Sunday, July 08, 2007
The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. is launching a Partnership for the Global Economy. The initiative represents a coalition of corporate, government and education leaders to expand the region's global connections.
Figuring out how to leverage global connections is not easy in the abstract. The point is to simply start where you can start. What's clear though, is that regions with stronger global connections are likely to do better over the long term than regions that neglect the strategy.
You can also learn from others. For example, in Eastern Tennessee, EDPro Andy Burke is re-evaluating the role of global strategies for his region. 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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San Diego's new global initiative
