５４５：オバマ大統領一般教書演説サマリー

日曜も晴れ模様。洗濯も３回目が必要になったので早速初めて乾したところである。先日、オバマ大統領の「state of the union address」があったが、メルマガでお世話になっているNational Academies Pressから科学技術関連の演説を送ってくれたので記録する。中には参考文献が織り交ぜられていて商売的にしっかりしている。アマゾンほどではないが。易しい言葉で訴えるプレゼンの例題としてもいい。アメリカの情報源としては在日アメリカ大使館からもメルマガがあるので便利である。

Dear Subscriber,

In Wednesday's State of the Union Address, the President touched on many important issues facing our country. To learn more about those issues, we are pleased to point out some of the country's most authoritative resources on the forefront of public policy in the areas of science, engineering, and medicine.

"We face big and difficult challenges.

"We do not give up. We do not quit. We do not allow fear or division to break our spirit. In this new decade, it's time the American people get a government that matches their decency; that embodies their strength.

"And tonight, tonight I'd like to talk about how together we can deliver on that promise.

"It begins with our economy."

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Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future

Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future................................................................................

"That is why jobs must be our number-one focus in 2010, and that's why I'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight.

"Now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be America's businesses. But government can create the conditions necessary for businesses to expand and hire more workers.

"We should start where most new jobs do--in small businesses, companies that begin when an entrepreneur takes a chance on a dream, or a worker decides it's time she became her own boss."

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An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation
Research Program Research on Future Skill Demands: A Workshop Summary.................................................................................

"And to encourage these and other businesses to stay within our borders, it is time to finally slash the tax breaks for companies that ship our jobs overseas, and give those tax breaks to companies that create jobs right here in the United States of America."

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The Offshoring of Engineering: Facts, Unknowns, and Potential Implications
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"Next, we need to encourage American innovation.

"And no area is more ripe for such innovation than energy."

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America's Energy Future:
Technology and Transformation:
Summary Edition
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"But to create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. And that means building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country. It means making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development. It means continued investment in advanced biofuels and clean coal technologies. And, yes, it means passing a comprehensive energy and climate bill with incentives that will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy in America."

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Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts Electricity from Renewable Resources: Status, Prospects, and Impediments Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production and Use

Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Goals, Strategies, and Challenges Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies--Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies--A Focus on Hydrogen Coal: Research and Development to Support National Energy Policy
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"Third, we need to export more of our goods.

"Because the more products we make and sell to other countries, the more jobs we support right here in America. So tonight, we set a new goal: We will double our exports over the next five years, an increase that will support two million jobs in America. To help meet this goal, we're launching a National Export Initiative that will help farmers and small businesses increase their exports, and reform export controls consistent with national security.

"We have to seek new markets aggressively, just as our competitors are. If America sits on the sidelines while other nations sign trade deals, we will lose the chance to create jobs on our shores."

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Innovation in Global Industries: U.S. Firms Competing in a New World (Collected Studies) Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment Beyond 'Fortress America': National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World
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"Fourth, we need to invest in the skills and education of our people."

Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood: Paths Toward Excellence and Equity Early Childhood Assessment: Why, What, and How Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8

"Now, this year, we've broken through the stalemate between left and right by launching a national competition to improve our schools. And the idea here is simple: Instead of rewarding failure, we only reward success. Instead of funding the status quo, we only invest in reform--reform that raises student achievement; inspires students to excel in math and science; and turns around failing schools that steal the future of too many young Americans, from rural communities to the inner city. In the 21st century, the best anti-poverty program around is a world-class education. And in this country, the success of our children cannot depend more on where they live than on their potential."

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Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World Benefit-Cost Analysis for Early Childhood Interventions: Workshop Summary Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers
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"And it is precisely to relieve the burden on middle-class families that we still need health insurance reform."

"The approach we've taken would protect every American from the worst practices of the insurance industry. It would give small businesses and uninsured Americans a chance to choose an affordable health care plan in a competitive market. It would require every insurance plan to cover preventive care."
"But I also know this problem is not going away. By the time I'm finished speaking tonight, more Americans will have lost their health insurance. Millions will lose it this year. Our deficit will grow. Premiums will go up. Patients will be denied the care they need. Small business owners will continue to drop coverage altogether."
America's Uninsured Crisis: Consequences for Health and Health Care

"The spirit that has sustained this nation for more than two centuries lives on in you, its people. We have finished a difficult year. We have come through a difficult decade. But a new year has come. A new decade stretches before us. We don't quit. I don't quit. Let's seize this moment--to start anew, to carry the dream forward, and to strengthen our union once more.

"Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America."

-President Barack Obama
State of the Union Speech
January 27, 2010