Here at Fourth Economy, we’re always looking for opportunities to identify and build upon local assets. This often takes the form of bringing together various stakeholders to advance specific technologies and sectors. We’re currently working on building more robust sectors …
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Posted in Blog, Collaboration, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Innovation, Public-Private Partnership
Tagged assets, clusters, communities, economic development, Heike Mayer, innovation, manufacturing, Network, Pittsburgh, regional innovation clusters, Regions, research, Scott Dempwolf, social network analysis, technology, university
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Last month, the Fourth Economy team organized a panel discussion at the annual summit of the University Economic Development Association (UEDA) in Indianapolis, IN. The panel topic “Partnerships for Place-making” brought together a cross-sector of university, private real estate …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Elements of the Fourth Economy, Growth, Higher Education, Innovation, Leadership, Pioneer Thinking, Transformation
Tagged data, economic development, implementation, Indiana University, Indianapolis, LISC, neighborhood, partnership, Purdue University, research, UEDA, university
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The “Elements of the Fourth Economy” series will feature key drivers and examples we’ve identified as necessary in building the fourth economy. The Fourth Economy team continues to encourage “Collaboration” as a key tenant for success in our modern economy. …
Utah made headlines by generating more startups in 2009 than MIT on ¼ of their budget. Interest and activity in university spinoffs continues to grow. A number of new initiatives have launched recently to promote the commercialization of university technology …
Posted in Blog, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Entrepreneurs, Growth, Higher Education, Innovation, Investment, Public-Private Partnership, Research & Data, Research & Development, Transformation, United States
Tagged Auburn Business Incubator, Center forRecearch Commercialization, CMU, development, Entrepreneurs, Greenlighting Startups, MIT, Open Field Entrepreneurs Fund, research, startup, Texas, university, Utah
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What are the consequences of declining public support for research? There are many positive aspects to Universities becoming more engaged with industry and with economic development efforts, but we have to make sure that good science is not compromised. A …
