Friday, March 18, 2005
The board of Indiana's new Economic Development Corporation met for the first time this week. It's not yet clear, though, how the strategy of the corporation will move the state forward. Thusfar, the strategy involves the standard set of recruitment, retention and start-up generalities. Read more.
Disappointingly, though, the corporation appears to be focused mostly on recruitment. Learn more.
The corporation should be focused on supporting the efforts of the state's colleges and universities to accelerate economic development. See, for example, how Purdue is promoting economic development in the northwest part of the state. The university has opened the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana. Read more.
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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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Indiana's new ED corporation
