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11/16/2010
Policy opportunity: grow regional innovation clusters
Response: leverage a national network of colleges and universities
to boost regional innovation
Prosperity
Productivity
3
Regional transformation requires strategic focus in five key
areas…but most regions are fragmented
Important Policy Ideas
1. Increase interactions
2. Get focus regionally
3. Build equity
4. Grow national framework
Policy Idea 1: More interactions, cheaper interactions
Talent 2009: Total BS degrees 25+
Knowledge exchange
is the raw material
of economic growth.
Leverage an urban
campus to become an
innovation hot spot
Manage shrinking
cities so that they are attractive
to growing companies
Policy Idea 3: Build Equity
Talent
Innovation
Infrastructure
Quality
Jobs Discretionary
Income
Quality
Place
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TRE Networks Evolution
Oct 2008
Mar- Jun 2010
Roundtable #1
Partner
convenes 16 research
development for
universities & 10
TRE Networks Dec 2010
policy organizations
TRE Roundtable
Seeking
2008 Dec 2010 Funding
Sept 2009
Identified major TRE Networks
Roundtable #2
issues – started Annual Meeting
– actively
a dialogue
expand to
include quad
helix
2008 2009 2010
TRE Practice
University Developing Creating system
pilots (IALR) Feb-Apr 2010 pilot regions and partnerships
Developed an to bring more
operational concept workshops,
to engage and Sept 2010 toolkits, and
WIRED extend university Developing core services
pilots activities (Purdue & providers and TRE
Sept 2010
PSU) Advisors
Created TRE
May 2010
Networks, Inc as
Defined two
the strategic
program tracks:
intermediary
TRE Roundtable &
institution
TRE Practice
TRE Networks Board and TRE Partners
Current Founding
TRE Board TRE Core Providers
Innovation Accelerator
InCenter
Initial TRE Networks board members
Coordinating Partner(s):
Prestige and leadership in
addressing national need
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TRE Roundtable
Policy
Initiatives,
Analysis
Partners
Online
Connections
Network &
Policy TREPedia
Forums Project
Participants Resources,
Publications
TRE Practice is the platform for accelerating the
deployment of leading-edge solutions for regional
transformation
TRE Advisor
Certification of
Customized
Products
Offering
TRE Core Solution
Provider &
Services Anchor
Regional
Institution
Regional
Client
Regional higher education institution is hub for
Anchor
TRE activity
Regional
Institutions TRE Networks provides tools and TRE advisors to
fill gaps in innovation capacity
Align
Scalable,
Replicable,
with
TRE TRE Networks products and services meet standards
Sustainable model
of quality and scope
Field-tested,
Customizable
TRE-Certified Offering
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TRE Practice crafts world-class programs with regions
requesting assistance through a network of partners
Implement custom
Help regions build high-touch, high-
capacity through impact solutions
“strategic doing” based on world-class
certified programs
Brainpower & Talent Products and Services
Objectives:
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Build an effective K-12
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education system
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Develop a skilled adult
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u b m Align talent development
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r
pipelines
v
k Build a culture of
entrepreneurship
Attract and retain intellectual
capacity
Advance regional STEM
competence
# Service Offerings
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Products and Services
Objectives:
l o Develop regional
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differentiation for competing
c p
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e f t Leverage university
g h w S
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Create startup-friendly
environment
Create top-line growth
environment for existing and
new businesses
Develop clusters
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Solution and Revenue Flow
Regional
Client
TRE
Networks
Customized
Solution
Resources Needed to Move Forward