The 2011 GeorgiaForward Forum brought together over 200 leaders to create an innovation agenda for Georgia. Participants prioritized two issues: 1) dramatically improving K-12 education, focusing on early childhood education, teacher quality, and producing critical thinkers; and 2) developing a statewide vision for prosperity by leveraging existing strengths and opportunities in emerging fields to increase quality of output and scale good ideas. Overall, the forum explored innovative solutions to Georgia's challenges in areas like economic development, healthcare, education, and transportation.
This study undertook an empirical view towards analyzing the role youth capacity building can play in
entrepreneurship development. This study took a descriptive approach in its design and covered a sample of 519
rural entrepreneurs drawn from selected rural communities across the three geo-political zones of Enugu state using
purposive sampling technique. Data was gathered using a five point likert scale questionnaire and was analyzed with
chi-square test using the 23.0 versions of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The data analysis was based
on the 413 questionnaires that were validly filled and returned by the respondents. The study noted that capacity
building is not a choice; it is a fundamental route to youth entrepreneurship development. Hence, giving hand-outs or
even equipment without needful entrepreneurial knowledge is no longer fit to pass as youth capacity building. It was
therefore concluded that for sustainable entrepreneurship development especially among the youths in Enugu state,
there is need for well structured and functional capacity building programmes. The paper recommends that; to ensure
consistency and relevance of capacity building in the act of entrepreneurship development, states must
institutionalize capacity building, Governments should invest in and leverage on existing educational institutions to
advance and reduce the cost of entrepreneurship development oriented capacity building and that there is need to
invest massively on innovation biased capacity building programmes
Influence of Management Committee on Performance of Cooperative Societies in ...YogeshIJTSRD
This document discusses the influence of management committees on the performance of cooperative societies in tertiary institutions in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It begins with an introduction to cooperatives and their role in addressing economic issues. It then discusses management committees, their responsibilities, and challenges they face. The study examined how the socioeconomic characteristics of committee members influence cooperative performance. The conclusion suggests that addressing issues that could hurt performance is important. It recommends that cooperatives ensure committee members are service-driven, not ambitious or authority-seeking.
In 2013, in response to the opportunities presented by Africa’s rapidly growing youth population and the ubiquity of information and communications technologies across the continent, The Rockefeller Foundation launched its Digital Jobs Africa initiative. The initiative aims to enable young people to access jobs by providing them with in-demand technology-related and other employability skills. Now just past its two-year mark, the Foundation is taking stock of the rich learning that has emerged from the initiative.
21st century businesses need to adopt innovative, creative strategies to stay afloat or to soar to higher places- This research discusses the importance of mutually beneficial business partnerships. Such relationships serve to boost business while lending a hand to the efforts of educators, philanthropists and other honorable, hardworking entities.
Youth councils an effective way to promote youth participationDr Lendy Spires
This document discusses youth councils and their effectiveness in promoting youth participation. It provides 6 case studies of youth councils operating at local, national, regional, and international levels in Africa. The case studies illustrate different types of youth councils based on their focus, structure, and roles. Effective youth councils are found to have clearly defined purposes and roles, engage youth in meaningful decision-making, and provide skills development opportunities for participating youth. They can positively impact youth participants through increased confidence and skills, as well as broader communities through advocacy and projects.
The document provides a year-end review and outlines plans for 2011 for the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT). It summarizes accomplishments in 2010, including expanding the Young Entrepreneur Leadership Network and hosting various entrepreneurship forums and conferences. It then outlines goals for 2011, such as strengthening existing programs like the Business Laboratories, Nex Links network, and initiatives focused on women entrepreneurs. YABT also plans to launch new programs, partner with more organizations, and continue its work in technology, innovation, and promoting sustainable business practices.
The Future of Youth Employment report offers an in-depth look at the changing nature of work in the United States—from microwork, to new coordination and automation technologies, and beyond. It explores challenges and opportunities these changes present for poor and vulnerable youth, and suggests policies and actions corporations, governments, and nonprofits can take to ensure positive futures for them.
This study undertook an empirical view towards analyzing the role youth capacity building can play in
entrepreneurship development. This study took a descriptive approach in its design and covered a sample of 519
rural entrepreneurs drawn from selected rural communities across the three geo-political zones of Enugu state using
purposive sampling technique. Data was gathered using a five point likert scale questionnaire and was analyzed with
chi-square test using the 23.0 versions of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The data analysis was based
on the 413 questionnaires that were validly filled and returned by the respondents. The study noted that capacity
building is not a choice; it is a fundamental route to youth entrepreneurship development. Hence, giving hand-outs or
even equipment without needful entrepreneurial knowledge is no longer fit to pass as youth capacity building. It was
therefore concluded that for sustainable entrepreneurship development especially among the youths in Enugu state,
there is need for well structured and functional capacity building programmes. The paper recommends that; to ensure
consistency and relevance of capacity building in the act of entrepreneurship development, states must
institutionalize capacity building, Governments should invest in and leverage on existing educational institutions to
advance and reduce the cost of entrepreneurship development oriented capacity building and that there is need to
invest massively on innovation biased capacity building programmes
Influence of Management Committee on Performance of Cooperative Societies in ...YogeshIJTSRD
This document discusses the influence of management committees on the performance of cooperative societies in tertiary institutions in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It begins with an introduction to cooperatives and their role in addressing economic issues. It then discusses management committees, their responsibilities, and challenges they face. The study examined how the socioeconomic characteristics of committee members influence cooperative performance. The conclusion suggests that addressing issues that could hurt performance is important. It recommends that cooperatives ensure committee members are service-driven, not ambitious or authority-seeking.
In 2013, in response to the opportunities presented by Africa’s rapidly growing youth population and the ubiquity of information and communications technologies across the continent, The Rockefeller Foundation launched its Digital Jobs Africa initiative. The initiative aims to enable young people to access jobs by providing them with in-demand technology-related and other employability skills. Now just past its two-year mark, the Foundation is taking stock of the rich learning that has emerged from the initiative.
