Tuesday, December 23, 2003
South Carolina has played the branck plant recruitment game well, but compared to its neighbors in Georgia and North Carolina, the state is late to the game of innovation-led economic development.
All that is beginning to change. A recent report by Michael Porter has aparked a new debate in the state about its economic development direction. In simple terms, he has laid out the key patterns that the state's leadership must change. Read more.
Today in our history of innovation...
In 1947, Walter H. Brattain and John Bardeen of Bell Laboratories first demonstrated the transistor. Physicists Bardeen, Brattain, and William B. Shockley shared the 1956 Nobel Prize for jointly inventing the transistor, a solid-state device that could amplify electrical current.
The transistor performed electronic functions similar to the vacuum tube in radio and television, but was far smaller and used much less energy. The transistor became the building block for all modern electronics and the foundation for microchip and computer technology.
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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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South Carolina's challenge
