Research and Commercialization

Goal: By 2020, West Virginia ranks among the top 25% of the U.S. in the percentage of its workforce employed in private sector, high-tech industries.

Committee chairman: Russ Lorince

Start-up Activities

• Coordinate Vision Shared Activities with TechConnect, Create WV and other organizations.
• Review the Blueprint for Technology-Based Economic Development in West Virginia.
• In addition to the Blueprint for, review what has been accomplished in this area.

Action Steps for the Remainder of Year 1

• Review best policy options and develop an advocacy agenda with TechConnect.
• Sell the TechConnect Blueprint and Vision Shared advocacy agenda for commercialization.

Action Steps for Years 2-3

• Sell the Blueprint even more as state entities learn to compete for federal money in a post-earmark environment.
• Get the State of West Virginia to invest in the “Innovation Economy.”
• Examine whether the Vision Shared goal has the correct metric attached to it.

Related Materials

• 11-17-2011 Meeting Agenda & Summary
• 5-11-11 Research Agenda
• 1-12-11 VS Research Session Notes
• TBED Blueprint Highlights
• 1-12-11 Agenda and Meeting Details
• TechConnect Blueprint for Technology-Based Economic Development
• Feedback from VS Stakeholder Sessions
• VS Strategic Plan 2011-2014 Team Activities