21st century businesses need to adopt innovative, creative strategies to stay afloat or to soar to higher places- This research discusses the importance of mutually beneficial business partnerships. Such relationships serve to boost business while lending a hand to the efforts of educators, philanthropists and other honorable, hardworking entities.
Youth councils an effective way to promote youth participationDr Lendy Spires
This document discusses youth councils and their effectiveness in promoting youth participation. It provides 6 case studies of youth councils operating at local, national, regional, and international levels in Africa. The case studies illustrate different types of youth councils based on their focus, structure, and roles. Effective youth councils are found to have clearly defined purposes and roles, engage youth in meaningful decision-making, and provide skills development opportunities for participating youth. They can positively impact youth participants through increased confidence and skills, as well as broader communities through advocacy and projects.
The document provides a year-end review and outlines plans for 2011 for the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT). It summarizes accomplishments in 2010, including expanding the Young Entrepreneur Leadership Network and hosting various entrepreneurship forums and conferences. It then outlines goals for 2011, such as strengthening existing programs like the Business Laboratories, Nex Links network, and initiatives focused on women entrepreneurs. YABT also plans to launch new programs, partner with more organizations, and continue its work in technology, innovation, and promoting sustainable business practices.
The Future of Youth Employment report offers an in-depth look at the changing nature of work in the United States—from microwork, to new coordination and automation technologies, and beyond. It explores challenges and opportunities these changes present for poor and vulnerable youth, and suggests policies and actions corporations, governments, and nonprofits can take to ensure positive futures for them.
This document proposes establishing a Performance-Based Official Development Assistance (P-BODA) framework (PK-BODAF) to monitor and manage ODA performance. P-BODA would implement ODA based on OECD countries' performance on their 0.7% GDP commitments for aid and on developing countries' progress on human development and poverty reduction. This framework would create knowledge on ODA performance by both donor and recipient countries. The document argues that ODA should be provided primarily as grants rather than loans to reduce indebtedness in developing countries. It also calls for mechanisms to ensure ODA is spent equitably and benefits intended recipients.
Driven by long‐term shifts in the labor market and on‐going poverty and inequality, youth employment challenges have mounted steadily over the last decade and reached a crisis point in the wake of the Great Recession. Youth unemployment in 2010 reached its highest level since World War II. The short‐ and long‐term consequences of youth unemployment are severe. Individuals who fail to
transition to stable jobs by their early 20s are at risk of experiencing more frequent and prolonged spells of joblessness, permanently lower earnings, and greater difficulty building a secure financial future for themselves and their families. Ultimately, youth unemployment and associated challenges threaten to perpetuate cycles of intergenerational poverty for individuals and communities.
The document describes several youth conferences and summits that will take place between 2008-2010:
1) The 4th World Youth Congress in Quebec, Canada in August 2008 that will bring 600 young activists from 120 countries together to work on sustainable development projects.
2) The Youth Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in August 2009 that will gather hundreds of young people to contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
3) The One Young World summit in London, England in February 2010 that will connect 823 young leaders from 112 countries to address the most pressing global issues.
Economic Gardening is an economic development approach that focuses on helping second-stage companies, typically with 10-100 employees and $750,000-$50 million in annual revenue, accelerate their growth. It originated in Colorado in the 1980s and was pioneered by Chris Gibbons. Economic Gardening teams work directly with companies to diagnose issues, identify opportunities, and quickly connect them with resources from Purdue University and its partners to help them develop more rigorous business practices and fill gaps holding them back from further growth. Examples of how Economic Gardening has helped companies include analyzing geographic expansion opportunities for a craft brewer and guiding firms on developing formal marketing strategies that integrate internet technologies. The Purdue Center for Regional Development partners with local economic
There is no simple way to solving the African youth question. This book seeks to make a simple but no ordinary call on all stakeholders to take steps and help solve the youth question across the continent. This is a call, which does not require guns and machetes, but intellectual and moral weapons without which lasting results can never be secured. One other important issue worth mentioning, if even in passing, is the slur of ghettoes. Ghettoes have been known to provide safe havens for criminals and traps for the vulnerable youth especially the homeless, poverty stricken and those from hot spots. Ghettoes do not only provide fertile grounds for criminals, they also provide them with the opportunity to recruit vulnerable youth to their fold. There is no doubt that, policies have no legs to walk on into reality. The traditional track for their movement into reality is through programmes deliberately designed and religiously adhered to. On the other hand, institutions implement programmes. Thus the stronger, effective and resourceful an institution is, the better the programmes are implemented and consequently the effectiveness of the policy in the lives of the intended target. The media, with its reach, the ability to set agenda, and its 'god' status in the eyes of society should attempt to educate the youth on family values to the society. Debates could be generated on the essence of the family unit among others to psyche society up by highlighting the inherent beauty of the family system. The time has come for chieftaincy institution, to reassert its traditional duties to the youth and society. This is a call for grassroot education where chiefs and sub-chiefs would engage their societies in meaningful 'Nim-tree' and Baobab-tree discussions to establish codes and reinstate the position of the family in the society and more importantly to the youth. Two critical programmes, which could provide substantive and long-term opportunities to the youth, should centre on Incubation Centres and National Employment Programme. Traditionally, incubation centres give office space and technical advice in the early years of start-ups with the capacity, by design, to support any area of entrepreneurial direction government policies indicates. The high level of expertise required to successfully manage a business, coupled with the cost of rent, makes it necessary for the government, either singularly or in partnership, to support the culture of the business incubation centres. These incubation centres should be established with the core goal of providing the necessary technical support and protection for young entrepreneurs during the critical early stages of their businesses. As a matter of national priority, African leaders need to build and empower youth entrepreneurs. The issue of job centres with an online option would enhance the job search and security of the youth. That is to say, the government should establish job centres on campuses....
