资助;增加国家对基础研究的投入,到2011财年,对国家科学基金会的资助要增加近一倍;促进技术创新区域集群的增长和发展等。具体来讲,该法案有以下几项重点内容。 December 15, 2005, the United States introduced a new “National Innovation Act.” The bill sets out several goals: establishing a presidential innovation committee, promoting public and private sector innovation, setting up a program to promote innovation funding, increasing federal agency funding for research and development in the science and technology sector, and increasing state investment in basic research. By 2011, In recent years, the funding for the National Science Foundation will almost double; the growth and development of technological innovation regional clusters will be promoted. Specifically, the bill has the following key points.