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2018 National Institute of Standards and Technology Environmental Scan

Published

Author(s)

Jason E. Boehm, Heather Evans, Ajitkumar Jillavenkatesa, Maria Nadal, Mark A. Przybocki, Paul Witherell, Rebecca A. Zangmeister

Abstract

The 2018 National Institute of Standards and Technology Environmental Scan provide an analysis of the external factors that can influence NIST and the fulfillment of its mission as the agency looks to create a strategic plan for the coming years. The analysis was conducted through four separate lenses: Societal, Political, Geopolitical, and Technological. Observations highlighted range for the unique political climate NIST currently faces to challenges to NIST's leadership in metrology to the new opportunities provided new breakthrough technology innovations. Interfaced together, this scan aims to provide a wholistic view of the environment NIST faces moving forward.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8244
Report Number
8244

Keywords

Environmental Scan, Policy, Strategic Planning 2018

Citation

Boehm, J. , Evans, H. , Jillavenkatesa, A. , Nadal, M. , Przybocki, M. , Witherell, P. and Zangmeister, R. (2019), 2018 National Institute of Standards and Technology Environmental Scan, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8244 (Accessed April 26, 2024)
Created March 25, 2019, Updated October 12, 2021