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The Innovation Framework
Our regional economies are undergoing fundamental shifts. The integration of global markets, coupled with the explosion of the Internet in the late 1990’s, has created a “perfect storm” of deep economic change. To thrive in this environment, regional economies need balanced strategies that encourage new conversations, networks, and investments in the following areas:
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Strengthening Brainpower. In today’s global economy, brainpower provides the only sustainable basis for competitive advantage. This fact presents us with some clear imperatives. Advances in brain science tell us that, in a knowledge economy, workforce development begins with a pregnant mother. Every child needs pre-school education and should be able to read and comprehend well by the third grade. Dropping out of high school creates a lifetime disability.
Connecting innovation and entrepreneurship networks. These networks convert brainpower into wealth through new products, new services, new markets. Innovation provides the process and entrepreneurship provides the skills to translate ideas into prosperity. Building quality, connected places. Smart people can live anywhere. They will choose to live in regions that respect sound principles of physical development. Equally important, quality places have thick connections to other people, other markets. Strengthening civic habits of dialogue and inclusion. In a globally connected economy, no one can go it alone. Prosperous regions will develop civic habits of thinking and acting together. Building collaboration and trust carries real competitive advantages: the regions that collaborate will spot opportunities and move more quickly than regions that do not. Promoting an effective brand. Prosperous regions have positive stories to tell. These stories create a unique experience, a special identity, a common understanding of core strengths, a shared view of future opportunities. - , Economic Policy Analyst, Purdue Center for Regional Development, |
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