The document provides information about Strategic Doing, which is a method for forming action-oriented collaborations through measurable outcomes and adjustments. It discusses what Strategic Doing is, how it works, why it works, and who uses it. It then provides case studies of Strategic Doing being used to address workforce issues in Indiana, rebuild neighborhoods in Flint, launch a clean energy cluster in Florida, and fill manufacturing skills gaps. It also discusses the Strategic Doing university network and available training options.
Assessing Market-Based Solutions: Lessons from Evaluating a Youth Employment ...The Rockefeller Foundation
1) Impact sourcing operates at the intersection of market-based approaches, ICT, and workforce development by providing digital jobs to disadvantaged youth.
2) Evaluating a Rockefeller Foundation youth digital employment initiative provided lessons on assessing programs that embed market-based principles. Mixed quantitative and qualitative methods are needed to measure individual, job, enterprise, household, and community-level outcomes.
3) Effective measurement requires clarity on objectives, distinguishing individual and firm-level data, and linking individual results to household outcomes over time. Leveraging technology can strengthen dynamic monitoring and evaluation.
This document discusses the evolution of the concept of inclusive economies and key lessons learned from analyzing related indicator initiatives. It proposes a framework for measuring inclusive economies consisting of 5 broad characteristics (equitable, participatory, growing, sustainable, and stable) divided into 15 sub-categories and 57 specific indicators. The framework is intended to promote discussion and understanding of inclusive economies while acknowledging limitations of indicators in fully capturing complex concepts.
This includes complete notes needed for the chapter Development included in CBSE Class X Curriculum.
The notes are prepared by topper of CBSE who scored A1 in Social Science and a 10 CGPA.
Georgia Competitiveness Initiative Report Prepared by .docxgreg1eden90113
Georgia Competitiveness Initiative Report
Prepared by
Student Name
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce
July 2012
INTRODUCTION: GEORGIA—THE ECONOMIC LEADER OF THE SOUTH……..1
Areas of Focus...........................................................................11
Business Climate.........................................................12
Education & Workforce Development..............14
Innovation.......................................................................16
Infrastructure................................................................18
Global Commerce.....................................................20
Government Efficiency...........................................22
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION: GEORGIA—THE ECONOMIC LEADER OF THE SOUTH
Throughout Georgia’s history, state government and the business community have worked together to grow the economy and create a high quality of life for those who call our state home. As a result of that partnership, Georgia has been the economic leader of the South, one with an enviable logistics system, top tier research universities, world class technical education, a robust agricultural sector, abundant natural resources and a positive global reputation–all of which contribute to our ability to attract, retain and grow both jobs and investment.
To ensure that Georgia’s future is bright, the state must focus not only on what is needed to successfully emerge from the recent recession but also to remain competitive for decades to come. The Georgia Competitiveness Initiative–a partnership between public and private sectors– was created by Governor Nathan Deal to enhance the state’s economic development strategy.
As a result, the Initiative centered on six key areas that, together, have and will continue to form the foundation for long-term economic success. These are also the key areas that site selection consultants use to evaluate locations:
Business Climate
Education and Workforce Development
Innovation
Infrastructure
Global Commerce
Government Efficiency and Effectiveness
Business Climate
Georgia’s reputation as a business-friendly state has been demonstrated through both past economic success and numerous national rankings and accolades. Maintaining that climate – one that supports existing industry, new corporate locations, small business and entrepreneurs – must remain at the heart of any economic development strategy. By modernizing incentives, revising tax provisions, and leveraging our quality of life, Georgia can ensure continued success in the future. “Provide incentives that reward growth and support established industry to increase Georgia’s ability to compete with other states in attracting new companies or expanding existing ones.”
Education & Workforce Development
A supportive business climate, sound economic development strategy, and world-class infrastructure are of little value to business without a dependable pipeline of qua.
The document provides information about the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). TAG promotes Georgia's technology industry and brings the technology community together through events and initiatives. TAG's mission is to support its members and foster technology development in Georgia through alliances and opportunities for growth. TAG aims to drive economic development in Georgia by educating, uniting and informing the technology community.
The document discusses how GeorgiaForward brings together stakeholders from across Georgia to collaborate on tackling challenges and seizing opportunities to ensure the state's future success. It believes that political rhetoric often masks how all parts of Georgia are interdependent and rise and fall together. GeorgiaForward facilitates cross-sector and regional conversations to develop visionary solutions pursued independently by partnerships. It hosts various events and focuses discussions on issues like education, economic development, quality of life, and health. The goal is a thriving Georgia that is globally competitive, innovative, healthy and livable.
This document presents an innovation and investment plan called Prosperity 2020 to strengthen Utah's economy through improving education. It was created by Utah business leaders in response to concerning education trends like lower test scores and graduation rates. The plan calls for strategic investments totaling $73.3 million in 2013 to meet goals like 66% of Utahns having postsecondary degrees by 2020. It analyzes economic warning signs in education and lays out revenue options to fund improvements in areas like K-12, higher education, and technical training. The business community aims to partner with legislators and educators to enhance Utah's competitive advantage through a well-educated workforce.
This is a presentation used for explaining the importance and concept of Skill Development with respect to various issues addressed by the UNDP, OECD, ILO and India.
The document discusses education for sustainable development in Haiti. It outlines the author's vision to bring together stakeholders to develop effective and sustainable education systems in Haiti to achieve quality education for all children by 2030. This will help rebuild Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and transform it into a developing country. The author's values that will guide their work include inclusive partnerships, local system engagement, focusing on equity and vulnerable groups. Key partners in this effort are identified. To achieve the vision, the author will promote collaboration, support credible education plans, ensure coordinated financing, and support improved education metrics. Progress will be measured using a collaborative approach based on PISA, which assesses learning outcomes.
