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Consider this: The Rand Corp., a nonprofit research organization, reported in a 2008 document, U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology, that the European Union awarded 41,000 science and engineering doctorates in 2002 compared to America’s 27,000. In the paper, Richard Freeman, a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research, forecast that by 2010 Europe will produce twice as many doctorates in the field as the United States, and China will produce about 25 percent more than the U.S.
But an innovative endeavor in Chicago could become an example of how to improve America’s standing. On Sept. 8, 2009, the Chicago Academy of Advanced Technology (CAAT) opened its doors. The academy is the result of an effort — led by Mayor Richard M. Daley and CIO Hardik Bhatt — to fill the need for skilled IT workers and tech-savvy executives at Chicago companies and within city government.
