High-Technology Competitiveness:
Trends in U.S. and Foreign Performance
NSIAD-92-236: Published: Sep 16, 1992. Publicly Released: Nov 18, 1992.
Additional Materials:
- Full Report:
Contact:
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on U.S. competitiveness in high-technology areas, including assessments of trends in the U.S. position over the past decade, particularly relative to Japan.
GAO found that: (1) aggregate performance indicators provide some evidence of a decline in the U.S. leadership position in developing and marketing technology-intensive products, particularly relative to Japan; (2) evidence on trends in the U.S. trade balance in high-technology products is mixed, with measures of high-technology trade sensitive to which products are included; (3) several indicators yield evidence that the technology gap between Japan and the United States has narrowed in recent decades; (4) measures of research output show Japanese gains; (5) the United States is the world leader in the production and consumption of telecommunications equipment; (6) the share of U.S.-owned firms in the domestic and world consumer electronics markets has declined dramatically over the last 40 years; (7) Japan is the world's largest market and producer of semiconductors; and (8) the decline in U.S. position in some industries has been strongest in the less technologically sophisticated industry segments.
Dec 21, 2020
-
Science & Tech Spotlight:
Tracing the Source of Chemical WeaponsGAO-21-271SP: Published: Dec 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 21, 2020.
Dec 17, 2020
-
Federal Research:
Agencies Need to Enhance Policies to Address Foreign InfluenceGAO-21-130: Published: Dec 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 2020.
Dec 7, 2020
-
Science & Tech Spotlight:
Air Quality SensorsGAO-21-189SP: Published: Dec 7, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 7, 2020.
Nov 30, 2020
-
Artificial Intelligence in Health Care:
Benefits and Challenges of Technologies to Augment Patient CareGAO-21-7SP: Published: Nov 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 30, 2020.
Nov 20, 2020
-
Biomedical Research:
NIH Should Publicly Report More Information about the Licensing of Its Intellectual PropertyGAO-21-52: Published: Oct 22, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 20, 2020.
Sep 3, 2020
-
Defense Science and Technology:
Opportunities to Better Integrate Industry Independent Research and Development into DOD PlanningGAO-20-578: Published: Sep 3, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 3, 2020.
Aug 31, 2020
-
Science & Tech Spotlight:
Consumer Electronics RecyclingGAO-20-712SP: Published: Aug 31, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 31, 2020.
Aug 11, 2020
-
Facial Recognition Technology:
Privacy and Accuracy Issues Related to Commercial UsesGAO-20-522: Published: Jul 13, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 11, 2020.
Jul 30, 2020
-
Covid-19:
Data Quality and Considerations for Modeling and AnalysisGAO-20-635SP: Published: Jul 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 30, 2020.
Jul 28, 2020
-
Science & Tech Spotlight:
Contact Tracing AppsGAO-20-666SP: Published: Jul 28, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 28, 2020.
Looking for more? Browse all our products here