Funded Initiatives
>> Back to Intiatives
Product Name
Technology Commercialization
Project Description
The Finger Lakes Wired region is working to adopt and implement a technology commercialization process across the university and research and development community that maximizes the economic impact of intellectual property that is created or enhanced in the region.
Talent development efforts are targeted to train qualified managers with the required skills to launch new businesses, raise capital and create new jobs, and ultimately position them to become serial entrepreneurs.
The academic and job readiness training incorporates elements from Tiers I-IV of the Competencies Building Blocks Model.
Outcome from Using the Product
- Identify the benefit(s) users will derive from replicating the product.
- Achievement of skills necessary to launch a new business, raise capital and create new jobs; positioning trainees to become serial entrepreneurs.
- Participants will learn business and commercialization principles, methods and tools used in industry as new product development and research and development management processes, and how to create business plans.
Updated 1.10
|
“The value of the Wired initiative in its totality is that it has been some very smart, strategic investments in different programs. There are programs that support entrepreneurship. There are programs that support and expand workforce development and training so that we will continue to have a highly skilled workforce that meets the needs of our employers in the future.” Maggie Brooks. Monroe County Executive
Strategic Outcomes
To be supported by Finger Lakes Wired initiatives
- Increase job growth relative to national average
- Increase average wages relative to national average
- Increase retention of 20-34 age workers
- Adoption of a regional identity resulting in collaborative networking and communication in support of regional economic strategies
|
