Communications & IT
Project: Advanced Communications and Information Technology Roadmap
Client: Arizona Department of Commerce
Following on Battelle’s work to identify technology core competencies in association with the State of Arizona, Battelle developed a roadmap for the advanced communications and information technology sector. The objective was to identify and reinforce the links between the state’s core research strengths and its industrial base. Battelle began by conducting an economic analysis to ascertain Arizona’s core industrial base. Subsequently, the team then analyzed and compared Arizona’s performance to several leading states and identified areas suitable for future investment. The study also included an inventory of existing and potential university-industry collaborations. Based on theses findings, along with multiple industry conversations and focus group discussions, Battelle was able to create a roadmap for the state and recommend future development initiatives.
Project: Georgia Advanced Communications and Information Technology Strategy
Client: The State of Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Research Alliance
Battelle is assisting the State of Georgia and the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) in developing an Advanced Communications/ Information Technology Roadmap that will provide the Georgia Research Alliance with the necessary detail and information so that the state’s overall economic development efforts address and take into account new and emerging technology fields of the future. This effort will also enable GRA to work with industry to link technology and talent capabilities found in the state’s research organizations, both public and private, with the needs of recruited firms, existing firms that are expanding, and new startups.
Project: Great Valley – Pennsylvania’s I-80 Technology Corridor: Growing a 21st Century Knowledge Economy in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties
Client: Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce and Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry
Battelle completed a knowledge-based economic development strategy for Northeastern Pennsylvania. The proposed action plan, which has been endorsed by state and regional leaders, recommends activities to develop a core competency in information technologies by creating an Information Technology Institute; creating a support infrastructure for technological innovators and entrepreneurs; developing a partnership between regional colleges and universities to create an environment
Project: Building on Talent and Capabilities: Information Technology Strategies for the St. Louis Region.
Client: St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association (RCGA)
Battelle assisted the St. Louis Regional Commerce & Growth Association (RCGA) in preparing a detailed, action focused strategy that addressed how the St. Louis region could build upon the extensive IT talents and capacities found in the region that are largely overshadowed by the more traditional economic drivers in the region. Battelle identified core competencies of the St. Louis region in information technology, prepared a regional economic analysis of the IT sector including both the IT-producing and IT-using components; benchmarked best practices across a broad range of national and regional leading regions; conducted industry focus groups to assess the region’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats; and proposed a focused strategy building on three key comprehensive initiatives—enhancing IT collaborations and awareness, IT workforce development and IT venture development.