Tech belt summit 2014
The document summarizes the goals and operations of the TechBelt Initiative, a collaboration between Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia to promote economic development in targeted industries. The initiative aims to retain and create jobs, strengthen the manufacturing base, and increase industry-research partnerships. TechBelt helps secure funding and provides support for projects involving multiple states in the region. It also addresses regional needs in ways that achieve national and global leadership, such as forming the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute to support regional supply chains. The document outlines potential working groups and questions to identify priorities and tasks for the 2015 work plan that further the initiative's goals.
Tech belt summit 2014
- 1. The TechBelt Initiative: Collaborating for Impact TechBelt Summit Youngstown State University November 21, 2014
- 3. Q: Can you create a virtual organization that still has enough structure to support 4+ years of collaboration? A: YES! Goals • Retain, attract and create targeted wealth-generating employment within the high-growth, high-demand industry sectors • Implement a comprehensive “supply-chain” focused investment strategy that strengthens the region’s manufacturing base • Promote industry-research partnerships to increase technology transfer, improve production processes and generate new applied research How We Operate • Each initiative must have a champion from at least two of the three TechBelt states (OH, PA, WV) • Champions assign a staff member to work with TechBelt staff • TechBelt will provide support letters for other worthy initiatives limited to one organization or one state
- 4. TechBelt helps the region compete on a bigger scale
- 5. Competitors or Collaborators? • TechBelt is proactive in building partnerships to stay ahead of the curve – We did not wait for Additive Manufacturing to wreck our supply chains, we formed the national institute. • TechBelt addresses regional needs where we can also assert national and global leadership – Rather than compete with each other, we collaborate to compete with Atlanta, Chicago or Tokyo
- 6. How are benefits shared? • August 16, 2012 TechBelt’s consortium was awarded the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute award. • How we won it – 83 regional partners organized $39M in match funds for $30M from federal government. • What it has meant – 10 of 23 funded projects involve regional partners from OH, PA, WV – Siemens provides $440M in software to YSU – PRA leverages AmericaMakes to get $32 GE investment
- 7. Working Groups & Instructions: How can TechBelt help the region compete on a bigger scale Opportunities for the Future
- 8. Potential Working Groups • Additive Manufacturing and Regional Supply Chains • Regional Opportunities in Manufacturing Innovation – Innovation/Maker Spaces and Regional Growth • Regional Energy Downstream Strategy • Regional Innovation and Opportunities in Water & Energy
- 9. Working Group Instructions • Goal: Identify priorities and tasks for the 2015 work plan • It is okay if topics overlap • Collaboration between tables is good • Identify the table reporter • Answer as many of the following questions as you can
- 10. Working Group Questions • What is the opportunity? • What regional partners are needed for success? • Who are we competing with? • What is the potential for national / global leadership? • How does this promote the following: – Wealth-generating employment – Strengthen regional supply chains – Promote industry-research partnerships • Who will champion this initiative? • What support can TechBelt provide?
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