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Title Description Dec, 2008 WEDC Economic Development Inventory The Washington Economic Development Commission has undertaken to develop a comprehensive statewide economic strategy. As a first step in that process, the Commission surveyed state-funded organizations and agencies to assess the breadth, the services and the level of funding dedicated to economic growth in Washington state.
Feb, 2009 WEDC Strategic Report - February, 2009
The Washington Innovation Economy: New Economic Strategy for Prosperity. Feb 2009 Executive Summary of the Washington Innovation Economy: New Economic Strategy for Prosperity
4 Page summary of the WEDC Strategic Report Dec, 2009 SB 6015 Life Sciences, Information & Technology Sector Report The Department of Commerce release recommendations on developing the Life Sciences, Information and Technology sectors in the State of Washington Feb 2009 Innovation Partnership Zones (IPZ) Fact Sheet
Summary of the IPZ program created in 2007. Feb 2009 Broadband Inclusion Fact Sheet Learn facts about WA State current broadband status and what can be done to improve our current "Slow" rating by Akamai reports. Feb 2009 Beyond Oil by Steve Marshall
Read about a proposed solution migrating to an electric car Washington Nov, 2008 Cluster Study Report by CSW:
Paul Sommers, Seattle University
William B. Beyers, University of Washington
Andrew Wenzl, University of WashingtonThis report provides an analysis of industry clusters in 12 Workforce Development Area regions within Washington State. The report identifies clusters in each region of the state based on measures of comparative advantage and linkages to other industries. In a series of charts, tables and maps for each region, the report provides data on competitive strength, size, historical and projected growth, exports, and innovation potential. The maps for each region show the location of firms in each regional cluster, demonstrating significant geographic agglomeration of clusters throughout the state. Additional maps show the statewide distribution of several clusters found throughout the state, but with many firms grouped together in certain regions.
Oct 2008 Economic Climate Study by WA Economic & Revenue Forecast Council
The benchmarks considered in this study focus on the four themes specified in the Substitute House Bill 2758, RCW 82.33A: quality of life, education and skills of the workforce, infrastructure, and the cost of doing business. In addition, this study also presents economic performance indicators related to income,
employment, population, research and development expenditures, and foreign trade.
Jun, 2008 Innovation Benchmarks
GSP Consulting, Gerry PaytusThe Washington Technology Center and the Washington Economic Development Commission employed GSP Consulting to assist in an assessment of key indicators that drive an innovation economy.
For the past several years, GSP experts have monitored economic trends and conducted rigorous analyses of best and worst economic development practices. Among the many findings, it is clear that the shift from an industrial economy to an “innovation” economy has fundamentally changed economic strategies and the methods of measuring and interpreting new economic growth.
Within this modern economic framework, GSP experts have identified three primary and interconnected contexts; 1) Innovation; 2) Vitality; and 3) Socio-Ecology. Each context is associated with discrete indicators that help to reveal not only the current health and direction of an economy but also its capacity to fuel and sustain future wealth generation. GSP experts have found that economies produce the most optimal wealth generating output when these three contexts are aligned and the indicators relating to each demonstrate above average results.
Nov. 2007 Moving the Blue Arrow by Higher Education Coordinating Board
The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board is directed by state law to create a strategic master plan for higher education. A new, ten-year plan is to be adopted by the Board and sent to the 2008 session of the Washington Legislature for review and approval. April 2008 Thrive
by Council on CompetitivenessThrive. The Skills Imperative provides a compelling, short and easily accessible analysis of the key trends underpinning future workforce skills challenges and opportunities in the United States. Drawing upon the Council’s leadership in innovative capacity, Thrive is the first in a series of targeted benchmarking reports published by the Council’s Compete 2.0 Initiative. Dec, 2008 WEDC Innovation Forum
Greater Seattle Chamber / WA RoundtableHighlights, summary
Oct 2008 Skills for the Next Washington A Statewide Strategy for Industry Cluster Development by the Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board April 2008 System Direction A system of Accountability & Improvement by the WA State Board of Education Oct, 2008 WEDC Innovation Forum
Omak
Highlights, summary
Oct, 2008 WEDC Innovation Forum
Peninsula
Highlights, summary
Nov, 2008 WEDC Innovation Forum
Puget Sound Region
Highlights, summary
Nov, 2008 WEDC Innovation Forum
Skagit, Whatcom, Island, San Juan Island
Highlights, summary
Oct, 2008 WEDC Innovation Forum
Spokane
Oct, 2008 WEDC Innovation Forum Oct, 2008 WEDC Innovation Forum
Wenatchee
Jun, 2008 Scoping Roundtable of Innovation & State Strategies This report summarizes the themes and lessons of the day. It is divided into four parts, each of which encompasses a number of key ideas. The first part discusses the challenges of creating public policy around innovation. The second part covers human capital, the basic input of the innovation process. The third part reviews the roles of government and various programs that can promote innovation. The fourth section reviews the challenge of measuring innovation and progress toward creating a more innovative economy.
May, 2009 Legislation Tracking by Work Group Updated May 28, 2009 June, 2009 Performance Measures Report: Innovation Partnership Zones & Innovation Research Teams Report to the Governor and Legislature outlining current metrics for the IPZ / IRT prorgams 2005 Enhancing WA State's Economic future Commercializing Technology Developed in Our Research Institutions by the WEDC