How can developing countries participate of more sophisticated stages of GVC´sMaraJosDonosoFres
Developing countries have generally only reached limited manufacturing stages in global value chains (GVCs) due to characteristics associated with developing economies like inequality, poverty, unemployment, low skills, unstable economies, and poor infrastructure. These "weaknesses" are directly related to the key drivers of GVC participation like factor endowments, market size, and institutional quality. To participate in more sophisticated GVC stages, developing countries need to reduce inequality problems to promote innovation, and attract foreign direct investment by improving business environment factors like political stability, legal systems, infrastructure, and skilled labor. While not ideal, developing countries can also focus on exploiting natural resources and labor to participate in early GVC stages in the short term.
This document discusses a research thesis analyzing the relationship between social and economic development in Pakistan at the district level. It provides background on the concepts of social and economic development. The study uses data from Pakistan's Household Income and Expenditure Survey to examine relationships between economic ranks, literacy rates, and enrollment rates as indicators of development across districts in Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Descriptive analysis and correlation techniques are employed to analyze the data and relationships between social and economic development indicators.
This document discusses a research thesis analyzing the relationship between social and economic development in Pakistan at the district level. It provides background on the concepts of social and economic development. The thesis uses data from Pakistan's Household Income and Expenditure Survey to examine relationships between economic ranks, literacy rates, and enrollment rates as indicators of social and economic development. It describes the methodology, results for different provinces, and graphical representations of the findings. The conclusion discusses that social and economic development is needed in Pakistan to improve standards of living through education, incomes, skills, and employment.
Women and Financial Education Evidence SummaryDr Lendy Spires
This document summarizes a report on women and financial education published by the OECD in 2013. It finds that women often have less financial knowledge and access to financial products than men, and face more vulnerabilities. Some countries have implemented financial education programs targeting women to help improve their financial empowerment and inclusion. The report analyzes gender differences in financial literacy based on OECD surveys, identifies barriers women face, and provides case studies of financial education programs for women. It aims to provide guidance to policymakers on addressing the financial education needs of women and girls.
Writekraft Research and Publications LLP was initially formed, informally, in 2006 by a group of scholars to help fellow students. Gradually, with several dissertations, thesis and assignments receiving acclaim and a good grade, Writekraft was officially founded in 2011 Since its establishment, Writekraft Research & Publications LLP is Guiding and Mentoring PhD Scholars.
Our Mission:
To provide breakthrough research works to our clients through Perseverant efforts towards creativity and innovation”.
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Writekraft endeavours to be the leading global research and publications company that will fulfil all research needs of our clients. We will achieve this vision through:
Analyzing every customer's aims, objectives and purpose of research
Using advanced and latest tools and technique of research and analysis
Coordinating and including their own ideas and knowledge
Providing the desired inferences and results of the research
In the past decade, we have successfully assisted students from various universities in India and globally. We at Writekraft Research & Publications LLP head office in Kanpur, India are most trusted and professional Research, Writing, Guidance and Publication Service Provider for PhD. Our services meet all your PhD Admissions, Thesis Preparation and Research Paper Publication needs with highest regards for the quality you prefer.
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We have PhD experts from reputed institutions/ organizations like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and many more apex education institutions in India. Our works are tailored and drafted as per your requirements and are totally unique.
From past years our core advisory members, research team assisted research scholars from various universities from all corners of world.
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Writekraft Research and Publications LLP was initially formed, informally, in 2006 by a group of scholars to help fellow students. Gradually, with several dissertations, thesis and assignments receiving acclaim and a good grade, Writekraft was officially founded in 2011 Since its establishment, Writekraft Research & Publications LLP is Guiding and Mentoring PhD Scholars.
Our Mission:
To provide breakthrough research works to our clients through Perseverant efforts towards creativity and innovation”.
Vision:
Writekraft endeavours to be the leading global research and publications company that will fulfil all research needs of our clients. We will achieve this vision through:
Analyzing every customer's aims, objectives and purpose of research
Using advanced and latest tools and technique of research and analysis
Coordinating and including their own ideas and knowledge
Providing the desired inferences and results of the research
In the past decade, we have successfully assisted students from various universities in India and globally. We at Writekraft Research & Publications LLP head office in Kanpur, India are most trusted and professional Research, Writing, Guidance and Publication Service Provider for PhD. Our services meet all your PhD Admissions, Thesis Preparation and Research Paper Publication needs with highest regards for the quality you prefer.
Our Achievements:
NATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST RESEARCH PROJECT (By Hon. President APJ Abdul Kalam)
GOLD MEDAL FOR RESEARCH ON DISABILITY (By Disabled’s Club of India)
NOMINATED FOR BEST MSME AWARDS 2017
5 STAR RATING ON GOOGLE
We have PhD experts from reputed institutions/ organizations like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and many more apex education institutions in India. Our works are tailored and drafted as per your requirements and are totally unique.
From past years our core advisory members, research team assisted research scholars from various universities from all corners of world.
Subjects/Areas We Cover:
Management, Commerce, Finance, Marketing, Psychology, Education, Sociology, Mass communications, English Literature, English Language, Law, History, Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Pharmacy & Healthcare.
This event was the first-of-its-kind dialogue in Pakistan, based on quintuple helix model, in which public-private-academic-media-CS organizations collaborated to bring all stakeholders on a unified platform to talk about socio-economic development and SDGs progress, by leveraging upon the collective wisdom to chalk out strategy to deliver the national commitment on Agenda 2030.
I conceived this idea of organizing Pakistan’s First Ever National Dialogues on Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations with a desire to mobilize national efforts to effectively brought SDGs to life in every sector of Pakistan.
