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Research on Research Triangle: A progress report

Research on Research Triangle: A progress report. April 13, 2010 Thanks to OEBD for Seed Funding. RTP and 50 years of Economic Development. Many attempts to emulate Everyone thinks they know the story Build a Science Park & …. Lead by Public Policy Understanding the

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Research on Research Triangle: A progress report

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  1. Research on Research Triangle: A progress report April 13, 2010 Thanks to OEBD for Seed Funding

  2. RTP and 50 years of Economic Development • Many attempts to emulate • Everyone thinks they know the story • Build a Science Park & …. • Lead by Public Policy • Understanding the Industrial Genesis

  3. Research Triangle is the marriage of North Carolina’s ideals for higher education with its hope for material progress Luther Hodges (1961)

  4. Bill Little’s (1929 - 2009) Legacy • Reacting to the statement “RTP is not an entrepreneurial economy”

  5. RTP Entrepreneurial Startups: Preliminary

  6. A Tale of Two Sectors: North Carolina’s Experiments with Quasi-Public Economic Development Entities Maryann Feldman Nichola Lowe

  7. Established in 1963 NSF initiative under Governor Sanford Mission “.. encourage, promote and support the scientific, engineering and industrial research applications in NC to the end that the State will benefit from, and contribute to economic and technical developments resulting from advances in the space and related sciences.” Reported to & Chaired by Governor Until 1973, then demoted to Committee under Governor Holshouser Nixon dissolves Office of the Science Advisor (1971) In 1977 and then 1979 new stature & appropriations under Governor Hunt The NC Board of Science and Industry

  8. The FY80 Report and the FY81 Plan Consider the economic context Initiatives Microelectronics Molecular Biology:Recombinant DNA NC School of Science and Mathematics

  9. New Initiatives Require new organizational form Quasi-governmental 501C(3) Objective Not traditional economic development Work with industry & universities Quentin W. Lindsey

  10. Organizational Origins

  11. Biotech Center: Second Mover Advantages • Less urgency = breathing room • MCNC support’s Governor’s progressive goals • Less mobility of biotechnology firms - less emphasis on recruitment • Board of S & T Report and Legislative Research Process = deliberation and consensus-building • Builds advocates from within legislative branch • Creates common language and relevant metaphor • Identify mistakes of MCNC = learning & anticipating challenges • Listen to the universities: conduit not competitor • Board representation: diverse, not dichotomous • Reaches out to and educates the public

  12. MC: Competing with NC Universities “Facilities are being taken away which the faculty have been assuming would be on their campuses.” George Herbert, Chairman MCNC President of Research Triangle Institute Private letter to Gov. Hunt, 1981

  13. BC: A Conduit for NC Universities Would it be correct to say that the research committee is not proposing an independent research center, but rather an organization that will support North Carolina universities in building out their own research capabilities in biotechnology? Statement to Legislative Research Committee Dr. William Friday, President of University of North Carolina system (as recalled by Senator Gerry Hancock) circa 1983

  14. BC: Common Language and Public Awareness “I get wood chips, but I just don’t get micro-chips”A statement from a state legislator representing a rural county

  15. Differing Response to Crisis BC: 1985-1987 MCNC: 1988; 1992-94 • New Gov. threatens to pull funding • Loss of CEO further undermines org. stability • Increase information sharing and outreach • Call on legislative and university allies for assistance • Develop programs to reinforce commitment to universities, high schools and industry • Mounting university criticism • Legislative audit • Media lawsuit: lack of transparency • Reduce information sharing/access • Deepen in-house technology development • End commitment to economic development

  16. Embedded Improvisation • Same State, same time period, different outcomes • Different implementation • Biotech - Democratic, not really grassroots • Resilient Organizations/ Resilient Organizations • Perhaps some transferable lessons to other regions investing in new and rapidly changing technologies

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