The mission of NICE is to foster U.S. clean energy technology innovation and implementation through Collaborative Research, Knowledge Technology, and Knowledge Management.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

Collaboration is a core value in NICE’s strategic plan. Collaborative Research is simply cooperative research between individuals or institutions. When done effectively, and in the right spirit, collaborative research can result in powerful, more reliable results than if the research were done independently. Collaboration between academic and institutional consortia will play an important role in the evolution of clean energy technologies.  Accordingly, NICE will collaborate in its clean energy technology roadmapping efforts with leading clean-tech university research centers, focused think tanks, and other appropriate stakeholders.

KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGY (Techknowledgy™)

Knowledge Technology, or what we refer to as “Techknowledgy”, is the next evolutionary step of information technology.  It refers to a set of hardware and software tools which enable better acquisition, organization, analysis, application and exchange of information and knowledge. Techknowledgy is central to NICE’s strategic plan to develop comprehensive U.S. clean energy technology roadmaps.  An important aspect of our Techknowledgy-driven approach includes the use of state-of-the-art computer hardware, Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS), Knowledge Management software, and specialized Technology Roadmapping Software.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Knowledge Management is essentially an integrated process for enabling individuals, teams and organizations to collectively and systematically create, apply, and share knowledge, to better achieve their objectives. A collection of data is not information; a collection of information is not knowledge. NICE’s approach to Knowledge Management employs innovative ways to channel raw data into meaningful information, and information into knowledge. Knowledge is key to America’s (and the world’s) clean energy future. As “knowledge stewards”, we are tasked with contributing towards this vital innovation input