This document proposes establishing a Performance-Based Official Development Assistance (P-BODA) framework (PK-BODAF) to monitor and manage ODA performance. P-BODA would implement ODA based on OECD countries' performance on their 0.7% GDP commitments for aid and on developing countries' progress on human development and poverty reduction. This framework would create knowledge on ODA performance by both donor and recipient countries. The document argues that ODA should be provided primarily as grants rather than loans to reduce indebtedness in developing countries. It also calls for mechanisms to ensure ODA is spent equitably and benefits intended recipients.
Driven by long‐term shifts in the labor market and on‐going poverty and inequality, youth employment challenges have mounted steadily over the last decade and reached a crisis point in the wake of the Great Recession. Youth unemployment in 2010 reached its highest level since World War II. The short‐ and long‐term consequences of youth unemployment are severe. Individuals who fail to
transition to stable jobs by their early 20s are at risk of experiencing more frequent and prolonged spells of joblessness, permanently lower earnings, and greater difficulty building a secure financial future for themselves and their families. Ultimately, youth unemployment and associated challenges threaten to perpetuate cycles of intergenerational poverty for individuals and communities.
The document describes several youth conferences and summits that will take place between 2008-2010:
1) The 4th World Youth Congress in Quebec, Canada in August 2008 that will bring 600 young activists from 120 countries together to work on sustainable development projects.
2) The Youth Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in August 2009 that will gather hundreds of young people to contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
3) The One Young World summit in London, England in February 2010 that will connect 823 young leaders from 112 countries to address the most pressing global issues.
Economic Gardening is an economic development approach that focuses on helping second-stage companies, typically with 10-100 employees and $750,000-$50 million in annual revenue, accelerate their growth. It originated in Colorado in the 1980s and was pioneered by Chris Gibbons. Economic Gardening teams work directly with companies to diagnose issues, identify opportunities, and quickly connect them with resources from Purdue University and its partners to help them develop more rigorous business practices and fill gaps holding them back from further growth. Examples of how Economic Gardening has helped companies include analyzing geographic expansion opportunities for a craft brewer and guiding firms on developing formal marketing strategies that integrate internet technologies. The Purdue Center for Regional Development partners with local economic
There is no simple way to solving the African youth question. This book seeks to make a simple but no ordinary call on all stakeholders to take steps and help solve the youth question across the continent. This is a call, which does not require guns and machetes, but intellectual and moral weapons without which lasting results can never be secured. One other important issue worth mentioning, if even in passing, is the slur of ghettoes. Ghettoes have been known to provide safe havens for criminals and traps for the vulnerable youth especially the homeless, poverty stricken and those from hot spots. Ghettoes do not only provide fertile grounds for criminals, they also provide them with the opportunity to recruit vulnerable youth to their fold. There is no doubt that, policies have no legs to walk on into reality. The traditional track for their movement into reality is through programmes deliberately designed and religiously adhered to. On the other hand, institutions implement programmes. Thus the stronger, effective and resourceful an institution is, the better the programmes are implemented and consequently the effectiveness of the policy in the lives of the intended target. The media, with its reach, the ability to set agenda, and its 'god' status in the eyes of society should attempt to educate the youth on family values to the society. Debates could be generated on the essence of the family unit among others to psyche society up by highlighting the inherent beauty of the family system. The time has come for chieftaincy institution, to reassert its traditional duties to the youth and society. This is a call for grassroot education where chiefs and sub-chiefs would engage their societies in meaningful 'Nim-tree' and Baobab-tree discussions to establish codes and reinstate the position of the family in the society and more importantly to the youth. Two critical programmes, which could provide substantive and long-term opportunities to the youth, should centre on Incubation Centres and National Employment Programme. Traditionally, incubation centres give office space and technical advice in the early years of start-ups with the capacity, by design, to support any area of entrepreneurial direction government policies indicates. The high level of expertise required to successfully manage a business, coupled with the cost of rent, makes it necessary for the government, either singularly or in partnership, to support the culture of the business incubation centres. These incubation centres should be established with the core goal of providing the necessary technical support and protection for young entrepreneurs during the critical early stages of their businesses. As a matter of national priority, African leaders need to build and empower youth entrepreneurs. The issue of job centres with an online option would enhance the job search and security of the youth. That is to say, the government should establish job centres on campuses....
The document provides information about Strategic Doing, which is a method for forming action-oriented collaborations through measurable outcomes and adjustments. It discusses what Strategic Doing is, how it works, why it works, and who uses it. It then provides case studies of Strategic Doing being used to address workforce issues in Indiana, rebuild neighborhoods in Flint, launch a clean energy cluster in Florida, and fill manufacturing skills gaps. It also discusses the Strategic Doing university network and available training options.
Assessing Market-Based Solutions: Lessons from Evaluating a Youth Employment ...The Rockefeller Foundation
1) Impact sourcing operates at the intersection of market-based approaches, ICT, and workforce development by providing digital jobs to disadvantaged youth.
2) Evaluating a Rockefeller Foundation youth digital employment initiative provided lessons on assessing programs that embed market-based principles. Mixed quantitative and qualitative methods are needed to measure individual, job, enterprise, household, and community-level outcomes.
3) Effective measurement requires clarity on objectives, distinguishing individual and firm-level data, and linking individual results to household outcomes over time. Leveraging technology can strengthen dynamic monitoring and evaluation.
This document discusses the evolution of the concept of inclusive economies and key lessons learned from analyzing related indicator initiatives. It proposes a framework for measuring inclusive economies consisting of 5 broad characteristics (equitable, participatory, growing, sustainable, and stable) divided into 15 sub-categories and 57 specific indicators. The framework is intended to promote discussion and understanding of inclusive economies while acknowledging limitations of indicators in fully capturing complex concepts.
This includes complete notes needed for the chapter Development included in CBSE Class X Curriculum.
The notes are prepared by topper of CBSE who scored A1 in Social Science and a 10 CGPA.
