Arizona as an Innovation Hub Update 2/22/20
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This document provides an overview of Arizona's innovation ecosystem, including key organizations that support technology industries in the state such as the Arizona Commerce Authority and Arizona Technology Council. It discusses several industries that are growing in Arizona such as biotechnology, aerospace/defense, cybersecurity, and autonomous vehicles. It also covers initiatives to support education, entrepreneurship, smart cities, and the use of blockchain/distributed ledger technologies in areas like energy markets. The document aims to showcase Arizona's strengths and investments that are positioning it as a hub for innovation.
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- 1. By Mark Goldstein, International Research Center markg@researchedge.com, http://www.researchedge.com/ See SlideShare at http://www.slideshare.net/markgirc © 2020 - International Research Center (V02A - 2/22/20) Arizona as an Innovation Hub Overview Presentation
- 2. Arizona as an Innovation Hub • Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) • Arizona Technology Council (AZTC) • Other Key Arizona Public Policy Players • Arizona K-12 & Higher Education Investments • Arizona’s Biotechnology & Healthcare Industry • Arizona’s Aerospace & Defense Industries • Arizona’s Cybersecurity Initiatives & Ecosystem • Arizona’s Data Center Industry, Drivers & Incentives • Enabling Arizona’s Gig Economy • Arizona Smart Region Initiatives • Arizona’s Autonomous Vehicles Development & Deployment • Arizona FinTech: Electronic Signatures & Regulatory Sandboxes • Arizona Energy Blockchain Peer-to-Peer & Transactive Marketplaces • Arizona Technology Industry & Workforce Statistics Appendix
- 3. Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) • Angel Investment Tax Credits of up to $2.5 million annually for qualified investments made in qualified small businesses. • Refundable Research and Development Tax Credit provides Arizona income tax credit for increased R&D activities conducted in the State. • Arizona Innovation Challenge is Arizona's leading technology commercialization competition awarding up to $1.5 million twice yearly. 13 Challenges and more than 2K applicants since 2011 have yielded 80 awards providing $18.5M in non-diluting capital. • Rural Broadband Grants from $3M to proposed $10M annually • Coproduces Invest Southwest’s Venture Madness startup competition. • Opportunity Zones & Quality Jobs/Facility Programs • State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) assists Arizona small businesses entering export markets or expanding into new markets. https://www.azcommerce.com/ Autonomous Vehicles Internet of Things (IoT) Education Technology Renewable Energy Nanosatellites Personalized Medicine Telemedicine Agricultural Technology Fresh Water Science Smart Materials Big Ideas Shaping Arizona’s Future https://investsouthwest.org/ Smart Region InitiativesRural Broadband, 5G
- 4. • AZTC works to connect, empower, and engage technology companies across the State of Arizona through educational seminars, business legislative lobbying, and networking events encompassing a diverse member community of over 850 science and technology companies, professional service vendors, academic organizations, and nonprofits. • Annual Public Policy Guide, Vote TechSmart election guide & lobbying for State & Federal tech policy issues (https://www.aztechcouncil.org/public-policy/) • SciTech Institute (https://scitechinstitute.org/) foundation produces: • Arizona SciTech Festival now in its 9th year • Chief Science Officer (CSO) Program • Arizona Tech Connect Magazine (https://www.aztechcouncil.org/techconnect/) • Fifteen working committees including Additive Manufacturing, Cybersecurity, IoT, Law & Technology, MedTech & Optics Valley Arizona Technology Council (AZTC) https://www.aztechcouncil.org/ https://scitechinstitute.org/
- 5. Arizona as an Innovation Hub Arizona Technology Council’s 2020 Public Policy Coverage https://www.aztechcouncil.org/public-policy/
- 6. Arizona as an Innovation Hub Other Key Arizona Public Policy Players https://phoenixchamber.com/ https://phoenixchamber.com/policy- advocacy/policyguide/ https://tucsonchamber.org/ https://tucsonchamber.org/legislative -agenda/ https://www.gpec.org/ https://azgovernor.gov/ https://www.azleg.gov/ https://www.azcc.gov/ https://www.aaed.com/ https://www.aaed.com/group/ Governmental_Affairs https://www.arizonatele.org/ https://www.arizonafuture.org/ https://aredf.org/ https://morrisoninstitute.asu.edu/ https://eller.arizona.edu/ https://www.azag.gov/ https://azchamber.com/ https://azchamber.com/policy-advocacy/
