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Governor's office convenes clean tech industry cluster representatives to
discuss workforce challenges.
On April 23, Governor Kulongoski convened representatives from Oregon's
clean tech sectors (solar, wind, wave, geothermal, biofuels, green
building and design, energy efficiency, environmental technology and services,
forestry) to discuss workforce challenges and opportunities for the state
government to act as a partner in developing Oregon's clean tech
workforce.
Participants reviewed a synthesis recommendations of the recently published
Sustainable Oregon Workforce Report, the Future Workforce Needs Analysis, and
the Oregon Cluster Resource Guide and offered their input on additions/changes
to the recommendations.
Governor's office staff will compile the results of the meeting and
schedule a follow up conversation with participants to prioritize and take
action on the recommendations.
Oregon Cluster Network Meeting (5/13/08) will focus on innovation.
The Oregon Cluster Network is scheduled to meet on May 13, 2008 at 2 World
Trade Center. At the meeting, participants will share best practices and
learn about resources related to cluster-level innovation strategies.
The meeting will feature innovation success stories fro two clusters:
wood products and food processing. The meeting will also discuss resources
for innovation and university partnerships including:
- Product creation and invention: Oregon
Innovation Portal and ONAMI
- Process
improvements: Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- New company formation: Oregon Entrepreneurs
Network
The Oregon Cluster Network aims to advance cluster-based
economic development in Oregon by consciously connecting industry leaders with
university researchers, schools, media, venture capital, and other resources,
the network will help generate new prospects for business recruitment, develop
relevant economic & market data, guide public policy, and help cluster
facilitators across the state share best practices and develop a regional
collaborative advantage.
Oregon Forest Industry moves forward on cluster strategy.
Leaders in the wood products industry and state government have been
meeting over the past several months to develop and act on a economic growth
strategy for Oregon's wood products industry cluster.
The effort has already generated a proposal to the Oregon Innovation
Council, which includes a request for state support for the
creation of a Center for Forest Transportation housed in the Department of
Forest Engineering at Oregon State University; strengthening of the
commercialization support capabilities of the Oregon Wood Innovation Center;
and enhancing supply chain technology to extract the highest value from each
stand, tree, and log, and developing comprehensive silvicultural technologies
through the Center for Intensive Planted-forest Silviculture.
In
addition to the innovation priorities, leaders are focusing on federal forest
health and harvests, the sustainability of Oregon mills, and connections with
the Oregon's growing green building cluster. Leaders expect to
have a project website up in May.
Cluster Network Leadership Council Meeting. January 15 3-5 pm.
World Trade Center. Learn
more about the Cluster Network.
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