Friday, May 20, 2005
IBM has announced a new initiative at initiative to enable communities worldwide to stimulate economic growth through the use of grid computing and other open standard technologies, such as Linux.
Cleveland is the first region to provide a test market for this new technology. Information technology in open collaboration can accelerate the development of new innovation among government agencies. This approach can reduce the cost of providing services to citizens.
Grid computing applications can also provide an accelerated business development in healthcare, life sciences, software development, digital media, and manufacturing. Read more.
In addition to Cleveland, grid computing technologies are being deployed as economic development strategies in West Virginia and North Carolina. You can read more about North Carolina here. You can learn more about what is going on in West Virginia here.
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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.
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Cleveland gets grid computing