Georgia Competitiveness Initiative Report Prepared by .docxgreg1eden90113
Georgia Competitiveness Initiative Report
Prepared by
Student Name
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce
July 2012
INTRODUCTION: GEORGIA—THE ECONOMIC LEADER OF THE SOUTH……..1
Areas of Focus...........................................................................11
Business Climate.........................................................12
Education & Workforce Development..............14
Innovation.......................................................................16
Infrastructure................................................................18
Global Commerce.....................................................20
Government Efficiency...........................................22
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION: GEORGIA—THE ECONOMIC LEADER OF THE SOUTH
Throughout Georgia’s history, state government and the business community have worked together to grow the economy and create a high quality of life for those who call our state home. As a result of that partnership, Georgia has been the economic leader of the South, one with an enviable logistics system, top tier research universities, world class technical education, a robust agricultural sector, abundant natural resources and a positive global reputation–all of which contribute to our ability to attract, retain and grow both jobs and investment.
To ensure that Georgia’s future is bright, the state must focus not only on what is needed to successfully emerge from the recent recession but also to remain competitive for decades to come. The Georgia Competitiveness Initiative–a partnership between public and private sectors– was created by Governor Nathan Deal to enhance the state’s economic development strategy.
As a result, the Initiative centered on six key areas that, together, have and will continue to form the foundation for long-term economic success. These are also the key areas that site selection consultants use to evaluate locations:
Business Climate
Education and Workforce Development
Innovation
Infrastructure
Global Commerce
Government Efficiency and Effectiveness
Business Climate
Georgia’s reputation as a business-friendly state has been demonstrated through both past economic success and numerous national rankings and accolades. Maintaining that climate – one that supports existing industry, new corporate locations, small business and entrepreneurs – must remain at the heart of any economic development strategy. By modernizing incentives, revising tax provisions, and leveraging our quality of life, Georgia can ensure continued success in the future. “Provide incentives that reward growth and support established industry to increase Georgia’s ability to compete with other states in attracting new companies or expanding existing ones.”
Education & Workforce Development
A supportive business climate, sound economic development strategy, and world-class infrastructure are of little value to business without a dependable pipeline of qua.
The document provides information about the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). TAG promotes Georgia's technology industry and brings the technology community together through events and initiatives. TAG's mission is to support its members and foster technology development in Georgia through alliances and opportunities for growth. TAG aims to drive economic development in Georgia by educating, uniting and informing the technology community.
The document discusses how GeorgiaForward brings together stakeholders from across Georgia to collaborate on tackling challenges and seizing opportunities to ensure the state's future success. It believes that political rhetoric often masks how all parts of Georgia are interdependent and rise and fall together. GeorgiaForward facilitates cross-sector and regional conversations to develop visionary solutions pursued independently by partnerships. It hosts various events and focuses discussions on issues like education, economic development, quality of life, and health. The goal is a thriving Georgia that is globally competitive, innovative, healthy and livable.
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How can developing countries participate of more sophisticated stages of GVC´sMaraJosDonosoFres
Developing countries have generally only reached limited manufacturing stages in global value chains (GVCs) due to characteristics associated with developing economies like inequality, poverty, unemployment, low skills, unstable economies, and poor infrastructure. These "weaknesses" are directly related to the key drivers of GVC participation like factor endowments, market size, and institutional quality. To participate in more sophisticated GVC stages, developing countries need to reduce inequality problems to promote innovation, and attract foreign direct investment by improving business environment factors like political stability, legal systems, infrastructure, and skilled labor. While not ideal, developing countries can also focus on exploiting natural resources and labor to participate in early GVC stages in the short term.
This document discusses a research thesis analyzing the relationship between social and economic development in Pakistan at the district level. It provides background on the concepts of social and economic development. The study uses data from Pakistan's Household Income and Expenditure Survey to examine relationships between economic ranks, literacy rates, and enrollment rates as indicators of development across districts in Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Descriptive analysis and correlation techniques are employed to analyze the data and relationships between social and economic development indicators.
This document discusses a research thesis analyzing the relationship between social and economic development in Pakistan at the district level. It provides background on the concepts of social and economic development. The thesis uses data from Pakistan's Household Income and Expenditure Survey to examine relationships between economic ranks, literacy rates, and enrollment rates as indicators of social and economic development. It describes the methodology, results for different provinces, and graphical representations of the findings. The conclusion discusses that social and economic development is needed in Pakistan to improve standards of living through education, incomes, skills, and employment.
Women and Financial Education Evidence SummaryDr Lendy Spires
This document summarizes a report on women and financial education published by the OECD in 2013. It finds that women often have less financial knowledge and access to financial products than men, and face more vulnerabilities. Some countries have implemented financial education programs targeting women to help improve their financial empowerment and inclusion. The report analyzes gender differences in financial literacy based on OECD surveys, identifies barriers women face, and provides case studies of financial education programs for women. It aims to provide guidance to policymakers on addressing the financial education needs of women and girls.
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Writekraft Research and Publications LLP was initially formed, informally, in 2006 by a group of scholars to help fellow students. Gradually, with several dissertations, thesis and assignments receiving acclaim and a good grade, Writekraft was officially founded in 2011 Since its establishment, Writekraft Research & Publications LLP is Guiding and Mentoring PhD Scholars.
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I conceived this idea of organizing Pakistan’s First Ever National Dialogues on Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations with a desire to mobilize national efforts to effectively brought SDGs to life in every sector of Pakistan.
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2) Many factors influence national rates of entrepreneurship, including wealth levels, employment opportunities, cultural acceptance, and policy support such as access to financing and regulations.
3) While developed countries have lower rates due to strong job markets and social safety nets, the US is an exception with a supportive culture and policies that foster a high rate of entrepreneurship and small business creation.
