Innovate Indiana will be well-represented at next week’s I-69 Regional Summit hosted by the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, with two officials having notable duties. Co-chairing the Oct. 20-21 summit is Kirk White, assistant vice president for strategic partnerships for Indiana University’s Office for Engagement. Along with Kevin Brinegar, president and CEO of the Indiana… Read more »
Tag: Public Policy
Regional economic impact workshop offered in New Albany at IUS on June 28
Budgets are tight. Good decisions are critical. A series of regional workshops designed to provide tools and techniques to measure economic impact can help community leaders determine the best investments for their communities’ economic future. Conducted at locations across Indiana this summer, the series’ next workshop will take place in New Albany. Elected officials, community… Read more »
IU Life Sciences Collaboration Conference May 13 to focus on Health Information Technology
Health Information Technology: Indiana’s Role In The Development Of A National Model Proponents have argued that the full utilization of electronic health records will serve to improve patient care, increase patient safety, and simplify compliance and regulation of the US healthcare system and save money. All this may occur if the roadblocks to success are… Read more »
WSJ: A Nation of Takers, not Makers?
A compelling, and sobering, recent perspective from the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal: More Americans work for the government than work in construction, farming, fishing, forestry, manufacturing, mining and utilities combined. Every state in America today except for two—Indiana and Wisconsin—has more government workers on the payroll than people manufacturing industrial goods. A… Read more »
Innovation In Indiana
Featured on a special program of Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick focused on innovation, IU Vice President for Engagement Bill Stephan discussed the importance of state resources to enhance innovation and participated in a panel discussion on the key role of universities in innovation: Part I, Part II. Click on the above links to… Read more »
Connect with IU: The Polis Center
From the Polis Center website: Established in 1989, The Polis Center is a multi-disciplinary research center dedicated to the study and interpretation of urban communities. The Center has particular interest and expertise in the study of neighborhoods, urban planning, community development, religion, heritage and culture, and education. One of the Center’s primary areas of… Read more »
Embracing Entrepreneurship
How can publicy policy most effectively enhance economic performance? The lead feature article from the current Spring 2011 issue of the Indiana Buiness Review asserts that the answer lies in Embracing Entrepreneurship: Through creating stronger linkages among state universities, research institutions and the global business sector, and by shifting the culture away from developing job retention employment… Read more »
Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Series: Feb. 25 Conference to Focus on Regulatory Compliance
On Friday, February 25, the Center for the Business of Life Sciences of the IU Kelley School of Business will present its latest installment in the Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Series: An Update on Regulatory Compliance. The conference will be held at the offices of Barnes & Thornburg, 11 South Meridian Street in Indianapolis. … Read more »
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 »