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Research, Innovation, And Commercialization At The University Of Maine, James S. (Jake) Ward Iv
Research, Innovation, And Commercialization At The University Of Maine, James S. (Jake) Ward Iv
Maine Policy Review
This paper presents the University of Maine’s accomplishments through its use of state R&D funds.
Building Prosperity In Rural Maine, Sheila Jans
Building Prosperity In Rural Maine, Sheila Jans
Maine Policy Review
This paper describes challenges and strategies for cultural development in rural areas such as Maine’s St. John Valley.
Worldviews In Conflict, Tom Allen
Worldviews In Conflict, Tom Allen
Maine Policy Review
This article is an edited version of a lecture given in a lecture series, “Politics Then and Now, in Maine and the Nation,” presented by the Muskie School and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Southern Maine in the fall of 2013. Speakers were asked to address the issue of political polarization and dysfunction, comparing how politics was played in the past with the current situation, and discussing what Maine can offer based on experiences here. Tom Allen analyzes the significance of conflicting worldviews in explaining the modern political climate in the U.S.
Natural Advantages Are Key To Achieving A Vibrant Innovation Ecosystem In Maine, David J. Kappos
Natural Advantages Are Key To Achieving A Vibrant Innovation Ecosystem In Maine, David J. Kappos
Maine Policy Review
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Maine’S Innovation Prospects: What The Research Can Tell Us, Linda Silka
Maine’S Innovation Prospects: What The Research Can Tell Us, Linda Silka
Maine Policy Review
The innovation literature suggests Maine faces a number of challenges. This overview article discusses this literature, noting how recent findings about boundary spanning point to the importance of both individual skills and group collaboration in innovation. It highlights the implications for policies that could jumpstart innovation, noting the importance of looking to history, looking across topics, looking across disciplines, looking to other states, and looking to other countries to avoid becoming too short-sighted and parochial in approaches.
An Emerging Model Of Innovation For Maine, Renee Kelly
An Emerging Model Of Innovation For Maine, Renee Kelly
Maine Policy Review
The state of Maine began making significant investments in research and development in the late 1990s, aligning those investments with industry sectors that drew upon the state’s traditional strengths as well as emerging industries such as biotechnology. This strategy was largely built upon the cluster theory of economic development, which can be challenging to implement in rural areas, in part because of their less dense social networks. This paper suggests that developing more efficient social networks will build stronger clusters and make rural areas more successful in innovation, and presents the Blackstone Accelerates Growth initiative as an emerging model for …
Transforming Maine’S Economy: Innovation And Entrepreneurship Policy, Catherine Searle Renault
Transforming Maine’S Economy: Innovation And Entrepreneurship Policy, Catherine Searle Renault
Maine Policy Review
Innovation and entrepreneurship are major drivers of economic growth. Support for them is a primary role of state government in order to increase the well being of its citizens through the provision of well-paying jobs that cannot be easily exported. Today, the state’s role is described as “enhancing the innovation ecosystem,” with the goal of increased productivity, innovation and competitiveness. Policies to build the ecosystem include: (1) building and supporting a state’s research and development capacity; (2) encouraging a state’s entrepreneurial community, (3) increasing the productivity of a state’s economy though the commercialization of new products, services, processes, business models …
Do We Have The Workforce Skills For Maine’S Innovation Economy?, John Dorrer
Do We Have The Workforce Skills For Maine’S Innovation Economy?, John Dorrer
Maine Policy Review
A convergence of economic and demographic forces is shaping a set of formidable challenges for Maine. This article describes how a workforce with superior skills is the key to economic growth and innovation. Over the last five decades, skill requirements have changed dramatically for most workers with the shift from goods-producing to service industries. While much has been done in reforming K-12, post secondary, and adult education systems to accommodate the changing Maine economy, it is not enough More innovation and adaptation will be required from policymakers, institutional leaders, employers and Maine people themselves.
Interview With Doug Hall On The Role Of Training In Innovation, Margo Lukens, Doug Hall
Interview With Doug Hall On The Role Of Training In Innovation, Margo Lukens, Doug Hall
Maine Policy Review
In this interview, Doug Hall gives his current thinking on the teaching of innovation and the urgency for doing so. Hall has been working in the field of innovation for most of his career. He has served as partner and mentor in the University of Maine’s program which offers an Innovation Engineering minor open to undergraduate students in any major and a certificate for graduate students. Hall says that “the world of the guru is done” and that “companies, colleges, and countries need to empower their people to lead the transformation from the inside out.”
Politics Then And Now: Looking Forward, Amy Fried, Ken Fredette, Cynthia Dill
Politics Then And Now: Looking Forward, Amy Fried, Ken Fredette, Cynthia Dill
Maine Policy Review
This article is an excerpt of a concluding panel presentation from a lecture series, “Politics Then and Now, in Maine and the Nation,” presented by the Muskie School and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Southern Maine in the fall of 2013. Speakers were asked to address the issue of political polarization and dysfunction, comparing how politics was played in the past with the current situation, and discussing what Maine can offer based on experiences here.
State Investment In University Research And Commercialization: What Is Measurable And What Is Meaningful?, Kris Burton
State Investment In University Research And Commercialization: What Is Measurable And What Is Meaningful?, Kris Burton
Maine Policy Review
There are serious challenges in measuring the impact of universities on their state economies and in measuring the return on investment in universities by state legislatures. This article discusses the metrics currently used in looking at societal investment in research and the commercialization of research results. It asks if more meaningful metrics are needed, and if so, are they possible to obtain?
Finding Untapped Opportunities In Forests, Linda Silka
Finding Untapped Opportunities In Forests, Linda Silka
Maine Policy Review
Opportunities for innovation in forests in Maine and elsewhere are discussed, including forest bioproducts research at the University of Maine.
Ten Comparisons, Then And Now, Angus King
Ten Comparisons, Then And Now, Angus King
Maine Policy Review
This article is an edited version of a lecture given in a lecture series, “Politics Then and Now, in Maine and the Nation,” presented by the Muskie School and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Southern Maine in the fall of 2013. Speakers were asked to address the issue of political polarization and dysfunction, comparing how politics was played in the past with the current situation, and discussing what Maine can offer based on experiences here. Angus King describes a number of factors contributing to the dysfunctional state of politics now, with one of the most fundamental being …