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Creating the Framework for State S&T Investment

For the past few years, Mass Insight and key partner organizations like the Massachusetts High Technology Council and Associated Industries of Massachusetts have called for a strategy for state investment in Science & Technology. Mass Insight this week issued a white paper that outlined the elements of a successful state investment strategy. This is critical in light of the upcoming policy debate over Governor Deval Patrick's $1 billion life sciences strategy, the bill for which is expected to be filed this month.

Click here to view the white paper, The Massachusetts Research & Development Agenda: How Can Massachusetts Leverage Resources to Maximize Economic Benefit?

Click here to view a recent op-ed by High Tech Council President Christopher Anderson on this subject.

Mission of the Science and Technology Initiative

Goals of the Initiative

• Increase collaborations among public universities, private universities, and Massachusetts businesses
• Accelerate the development of the UMass system as a leading-edge technology university
• Support initiatives that coordinate science and technology initiatives by private campuses with the public higher education system
• Continue steps toward improved K-12 math and science education
• Play an active role in seeking federal research funding

Research Reports

• Economy At Risk Report: Published and distributed across the state early in 2003 to launch the Science and Technology Initiative. This reports demonstrates how Massachusetts is being challenged for research dollars by new regional centers and aggressive strategies from traditional competitors like California and New York. [PDF]
• Massachusetts Research Directory: In 2004, Mass Insight published a directory of research centers in Massachusetts spanning five major science and engineering sectors. The directory highlights the Commonwealth's major university and non-profit research centers and is being used as an economic development tool. For more information, email SciTech@massinsight.com or click here to download the directory.
• Massachusetts Technology Road Map and Strategic Alliances Study: The Initiative's Technology Road Map Report identifies our collective strengths, weaknesses and competitive challenges, and sets forth a long-term strategy to enhance Massachusetts' leadership position. >read more

Work Groups

Leading partners who are moving alliances into existence.

• Drug Development Work Group and the Collaborative Imaging Biomarker Center
• Ocean Technology Work Group

For more information, email SciTech@massinsight.com.

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