Commerce Data Dissemination Agreements

Operating Unit

Agreement Partner

Type of Agreement

Purpose

Census Bureau

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Joint Project Agreement

Establish NY Census Research Data Center at Baruch College, New York City.

Census Bureau

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Joint Project Agreement

Establish Boston Census Research Data Center at NBER Headquarters, Cambridge, MA.

Census Bureau

Duke University

Joint Project Agreement

Establish Triangle Census Research Data Center,

Durham, NC.

Census Bureau

University of Michigan

Joint Project Agreement

Establish Michigan Census Research Data Center,

Ann Arbor, MI.

Census Bureau

Northwestern University

Joint Project Agreement

Establish Chicago Census Research Data Center.

Census Bureau

Cornell University

Joint Project Agreement

Establish Census Research Data Center, Ithaca, NY.

Census Bureau

University of California,

Los Angeles

Joint Project Agreement

Establish California Census Research Data Center in Los Angeles.

Census Bureau

University of California, Berkley

Joint Project Agreement

Establish California Census Research Data Center in Berkley.

Census Bureau

State agencies, universities, libraries, regional and local governments

Cooperative Partnership

Make data available locally to the public through

state agencies, universities, libraries, regional, and local governments.

International Trade Administration

FedEx

Cooperative Marketing Agreement

Creates a “force multiplier effect” to reach as many small and medium-sized businesses as possible with export and marketing information

International Trade Administration

Google

Cooperative Marketing Agreement

Creates a “force multiplier effect” to reach as many small and medium-sized businesses as possible with export and marketing information.

International Trade Administration

UPS

Cooperative Marketing Agreement

Creates a “force multiplier effect” to reach as many small and medium-sized businesses as possible with export and marketing information.

International Trade Administration

PNC Bank

Cooperative Marketing Agreement

Creates a “force multiplier effect” to reach as many small and medium-sized businesses as possible with export and marketing information.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago

Contract

Create and maintain a data enclave to allow researchers use of datasets developed by the Advanced Technology Program.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Conference on Weights and Measures

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Secure uniformity in weights and measures laws and methods of inspection in accordance with the Technology Act and NIST guidelines.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NetScan (subsidiary of Thomas West, Inc.)

Contract

RegAlert and LegAlert services that provide Web-based legislative and regulatory information for all 50 states and the federal government.

NOAA/NCDC

Education and Research Consortium of Western Carolinas

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Provide broadband telecommunications service and connectivity to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).

NOAA/NCDC

Consortium of Universities for Advancement of Hydrological Science, Inc.

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Establish data publication and sharing services between academic research community and NCDC.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

IBM

Contract

Provide services for the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program.

Patent and Trademark Office

European Union Patent Office and Japanese Patent Office

Trilateral Exchange Agreement

Agreement addresses permitted uses of exchanged data internally by each Trilateral Office and by the public and other third parties, e.g., commercial vendors.

Patent and Trademark Office

Intellectual Property Offices (IPO) world-wide

Bilateral Exchange Agreement

Paper and electronic data provided helps examiners in Intellectual Property Offices world-wide access current PTO published data for search purposes.

Patent and Trademark Office

PTO public library search facilities nation-wide (main public search facility is located in Alexandria, VA)

Joint Project Agreement

Provides public access to patent and trademark information in a variety of formats including on-line, microfilm and print. Trained staff are available to assist public users.

Patent and Trademark Office

Pilot Project at the University of New Hampshire

Contract

Develop a prototype system to provide creditors and financiers with simple access to various types of patent information.

Patent and Trademark Office

Various resellers of bulk patent and trademark data

Contract

Approximately 50 value-added resellers, including large corporations, small companies, law offices, and individuals use and re-sell bulk patent and trademark data on a subscription or pay-for-use basis.

Economic Development Administration

DTI Associates

Joint Project Agreement

Develop and broadcast four strategy telecasts; prepare and disseminate 12 monthly electronic newsletters; and prepare and disseminate four quarterly magazines.

Economic Development Administration

Western Carolina University

Joint Project Agreement

Maintain the Know Your Region Web site, which freely distributes local economic development practitioner curriculum and provides access to some tools and other information.

Economic Development Administration

Iowa State University

Joint Project Agreement

Delivery of curriculum to local economic development practitioners through a series of seminars and Web-based training.

Economic Development Administration

Purdue University, Indiana University Business Research Center

Joint Project Agreement

Develop a Web site for area distress determinations.