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How to
subscribe: To subscribe yourself or a colleague to EDA Update, send an
email with contact information, including email address, to Jason Christian
at jchristian@iedconline.org.
Now that
the Strengthening America's Communities Advisory Committee has released its
report of recommendations for the successful planning and implementation of
the President's Strengthening America's Communities Initiative, Committee
members and senior Department of Commerce officials will continue to reach
out to stakeholder groups to provide briefings on the report and get their
feedback on the Committee's recommendations. We would
very much welcome invitations to participate in
upcoming public events of interested stakeholder organizations ñ both large
and small. If you have an upcoming meeting, conference or event in which a
discussion on the Strengthening America's Communities Initiative would be
helpful, please contact Bryan Borlik, EDA Public Affairs Director, at (202)
482-3901 or bborlik@eda.doc.gov.
·
Recent: Building a 21st Century, World-Class Workforce (July 27)
The Economic
Development Today series recently featured a telecast on "Building a
21st Century, World-Class Workforce." The telecast showcased important
new public and private initiatives that are strengthening Ms. Emily
DeRocco, Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, talked about the array of
federal programs available to strengthen the American workforce. The
Honorable Haley Barbour, Governor of the State of "We
are at a time when every worker should be given access to education and
skills development that will lead them to success," said Assistant
Secretary DeRocco. "Through educational
innovation, infrastructure development and public workforce system
innovation, we are moving forward to help businesses build a skilled
workforce." Although
many efforts are in place to help our economy and workforce transition to the
jobs of the future, Donovan believes that there is much more work to be done.
"The situation is progressively getting worse in our country. There is
now a premium on innovation, which means you have to ëskill-up'
your workforce ñ and at the same time, we are seeing a decline in terms of
skills and literacy, so the gap [between the two] is something we have to
attack." The
telecast is now available as a Webcast via the EDA
Web site: www.eda.gov/NewsEvents/WebCastsVideos.xml. If you
have questions regarding this telecast or need information on future
telecasts, contact Peggy Tadej at (202) 986-1032, ext. 224, or Tadej@narc.org. ·
Upcoming: Report of the Strengthening On the
next Economic Development Today telecast, scheduled for September 26,
2005, members of the Strengthening America's Communities Advisory Committee
will discuss the Committee's recommendations to the Secretary on the planning
and successful implementation of the President's Strengthening America's
Communities Initiative. The
Initiative would fundamentally update and improve the delivery mechanism for
federal economic and community development resources like those that your
region is receiving today. The
Advisory Committee presented its report to the Secretary of Commerce on July
21. The report is now public and is available at the Initiative's Web site at
www.doc.gov/SACI. The
report's overarching premise is that globalization has fundamentally changed
the American economy, and that the economic health of our nation now depends
upon the competitiveness of regions. Despite these economic changes, our
nation continues with policies, organizational structures, and investment
strategies built for a past era. Therefore,
it is necessary to build a new system of federal economic and community
development that invests in the strengthening of regions and their
communities. Guests of
the show will include:
To learn
more about SACI and the Advisory Committee report, go to: www.doc.gov/saci. To sign
up for the telecast, visit the NARC Web site at www.narc.org.
On July
22, the U.S. Senate confirmed by voice vote David A. Sampson as Deputy
Secretary, John J. Sullivan as General Counsel and William Jeffrey as
Director for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Sampson
served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. He
previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer for the Sullivan
served as Deputy General Counsel of the Department of Defense. Prior to that,
he was a Partner in the Jeffrey
was Senior Director for Homeland and National Security and the Assistant
Director for Space and Aeronautics at the Office of Science and Technology
Policy (OSTP) within the Executive Office of the President. Dr. Jeffrey has
been involved in federal science and technology programs and policy since
1988. His previous assignment was with the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (DARPA) where he served as Deputy Director for the Advanced Technology
Office and Chief Scientist for the Tactical Technology Office. While at
DARPA, Dr. Jeffrey developed research programs in communications, computer
network security, novel sensor development, and space operations. Dr. Jeffrey
received his Ph.D. in Astronomy from
The next
edition of Economic Development America magazine will feature the
final report of the Strengthening America's Communities Initiative (SACI)
Advisory Committee. Look for
the Summer edition of Economic Development America to arrive in your
mailbox in late August or early September. The Fall edition will focus on
workforce development. Past
editions of the magazine are available on EDA's
Web site. For more information, contact editor Louise Anderson at landerson@iedconline.org.
The
Economic Development Administration and The
symposium will feature discussion on innovative strategies for economic
development among business leaders, government officials, and economic
development practitioners and researchers. Confirmed
speakers include John Engler, President, National
Association of Manufacturers and former Governor of Michigan; Randall
Kempner, Vice President, Innovation, Council on Competitiveness; Greg Main,
CEO & President, i2E; Kathy Brittain White,
Founder and President, Rural Sourcing, Inc.; Dennis Cuneo,
Senior Vice President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America; David R.
Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Infotonics
Technology Center, Inc.; and Burt Chojnowski,
President, Fairfield Entrepreneurs Association. These nationally renowned
speakers will address key topics related to 21st Century Economic Development
such as Innovation, Entrepreneurship, University-Led Economic Development,
Regionalism, Creating a 21st Century Workforce, and the Strengthening
America's Communities Initiative. The EDA
Excellence in Economic Development Awards 2005 will also be presented to
organizations demonstrating innovative economic development strategies of
national significance. A nomination brochure and instructions for submitting
nominations will be available on the EDA web site, www.eda.gov soon; or to be
added to the mailing list, please contact Barbara Earman at (202) 482-2900 or
email her at bearman@eda.doc.gov. Registration
for the conference is free but is limited to the first 150 people
registering. For more information and to register for the symposium, please
visit the conference web site, www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/EDASymposium/.
To reserve a room at the
Finalists
for the EDA Excellence in Economic Development Awards will be notified by
August 30 and winners will be notified by September 7. The awards ceremony
will be held at EDA's "Symposium for 21st
Century Economic Development" on View the 2004
Award Winners and 2004
Award Finalists. If you
have any questions about the awards, please contact EDA's
Intergovernmental Affairs Division at (202) 482-2900.
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