Oklahoma's "action plan" for economic development

Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Oklahoma's governor establsihed the EDGE committee to develop an action plan to jumpstart the state's economy. (EDGE=Economic Development Generating Excellence). The committee produced a report of recommendations. Many are bold: a $1 billion endowment to suport university research and technology transfer, for example.

Here's what's valuable to EDPros outside Oklahoma: In the new economic development, we need to design strategic planning as a process that involves both public participation and leadership direction. The Oklahoma EDGE process includes both. In addition, the process did not take long. It started last August and finished in early January, about five months (with holidays sandwiched in the middle).

The EDGE process involved regional public forums at 29 locations across the state. The forums took place last November. Nearly 2,400 business, education and community leaders met to share their reactions to the initial EDGE proposals.

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You can download the report from this page. Go

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