Sunday, January 08, 2006
Increasingly, the funding of higher education will be translated into economic development terms.
Here's an example from the state of Kentucky. The Senate majority leader has indicated that the Legislature would be willing to fund higher education more aggressively, if they saw a clearer connection between the university and economic development goals. Both the University of Kentucky and Northern Kentucky University are aggressively moving in this direction. Read more.
At the same time in North Carolina, the University of North Carolina system has a new president, Erskine Bowles. Bowles will be moving the different campuses of the UNC system toward higher levels of research investment. 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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Higher education investments as economic development