- 7. Arizona as an Innovation Hub Arizona K-12 & Higher Education Investments • Proposition 301 is a voter-approved sales tax passed in 2000 and providing hundreds of millions of dollars annually in education funding. Originally set to expire in 2021, but recently extended to 2041. • The Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) derives revenue from the sale of Trust Land and applies by formula to K-12 educational funding. • Recent Arizona State budgets provide school district funding supporting a 20% increase in teachers’ salaries over a 3-year period. • Ever expanding Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs. • With enabling legislation in 1994, there are currently over 500 charter schools in Arizona, the most in the nation by any measure. • The State has allocated $1B as an incremental investment in new university research infrastructure & innovation at ASU, NAU & UA. • ACC & Dept. of Education funds ($11M) were leveraged to fund $100M+ in rural fiber infrastructure for K-12 school & library broadband under a special 2-year FCC e-rate program beyond annual e-rate support. • Arizona Business & Education Coalition (ABEC, http://www.azbec.org/) • Arizona Technology in Education Association (AzTEA, http://aztea.org/) • Greater Arizona Educational Leadership (GAZEL, http://www.gazel.org/)
- 8. Arizona as an Innovation Hub Arizona’s Biotechnology & Healthcare Industry • Flinn Foundation Bioscience Roadmap produced by Battelle (≥ 2002). • UA Medical School in Tucson & Phoenix + Other Physician Programs. • Significant biotech R&D at ASU, NAU & UA with licensing & spin outs. • $120M support established TGen on a 13.5-acre bio-campus in downtown Phoenix. Top program managers & scientists recruited. • Dynamic, diverse & growing biotech and healthcare ecosystems. • Telehealth friendly regulation & environment: • Requires reimbursement parity for remotely-delivered services • Arizona participates in a multi-state physician licensure compact • World-Class UA Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP) https://www.azbio.org/ https://flinn.org/ https://www.tgen.org/ https://c-path.org/https://telemedicine. arizona.edu/ https://medicine.arizona.edu/ https://biodesign.asu.edu/
- 9. Arizona Bioscience Roadmap & Ecosystem Source: Flinn Foundation https://flinn.org/bioscience/ari zonas-bioscience-roadmap/ Roadmap Goals Industry Segments
- 10. • Major military installations: Luke Airforce Base, Yuma Proving Ground & Fort Huachuca • Strong optics cluster centered around UA + AZTC’s statewide Optics Valley • Emerging space & sub-space launch ports & capabilities • Robust astronomy presence protected by dark skies regulation https://www.azcommerce.com/industries/aerospace-defense/
- 12. Arizona as an Innovation Hub Arizona’s Cybersecurity Initiatives & Ecosystem https://www.azactic. gov/ https://bc.azgovernor.gov/bc/ arizona-cybersecurity-team https://azinfragard. org/actra/ https://azinfragard. org/ http://phoenix.issa.org/ https://www.azcyber talent.com/ Sonoran Desert Security User Group http://www.sdsug.org/ https://isc2chapter- phoenix.org/ https://chapters.cloudsecurity alliance.org/southwest/ http://www.southwestcybersecforum.com/ Cybersecurity Committee https://www.aztechco uncil.org/get- involved/committees/ https://www.azcwr.org/ https://ccofaz.org/ https://www.cyber awareaz.com/ SDSUG
- 13. Arizona as an Innovation Hub Arizona’s Data Center Industry, Drivers & Incentives • Arizona tax advantages with exemptions granted to promote the retention and expansion of enterprise and colocation data centers. • Good, robust power grid with an ample supply of affordable power and renewable options to support data center industry growth. • Excellent weather combined with a lack of natural disasters. • Good workforce availability. Diverse & robust broadband access. • Arizona with its extraordinary data center inventory growth is the second most active data center market for new construction and emerging as the third largest market in the U.S. • Unprecedented thousands of acres of land have been bought by data center developers in metro Phoenix and around the State, expected to deliver tens of millions of square feet of new data center capacity. • Advances in 5G, IoT, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technology, augmented reality & rich mobile content delivery will drive edge computing deployment and massive growth in data center computational and storage capabilities.
