AAU and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) submitted a comment letter in response to an Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Science and Technology Council Request for Information (RFI) on the development of a National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing.
The joint comment letter says that such a national plan should invest in research and development, support education and training programs, bolster existing manufacturing innovation institutes, and support public-private partnerships, including those that employ “work-and-learn” strategies (i.e. internships, co-ops, apprenticeships).