The state of Indiana was among the big movers in the Milken Institute’s recently released 2010 State Technology and Science Index. The report specifically highlighted Indiana University’s key role in contributing to the state’s gains: Indiana’s gains are across several categories, but the risk capital and entrepreneurial infrastructure component is responsible for the bulk of its overall advance… Read more »
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White House Launches New Entrepreneurship Initiative: Startup America
The White House has launched a new public/private initiative to spur U.S. entrepreneurship with the goal of increasing the number and scale of new high-growth firms that are in turn creating new economic growth, innovation, and quality jobs. Chaired by Steve Case, the co-founder of AOL, the Startup America Partnership includes investment commitments from Hewlett-Packard, IBM… Read more »
Key to Successful Innovation: Knowing How to Manage Failure
An interesting and provocative perspective on innovation from a venture capitalist as posted today at RealClearMarkets.com: Read more here
Innovative Kelley School model to offset tuition costs featured in The Economist
Dan Smith, dean of Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, was recently featured in The Economist on innovative new approaches universities can take to help combat rising tuition costs facing students. As Dean Smith articulates, business schools are perfectly positioned to develop new ways of paying for higher education. Under his direction, the Kelley School is… Read more »
Regional Innovation Clusters (4th of a Series)
Blog Post #4: Indiana University and Indiana Life Science Cluster Our previous post has discussed Regionalism and clusters as a tool for economic development and the role of the university in the process. Through our Innovate Indiana initiative, Indiana University has played a significant role in economic development and innovation, particularly with respect to life… Read more »
Regional Innovation Clusters (3rd of a Series)
Blog Post #3: Universities and Regional Innovation Clusters The first two posts of this series discussed “regional innovation clusters” – what they are, why they are beneficial, and what makes one successful. We determined in the previous post, that the three examples of clusters that were highlighted – Colorado CleanTech, Indiana Life Sciences and the Michigan Battery… Read more »
Regional Innovation Clusters (2nd of a Series)
Blog Post #2: What do Regional Innovation Clusters Look Like? Previously, we discussed “Regional Innovation Clusters” and why they an important driver of economic growth. The Brookings Institute posits that “clusters generate powerful synergies in local economies by organizing, matching, and linking the key actors and assets.” The question then becomes, what characteristics are associated… Read more »
Regional Innovation Clusters (1st of a Series)
Blog Post #1: What are Regional Innovation Clusters? What does the renewable energy industry in Colorado, the battery industry in Michigan, and Indiana’s own life sciences industry all have in common? All of these are regional industry clusters, and perhaps more importantly, they are highly innovative “Regional Innovation Clusters.” A recent study by the Brookings… Read more »
IU Bloomington Awarded Carnegie Classification Recognizing Community Engagement
Indiana University Bloomington has been selected for 2010 Community Engagement Classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, recognizing the campus’s commitment to engagement through teaching, research, service and partnerships. For IU Bloomington, engagement includes economic development assistance for the state of Indiana, arts and cultural programming, service-learning and community volunteerism, international studies… Read more »
Assessing the University’s Role in Economic Development
By David Gard Over the past year, the IU Office of Engagement has become increasingly involved in economic development-focused initiatives of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). I am fortunate to have been appointed to serve on APLU’s Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness, and Economic Prosperity (CICEP). CICEP is focused on: 1) understanding and defining… Read more »