Friday, April 04, 2003
Building an innovation economy involves building networks on networks. No state is more active than Pennsylvania. Their new Secretary of Community and Economic Development, Dennis Yablonsky, has a strong background in innovation and business development. So, it's no surprise that he is focusing his early efforts here.
Today, Pennsylvania is launching a new cooperative effort to expand funding to early stage companies through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Both offer federal grants to early stage development.
The new effort, The Innovation Partnership, has its own web site and is supported by the Small Business Administration. Learn more.
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The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
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Pennsylvania launches new innovation partnership
