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Maine's investment in R&D has contributed to consistent growth in Maine's economy and has increased competitiveness related to other states. Maine is the only state that conducts an annual research and development evaluation to track indicators, identify trends and provide data to address underperforming aspects.
2010 Science and Technology Action Plan
The 2010 Science and Technology Action Plan was developed by the Maine Innovation Economy Advisory Board to guide the state's investments from 2010-2015.
- 2010 Science and Technology Action Plan (PDF) Filesize: 481KB
Maine Innovation Index
This report is a compilation of 24 indicators measuring Maine's economic capacity and progress toward competing in an innovation-driven economy. How does Maine rank with efforts in Research and Development capacity; Innovation Capacity; Employment and Output Capacity; Education Capacity; and Connectivity Capacity?
- 2010 (PDF) Filesize: 1.0MB
- 2009 (PDF) Filesize: 1.2MB
- 2008 (PDF) Filesize: 2MB
- 2007 (PDF) Filesize: 469KB
- 2004 (PDF) Filesize: 889KB
Maine Comprehensive Research and Development Evaluation
Since 2001 this yearly report evaluates Maine's public investment in R&D to reflect the goals of the Science and Technology Action Plan. What is the impact of Maine's investment to stimulate and sustain consistent, competitive growth in the economy?
- 2009 Report (PDF) Filesize: 1 MB
- 2009 Case Study (PDF) Filesize: 848 KB
- 2008 (PDF) Filesize: 3.4MB
- 2007 (PDF) Filesize: 726KB
- 2006 (PDF) Filesize: 613KB
- 2005 - 2006 Report Highlights (PDF) Filesize: 57KB
- 2005 - 2006 Final Report (PDF) Filesize: 710KB
- 2004 - 2005 (PDF) Filesize: 890KB
- 2003 (PDF) Filesize: 1.1MB
Maine's Technology Sectors and Clusters: Status and strategy 04/2008
Maine's investments during the last decade have helped 16 sustainable and emerging clusters. What is a cluster and is your company a part of one?
- Executive summary (PDF) Filesize: 205KB
- Full Report (PDF) Filesize: 3.7MB
- Report Introduction (PDF) Filesize: 2MB
Maine Science and Technology Action Plan 2005
- Executive summary (PDF) Filesize: 1,431KB
- Full Report (PDF) Filesize: 1,561
Wood-Based Bio-Fuels and Bio-Products: A Maine Status Report
With a long history of forest industry and varied forest resources, how can Maine marshal its resources, industrial infrastructure and intellectual institutions to capitalize on conversion of wood to bio-fuels and bio-products?
