美国会聚研究发展浅析

Analysis of Development of Convergence Research in the U.S.

全球科研越来越强调学科间的融合。美国于21世纪初提出"会聚技术"的概念,认为它代表了研究与开发的新前沿,将缔造全新研究思路和经济模式,提高整个社会的创新能力和国家生产力水平。本文梳理了美国会聚研究领域的理论基础,分析了会聚研究的特点和发展趋势,以及联邦政府和高校的具体实践,展望其对未来科学创新和人类社会发展的影响。

The global research community is putting more and more emphasis on integration of different disciplines.At the turn of this century,the U.S.proposed the concept of convergence,which represents new R&D frontiers,creates novel research approaches and economic models,thus promoting innovation capacity and productivity of the society.This paper summarizes theoretic research on convergence in the U.S.,analyzes its characteristics and tendency,gives examples on the practices by federal agencies and universities,and explores its possible impacts on innovation and human development.