- 14. Arizona as an Innovation Hub Enabling Arizona’s Gig Economy • Enables ride sharing with Executive Orders & Legislation. • Ride sharing generally enabled, followed by relaxed special airport use rules. • Established well-defined statewide regulatory & insurance guidelines for rideshare vs. livery services. • Bike and scooter sharing services common in urban cores, communities & campuses. • Enables house/residence sharing and short-term rentals. • Ample coworking and start up incubation facilities options. • Municipalities limited in prohibiting/regulating small businesses located in private residences. • Streamlined occupational licensing regulation & innovative universal licensing regime for granting Arizona licenses to individuals with comparable licenses in another state.
- 15. https://www.azidp.com/the-smart-region/ Center for Smart Cities and Regions (CSCR) https://ifis.asu.edu/c ontent/center-smart- cities-and-regions Arizona Smart Region Initiatives Pima Association of Governments (PAG) http://www.pagregion.com /Default.aspx?tabid=1356 Intel Smart City IoT Solutions https://www.intel.com/ content/www/us/en/int ernet-of-things/smart- cities.html Internet of Things (IoT) Committee https://www.aztechco uncil.org/get- involved/committees/ https://smartchallenges .asu.edu/ http://www.big datasw.org/https://www. azmag.gov/ https://www.azco mmerce.com/iam/ https://www.azidp.com/ Smart Region Consortium https://www.greater phxconnective.com/
- 16. Arizona as an Innovation Hub Arizona’s Autonomous Vehicles Development & Deployment • Executive Order allowed early testing of autonomous vehicles (2015). • Executive Order allowed full deployment of autonomous vehicles creating an environment supporting AV innovation while maintaining a focus on public safety (2018). First AV fatality occurs in Tempe. • Waymo currently deploying Tier 4 rideshare AVs with others to follow. • Chandler changed zoning codes to be more favorable to ride sharing and autonomous vehicles. Other Arizona cities following suit. • Excellent weather combined with a lack of natural disasters. • Availability of legacy & new automotive test tracks. • Intel semiconductor fabrication facilities accompanied by their Autonomous Vehicles Division and various R&D labs in Chandler including IoT. • Further legislation enables autonomous package delivery from street vehicles and sidewalk-travelling pedestrian-privileged autonomous delivery bots. • Advanced vehicle manufacturing in Arizona: shuttles by Local Motors, EVs by Lucid Motors & Ronn Motor Group, semi-trucks by Nikola & TuSimple, electric commuter planes & UAS by Eviation Aircraft + many underlying technologies. • Arizona Commerce Authority established the Institute of Automated Mobility (IAM, https://azcommerce.com/iam/) to create the future of science, safety & policies regarding autonomous mobility in Arizona & beyond. • For more, see Mark Goldstein/IRC’s latest “The Autonomous Revolution of Vehicles & Transportation” deck at https://www.slideshare.net/markgirc/.
