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Public-private partnerships can build technology economy

May 28, 2008View for printing

In Wisconsin's desire to compete in the technology-based “knowledge” economy, public officials know the state cannot bring to bear the resources of a California, a Texas, or a New York, but it can use collaboration to stretch the assets it has.

This collaboration can be driven by a number of mechanisms, including public-private partnerships. These partnerships are growing in number, especially as federal granting agencies emphasize collaboration as part of their decision-making process. But even if this incentive did not exist, Wisconsin would have another, more powerful reason to pursue such partnerships - economic vitality, which is a motivating factor behind several initiatives.

Joe Vanden Plas

Full Story: http://wistechnology.com/articles/4769/
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