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This document discusses the financing needs for achieving sustainable development goals after 2015. It identifies several components of post-2015 development finance, including domestic public and private financing as well as international public and private financing. Official development assistance remains an important source of financing, especially for low-income countries, but domestic resource mobilization and private capital will also be crucial. A variety of financing sources will be needed to meet needs across different sectors. Public policies are needed to incentivize private investment at sufficient scale where it is desired. Overall financing requirements cannot yet be precisely estimated before post-2015 goals are set, but resources will need to align with goals to achieve them.
This document discusses the financing needs for achieving sustainable development goals after 2015. It identifies several components of post-2015 development finance, including domestic public and private financing as well as international public and private financing. Official development assistance remains crucial, especially for low-income countries, but domestic resource mobilization and private capital will also be important. A variety of financing sources are needed and should be seen as complements rather than substitutes. Ensuring adequate financing from all sources will be key to achieving post-2015 development goals.
Globalization is defined as the increasing economic and social ties between countries through the spread of multinational corporations and capitalist ideals. It leads to greater economic integration and interconnection on a global scale. Examples of globalized companies include Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Facebook, and Amway. While globalization has increased competition and consumer choice in India through foreign investment and products, it has also negatively impacted small local industries and businesses and potentially increased income inequality and environmental degradation. The impact of globalization on India's economy has been a mix of benefits and costs, and policymakers must work to maximize the positives while minimizing the negatives of this phenomenon.
The survey of 360 global policymakers found that improving economic opportunity was ranked as a top-three development goal in all countries surveyed except India. For wealthier countries like Poland, Singapore, and Denmark, increasing innovation was a high priority. Developing countries like Kenya and India prioritized improving access to healthcare and education over economic goals. While environmental protection was included in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, it was only ranked as a top-three priority in wealthy countries like Canada, Denmark, and the US. Reducing inequality was the lowest ranked goal globally.
This document summarizes a learning event held by DFID to facilitate sharing of experiences in international development between DFID, IDS, and representatives from the BRICS countries. Presentations highlighted that DFID seeks to understand how to engage new development actors like the BRICS in the changing global landscape after Busan. Participants discussed the need for BRICS countries to address inequality and systematize learning from their development experiences. The event aimed to identify priority areas and frameworks for future cooperation between DFID and the BRICS to help deliver DFID's objectives.
2. Contents
Preface………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
How Can Georgia Foster Innovation? ……………………………………………………………………... 7
Speaker Recap……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Panel Recap………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11
Social Media Recap………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13
An Innovation Agenda for Education……………………………………………………………………….. 15
Creating a Vision for Statewide Prosperity…………………………………………………………………. 17
Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………………………… 20
Appendix……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23
Agenda……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 24
List of Registrants and Panelists………………………………………………………………….. 27
2 2011 GeorgiaForward Forum
3. Preface
Amir Farokhi
Executive Director, GeorgiaForward
2011 marked the second year for GeorgiaForward and funds and holding poor performing schools to the highest
its annual Forum. Over the last year, GeorgiaForward expectations.
has received tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, built a statewide Board of Directors, hosted The theme of the 2011 Forum was Creating an
open conference calls with key policy makers and Innovation Agenda for Georgia. As participants
expanded its annual Forum. explored a range of pressing issues, they were asked
to prioritize, through an interactive session, the top
This year, the GeorgiaForward Forum brought together two issues facing Georgia and then offer innovative
over 200 business, government, academic and civil solutions or goals for addressing those issues. You
society leaders from over 100 organizations and 20 can find the results of those sessions in this report.
Georgia cities. The event and took place in the midst of
difficult economic times for Georgia. Growth in every In 2012, GeorgiaForward will continue to engage
region of the state has slowed, unemployment is higher stakeholders in honest, open and ambitious dialogue
than the national average and education, infrastructure about the state’s future. We also want you to
and health care challenges loom large. Yet, despite this articulate specific goals and solutions for Georgia’s
backdrop, through the lens of innovation, the Forum success. To this end, we need your participation,
explored transformative solutions. Forum participants expertise and input. Join us in these conversations
asked big questions and examined bold and, in some and commit to acting for the good of Georgia. Indeed,
cases, overdue solutions. These included allowing while visionary leadership is important, equally
Georgia’s pension system to invest in venture capital important is the willingness of stakeholders to
collaborate and propose solutions.
3 2011 GeorgiaForward Forum
4. Hill Hardman (Routematch Software), Mike Gerber (ARCHE)
and John Hardman (First Light Ventures)
Tjuan Dogan (IBM) and Curley Dossman
(Georgia-Pacific)
Terry Lawler (Regional Business Coalition of Metro Atlanta), Kris Hattaway (New Town Macon)
Tom Ratcliffe (Coastal Georgia Regional Water Planning
Council) & Dan Bollinger (Southwest Georgia Regional Council)
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5. Executive Summary: Creating An Innovation Agenda for Georgia
The 2011 GeorgiaForward Forum brought together Yet, despite these challenges, Georgia has strengths
over 200 business, government, academic and civil and advantages. Higher education institutions are
society leaders from over 100 organizations and 20 highly-regarded. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
Georgia cities to create an “Innovation Agenda for International Airport and the state’s ports are massive
Georgia.” economic engines. Abundant natural resources sustain
a strong tourism and agricultural sectors. The state
Participants were asked to think about innovative, remains among the best in the country in which to do
cross-sector solutions to the state’s policy challenges, business and is a center for global public health,
from transportation to economic development, health corporate headquarters and technology. The cost-of-
care to education, and how best to create an living remains low. And, not to be discounted, Georgia
environment in which innovation is valued and leaders remain highly motivated and positive about
cultivated. continuing the state’s success.
To succeed, however, Georgia must be more
collaborative, show greater vision and political will and
produce more innovative people and solutions. This
year, at the Forum, participants were asked which issues
were most critical to Georgia’s success.