- 17. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/technology/a rizona-tech-industry-favorite-self-driving-hub.html
- 21. Local Motors Olli (Chandler) TuSimple (Tucson)Nikola Corporation (Coolidge) Lucid Motors (Casa Grande) https://www.tusimple.com/https://nikolamotor.com/ https://lucidmotors.com/ https://localmotors.com/ Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing in Arizona
- 22. Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing in Arizona https://www.intel.com/content/www /us/en/automotive/autonomous- vehicles.html https://www.mobileye.com/ Imagry Inc. (Israel Based, Tempe U.S. HQ) Ronn Motor Group Inc. (Scottsdale) Hydrogen-Electric Vehicles https://www.ronnmotorgroup.com/ Intel Autonomous Vehicles Division (Chandler) https://www.eviation.co/alice/ Eviation Aircraft (Israel Based, Prescott Mfg.) Alice Commuter carries 9 passengers & 2 crew up to 650 miles. Orca UAS https://aerospace.honeywell.com/en/pr oducts/safety-and-connectivity/intuvue- rdr-84k-band-radar-system Honeywell Aerospace Radar https://imagry.co/ 3m long, 4.5m wingspan 500 mile range
- 23. Arizona as an Innovation Hub FinTech: Electronic Signatures & Regulatory Sandboxes • Early State legislation recognizing electronic signatures recorded on blockchains & enabling validity of smart contracts. Subsequently revised and refined. Arizona emerging as a choice location for blockchain companies that develop apps based on smart contracts. • Arizona’s Financial Technology (FinTech) Sandbox was the first in the nation to create a state-level regulatory sandbox allowing limited access to Arizona’s market for testing innovative financial products or services under the purview of the Attorney General’s Office without needing full state regulation. Seven current participating companies. • Arizona’s Property Technology (PropTech) Sandbox signed into law March 2019 to enable testing of residential real estate product & service innovations (such as Offerpad, Opendoor & Roofstock). • Municipalities are prohibited from regulating blockchain nodes & mining in residential as well as commercial settings. • Mature, versatile intrastate crowdfunding platform in place. • Arizona Corporation Commission docket on energy & blockchain. • Arizona Technology Council State FinTech Public Policy Positions on: MTL Regulation, State Regulatory Reciprocity, Decentralization.
- 25. https://blockchain.asu.edu/ https://health.asu.edu/center- law-science-innovation https://www.gpec.org/connected -place/blockchain/ Energy and Society Group https://sustainability.asu.edu/lightworks /focus-areas/energy-society/ https://azblockchain.org/ https://www.meetup.com/ Desert-Blockchain/ http://desertblockchain.com/ Blockchain Connected Place Arizona Blockchain & FinTech Organizations https://azbankers.org/ http://energy-blockchain.org/ https://www.azcommerce.com/ https://www.azag.gov/ Public Policy Committee https://www.meetup.com/ Hyperledger-Phoenix/ https://www.aztechcouncil.org/ public-policy/
- 27. https://www.americanbanker.com/ opinion/regulatory-sandboxes- can-help-states-advance-fintech … …
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- 30. Arizona as an Innovation Hub Energy Blockchain Peer-to-Peer & Transactive Marketplaces Arizona Technology Council’s Policy Recommendations to the ACC For Blockchain Use in Record Management & Energy Transactions • Encourage the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to work towards utilizing blockchain for corporate records and filings initiating trials and pilots to develop capabilities, gauge future direction, and, when appropriate, inaugurate full-scale initiatives. • Examine the potential to issue and trade securities on a blockchain platform. • The ACC has opened a docket to examine the use of blockchain technology in Arizona’s energy industry to help manage the distributed power generation and storage, transactive energy, renewable energy credits, tokenization, IoT, cybersecurity, and other applications for distributed ledger technologies on the grid. Docket No. AU-00000A-18-0261 https://edocket.azcc.gov/Docket/Docket DetailSearch?docketId=21628 https://www.azcc.gov/
- 31. Arizona Technology Industry & Workforce Statistics • CompTIA - Arizona Cyberstates Snapshot 2019 • ALEC-Laffler Arizona Economic Competitiveness Index 2019 • AZTC Industry Impact Report Top-Line Results 2019 • Milken Institute - Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Profile 2018 • Arizona OEO - Projected Employment Growth 2019-2021 • Arizona’s New Five Cs Arizona as an Innovation Hub
- 35. AZTC Industry Impact Report Top Tech Sectors (2019) AZTC Industry Impact Report Q4/2019 http://aztc.eimpactv2.report/reports/view/ 5b1a9ee7397e2633006a2de9
- 36. Source: Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities 2018 https://www.milkeninstitute.org/ publications/view/955
- 39. By Mark Goldstein, International Research Center markg@researchedge.com, http://www.researchedge.com/ See SlideShare at http://www.slideshare.net/markgirc © 2020 - International Research Center Arizona as an Innovation Hub Overview Presentation