Saturday, August 13, 2005
Earlier this summer, the Indiana Leadership Summit focused on Ireland as a model for economic development strategy. As some of you may know, Ireland has moved from an economic bottom feeder a generation ago to one of the leading European economies.
Ireland's leadership achieved this remarkable turnaround through a coordinated alignment of business, government, labor, and education.
Arizona is another state that is looking to Ireland as an example of how collaboration can lead to economic results. The state's leadership, including the governor and the president of Arizona State University, travel to Ireland recently to learn a howl economic strategy is formed and executed. Here's a good article that reviews some of the lessons they learned. 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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Arizona looks to Ireland for inspiration
