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Research Initiatives Slated for Funding in Approved State Budgets
Lawmakers in Georgia and Maryland approved action earlier this month on several TBED-related measures for the upcoming fiscal year. Highlights of the approved budgets are outlined below.
Georgia
State-Federal Lab Partnerships to be Highlighted May 5-8 in Portland
Many state and regional TBED organizations see federal laboratories as an integral partner in their efforts to promote technology development and commercialization. At least 22 of the leading state TBED organizations across the country have established partnerships with at least one federal laboratory to address a broad range of goals, according to a recent SSTI survey.
SSTI Seeks TBED Initiatives with Proven Impact for 2008 Excellence in TBED Awards
On the heels of SSTI’s successful inaugural year awards program, recognizing exceptional achievements in approaches to improving state and regional economies through science, technology and innovation, we are pleased to invite applications for the 2008 awards cycle.
The purpose of the awards program is to showcase best practices across a broad spectrum of categories encompassing several elements that have been found in successful technology-based economies. The categories are:
Tennessee Innovation Road Map: Building Tennessees Technology Economy
This document promotes the innovation agenda of the state of Tennessee. Composed by New Economic Strategies (NES), the report uses survey methods and innovation metrics to plan out possible next steps for the state.
Economic Development Progress Report for Greater Baltimore, 2000-2007
The report benchmarks the Baltimore region against top US metros, showing its economic growth and evolution over the past seven years, and is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of Greater Baltimores assets and position in the US economy, and to educate both the regional and national business community to make them aware of where Greater Baltimore stands in 2007.
Riding the Rising Tide: A 21st Century Strategy for U.S. Competitiveness and Prosperity
This report provides an overview of the competitiveness debate and offers a 14 point "action agenda"
The Real Technology Challenge
The ability of the U.S. to grow its economy and maintain its global economic strength depends on its ability to develop the “new breed” of technical and non-technical workers who can work across national, organizational, and cultural boundaries. The US economy is not threatened by the increase in the numbers of scientists and engineers in China and India, nor is there a lack of qualified science and engineering graduates in the U.S. The best competitiveness policy for the United States would not focus on efforts to monopolize the world’s science and technology human resources.
Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada’s Advantage
This report outlines a strategy to build the science and technology capacity of Canada. Published in 2007 by the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Getting Our Moneys Worth: An Evaluation of the Economic Model Used for Awarding State Business Subsidies
This report provides a overview of the modeling methods used by the North Carolina Department of Commerce to create incentive packages. In the opinion of the authors, the state has dramatically overstated the returns from several incentive deals.
Are We Still Losing the Competitive Advantage? Now is the Time to Act
This is a new and expanded edition of a competitiveness report from the AeA in 2005, shifting emphasis more towards recommendations for action, with updated data and analysis providing the context.