Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Obama budget proposal for 2012 includes significant funding increases for scientific research and science education. But some supporters of an innovation agenda say it isn't ambitious enough.
By Mark Trumbull, Staff writer Christian Science Monitor/ February 14, 2011
Over the past three weeks, President Obama has been hammering on one major domestic theme: "winning the future" by investing to make the economy more innovative and competitive.

On Monday, the president moved to put his budget money where his mouth is. Mr. Obama's
proposed 2012 budget includes significant funding increases for scientific research and for educating young Americans in math and science. ...

... • Bringing wireless broadband nationwide. Obama calls wireless broadband connections an increasingly important part of the nation's economic infrastructure. He seeks to make such networks available nationwide, and to create a new public-safety network to improve first-responder communications during emergencies. Key funding would come from auctions to reallocate airwave spectrum. ...

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