Monday, October 30, 2006
The national labs can be in important resource for economic development. For example, Oak Ridge has become an important anchor to the development of Innovation Valley in eastern Tennessee. Read more.
The focus of these collaborations is to move the federally funded technology in the marketplace. Twenty-four national labs invest $8 billion in research and development.
There are a number of ways to work with the national labs. They include Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA’s), licensing agreements, personnel exchanges, and user facility agreements. (We learned about these last week at a conference for the WIRED regions, held by the Employment and Training Administration.)
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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
Download some background information on me here.
Opportunities at the national labs
