Purdue conference: Regional Development For Local Success Saturday, September 09, 2006 My colleagues at Purdue staged a very successful conference last week: “Regional Development For Local Success: Innovations in Economic Development and Governance”. This conference represents the first annual conference for the Purdue Center for Regional Development. Since its founding in May, 2005, the Center has rapidly moved to the front lines of regional economic development. The EDA has selected the Center for a major research project on rural clusters. In addition, the Education and Training Administration has awared the Center a Workforce Innovation in Regioanl Economic Development (WIRED) grant. Since July, I have been serving on the Center's staff as an economic policy advisor, working particularly on our WIRED project. Here are some comments on the conference last week: “These people are brilliant,” said William Kittredge, a senior official from the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Development Administration (EDA), referring to the Purdue organizers. “There is some serious take-away information here that can make a difference in long-term development.” Read more. posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. links 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. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site: Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber: 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 Download some background information on me here.

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