Academia- Industry- Government Partnership for Addition of Value to Society

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Alaa Abun.ijem, Raklunan Gul, Douglas Harms, Shahzada Iqbal, Rami Khalaf, Mohamed Moussa, Gregg Theiss Engineering Management Program, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA This report is the outcome of a research project conducted by a group of graduate students of the Engineering Management Program of Portland State University, Portland, OR, to fulfill the course requirements of EGMT 520/620. The theme of the research project revolves around the relationship between academia, industry and government over a broad spectrum oftime for adding value to society. The emphasis, however, has been focused on the building of a partnership between the three institutions in the United States and its resulting consequences on society