Episode 31 - Public-Private Tech Partnerships with Wayne MacKenzie

Show Notes

Hosts: Jeff Cunningham and Ryan Harris

Guest: Wayne MacKenzie, Program Manager, NOAA Technology Partnerships Office

Description: NOAA’s Technology Partnerships Office serves the U.S. economy by transferring government-developed scientific and technological innovations to commercial applications, facilitating strategic public-private partnerships, and investing in small business research and development.  This multi-use technological development cycle maximizes the government’s original investment in addition to advancing NOAA’s operational missions.  NOAA’s Technology Transfer Program Manager, Wayne MacKenzie, joined The Triple Point™ to share more about NOAA intellectual property, patents, and the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) programs, and he also shared how his involvement in improv theater makes for more productive conversations, staff meetings, and life in general. LISTEN HERE

References:

• Hurricane Otis stunned hurricane experts and defied forecast models  (CBS News)
• Storm Ciaran whips western Europe (AP)
• Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (White House)
• As climate shocks grow, lawmakers investigate insurers fleeing risky areas (NY Times)
• Ep 30 - Weather for UAS and Air Taxis with Don Berchoff (Triple Point™)
• Amid Florida insurance crisis, investors and a senator see opportunity (Tampa Bay Times)
• The race is on to bring A.I. to weather forecasting (Axios)
• NOAA Technology Partnerships Office

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