Sunday, August 07, 2005
Baton Rouge is participating as one of six cities in a research project to define the public's view of the main drivers of economic development. (Other cities include Cleveland, Baltimore, San Antonio, Kansas City, and Claremont, CA). Frank Sesno of CNN is hosting a town-hall forum about globalization and American jobs in these cities.
A main goal in this project is to encourage open dialogue between citizens and their government, business, and community leaders. The Council for Excellence in Government in partnership with the Global Markets Institute at Goldman Sachs is sponsoring the project.
As part of the program, the cities are participating in a public poll of attitudes toward economic development. In Baton Rouge, the importance of education came through as a top priority. Read more.
You can learn more about the American Jobs initiative (including viewing webcasts and downloading poll results) from this page.
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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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American Jobs: A National Conversation
