Saturday, August 02, 2003
Web sites are becoming an increaingly important way to market new economic initiatives. Earlier, I pointed to the web sote for Energize Indiana. Visit Energize Indiana.
Pennsylvania has a similar site for Governor Rendell's strategy: Plan for a New Pennsylvania. The strategy reduces property taxes by increasing the state funding given to school districts. The approach reduces the inequities between wealthy and poor school districts.
The strong feature of this site is an online calculator that provides detailed, customized information on the impact of the governor's plan. You submit where you live and how much you earn, and the calculator explains in detail the impact of the program.
One glaring weakness: the site does not offer e-mail updates on the progress of the plan. (The Energize Indiana site has the same weakness.)
Here's an overview of the Plan for a New Pennsylvania, prepared by Pennsylvania State University. Go.
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Some Background on EDPro Weblog
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.
Background on Ed Morrison
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Web Watch: Plan for a New Pennsylvania
