Drivers for a Successful Technology-Based Economy: Benchmarking Washingtons Performance

This 2003 report assesses Washingtons progress in building its technology-based economy and compares it to its peer states in various measures relating to education, research capacity, and entrepreneurial climate. It concludes that if the state is to maintain the national position it has held until now as a center for innovation and entrepreneurship, it must address a number of areas in its K-12 and higher education systems, attract additional talent and funding to its research institutions, and build support for new and emerging companies.