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National Inventors’ Day: February 11, 2024
National Inventors’ Day: February 11, 2024
Press Release Number CB24-SFS.17
From The American Presidency Project, Proclamation 5013—National Inventors' Day, 1983:
“Almost two hundred years ago, President George Washington recognized that invention and innovation were fundamental to the welfare and strength of the United States. He successfully urged the First Congress to enact a patent statute as expressly authorized by the U.S. Constitution and wisely advised that ‘there is nothing which can better deserve your patronage than the promotion of science . . .’ In 1790, the first patent statute initiated the transformation of the United States from an importer of technology to a world leader in technological innovation.
“Today [1983], just as in George Washington's day, inventors are the keystone of the technological progress that is so vital to the economic, environmental, and social well-being of this country. Individual ingenuity and perseverance, spurred by the incentives of the patent system, begin the process that results in improved standards of living, increased public and private productivity, creation of new industries, improved public services, and enhanced competitiveness of American products in world markets.
“In recognition of the enormous contribution inventors make to the nation and the world, the Congress, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 140 (Public Law 97-198), has designated February 11, 1983, the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Alva Edison, one of America's most famous and prolific inventors, as National Inventors' Day.”
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From Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL), an office at the U.S. Census Bureau with a portfolio of award-winning projects that continue to raise the bar for open innovation across government. COIL hosted the annual Open Innovation Summit, January 17-19, 2024.
Watch recordings of all the sessions on the U.S. Census Bureau's YouTube channel: WATCH
COIL projects include:
- StatVentures: The future of Census Bureau data. StatVentures scouts technology through collaborations with innovators outside of government to ensure the Census Bureau continues to provide the highest quality data.
- Data Usability & Equity: Improving access to data resources. Using human centered design and design thinking methodologies, COIL collaborates with other teams within the Census Bureau and with the public to facilitate community conversations, gather valuable feedback on current data accessibility and improve overall Census Bureau data usability in thoughtful, creative and impactful ways.
- The Opportunity Project (TOP): Use government data to build digital tools with, by, and for the people. TOP offers a framework for agencies to facilitate collaboration between technologists and community advocates in order to rapidly design digital solutions for the public good.
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Source: 2018-2023 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program. The ABS is conducted jointly by the Census Bureau and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation. The ABS replaces the 5-year Survey of Business Owners for employer businesses, the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, the Business R&D and Innovation for Microbusinesses survey, and the innovation section of the Business R&D and Innovation Survey.
From Census.gov / Data:
Experimental Data Products are innovative statistical products created using new data sources or methodologies that benefit data users in the absence of other relevant products. We are seeking feedback from data users and stakeholders on the quality and usefulness of these new products.
The development of experimental data is one important path towards the creation of new, regularly occurring statistical products. When resources permit, experimental data products that meet our quality standards and demonstrate sufficient user demand may enter regular production and will be included on this page as Permanent Products.
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