Rhode Island Science and Technology Council

About STAC was launched in 2005 and sustained by legislative statute in 2006 to make innovation central to the state’s leadership agenda. STAC seeks to assist state leadership in developing programs and policies that: Increase Research and Development Increase Research and Development Increasing Rhode Island's research and development capacity is critical to future economic growth. Encourage Entrepreneurship Encourage Entrepreneurship Encourage entrepreneurship through the transfer of new technologies and discoveries into the marketplace. Enable Innovation Enable Innovation Innovation depends o