Obama Aide Says U-M Chief To Lead Innovation Panel

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke says University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman will help lead a new federal council on economic development through technology.  Locke announced the appointment Tuesday during a conference on innovation at the university's Ann Arbor campus.

 He says Coleman will help head the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

AnnArbor.com reports Locke says the U.S. is ``not doing a good enough job'' of getting ideas for new products to the marketplace.

Coleman is one of three people chairing the 26-member council. The others are A123Systems Chairman Desh Deshpande and AOL co-founder Steve Case.

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