Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Ohio is building a dedicated fiber network to link the state's colleges and universities, their business partners, hospitals and K-12 schools to improve research and education.
Yesterday, promoters visited the University of Cincinnati's Genome Research Institute (GRI) and demonstrated how the network will support medical research collaboratorions. For example, GRI will be linked with other Ohio researchers to share expensive instruments and educational resources for disease analysis and treatment.
The network will allow researchers at one university to view the output of a scientific instrument at a research lab 100 miles away, reducing the time and costs currently incurred in research and development. A researcher at Youngstown State University can now partner with an industry researcher in Cincinnati to work on drug design as if they were in the same room.
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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Ohio's Third Tier Network