The first was dramatically improving K-12 education.
According to participants, the quality of public
education was critical to meeting nearly every other
policy challenge, from economic development to
public health to quality of life. To evolve into an
innovative, sustainable state, Georgia needs a public
Indeed, the economic recession challenging Georgia education system that produces critical thinkers and
and the United States, coupled with the growth of creative global minds while also meeting Georgia’s
competitive middle classes in India, China, Brazil and vocational needs. Georgia can no longer rely only
others, provided a backdrop requiring new approaches on the importation of educated talent and must be
for building on old successes. better at producing those with skills and talent to
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meet the needs of their regions in the 21 century.
As background, Metro Atlanta’s rapid growth that
fueled much of Georgia’s growth over the last 40 years Discussions on K-12 education included:
has slowed. In its wake sits a state with enormous
economic disparities, little vision for statewide • Improving the quality of early childhood
prosperity and a number of fundamental policy teaching and curricula, particularly with
challenges. Statewide unemployment is at 10.1%, a respect to literacy;
full percentage point higher than the national level.
Many cities have yet to diversify their economies to • Raising our expectations as to the quality of
adjust to smaller demand for domestic manufacturing teachers necessary and levels of
and a more global economy. Math, science and achievement possible; and
reading scores of Georgia’s students are either in the
middle of the pack or the bottom quartile among • Developing a curriculum that produces
states. critical thinkers and innovators alongside
strengthening vocational training in some
The comparative rise of other states and major regions of the state.
metropolitan regions, make attracting the best talent to
Georgia a more competitive proposition. The absence Second, participants prioritized the development of a
of ample venture capital often pushes innovative minds “Vision for Statewide Prosperity”, reasoning that a
and companies to other states. The state’s coordinated, inclusive plan for lifting each region of the
transportation network, despite strong road and shipping state was badly needed. While Georgia might have a
rail lines, struggles to meet the needs of rural, urban competitive advantage within the U.S. on price, globally it
and ageing communities. Long-term water supply does not. Accordingly, Georgia must increase the quality
solutions have yet to be fully articulated. State of its output. This requires creative leveraging of existing
revenues have yet to find solid footing and additional advantages and seizing opportunities in emerging fields
budget cuts are likely. Frustratingly, political and markets. To scale good ideas Georgia must provide
partisanship prevents pragmatic problem-solving. funding to take advantage of talent. Moreover, good policy
5 2011 GeorgiaForward Forum
6. making requires cooperation and action at the intersection The consensus among participants was that Georgia
of government, business and civil society. can no longer afford to allow its divides to get in the
way of smart, proactive policy. Silos, whether regional
Too many regions of Georgia do not have sustainable or industry-based, are impediments to the problem-
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21 century economies. solving needed for Georgia to succeed on a global
playing field. Integral to success is visionary leadership
In the discussion regarding developing a vision for that puts the state’s interests above electoral or
statewide prosperity, participants articulated the industry interests.
need to:
Over the course of the 2011 Forum, participants heard
• Break down silos among regions and from keynote speakers and participated in panel
sectors and promote collaboration, workshops and an interactive agenda-setting session.
cooperation and integrated regional This format allowed participants to hear experts in fields
development approaches; and regions other than their own and think about
approaches that might benefit each corner of the state.
• Develop incubators for bolstering core What follows are key outcomes from the Forum.
strengths, like health care and logistics, and
developing new ones across the state; and
• Articulate what Georgia wants to look like and
then develop a comprehensive plan to
achieve the vision.
Megan Sparks (Leadership Atlanta), Tjuan Dogan (IBM) Lisa Borders (Grady Health Foundation), AJ Robinson
and Ben Reeves (Cushman & Wakefield) (Central Atlanta Progress), Cheryl Lomax (Bank of
America) and Ann Cramer (IBM)
6 2011 GeorgiaForward Forum
7. How Can Georgia Foster Innovation?
A pre-Forum survey, asked for ideas to foster countries are doing (e.g., Germany) with
innovation in in public policy making or in the private respect to public-private partnerships, mass
sector. Forum participants also offered their ideas. transit and infrastructure.
Below are some select responses:
• Provide more state support for research and
• Allow the state pension fund to invest in development, including stem cell research.
venture capital and private Georgia
companies. • Create special incubators around the state to
fund and leverage the economic strengths or
• Instead of rewarding the “old guard” for past potential of each region.
service, make heroes out of new innovators.
• Ultimately, we need less provincial more
• Innovation requires innovative individuals. visionary leadership.
• Reform public education curricula to • Increase the talent at all levels of public policy
emphasize critical-thinking, creativity and making.
innovation.
• Invest in education, alternative energy
• Encourage entrepreneurship. infrastructure.
• Provide competitive funding for new • Consider a statewide version of the civilian
initiatives. conservation corps to employ citizens to work
in state parks.
• Foster growth in the arts sector.
• Promote cross-regional incentives.
• The state has to create an environment that
welcomes innovation, promotes the creation • Reduce regulation.
of small business and attracts the creative
class. • Find a pragmatic balance between tax breaks
and tax revenue that is grounded in data and
• Be less tradition-bound and conservative in not political or industry hyperbole.
our thinking. Consider things that other
Bank of America Senior Vice President Cheryl Lomax presents a $50,000 check to
the Georgia Council on Economic Education, represented by its Executive Director,
David Martin.
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8. Speaker Recap
The typical state gets 35-42% of its revenues from
the federal government. That is not sustainable.
States that are assuming that the past is prologue
are making a big mistake…Government has an
important role to play but government is not the
engine of innovation and job creation.
David Walker, CEO, Comeback America Initiative
If we are going to survive, if we are going to be relevant as a
state, we must innovate. We simply cannot afford not to
innovate.
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We have the strategic vertical integration to drive innovation.
We have to start identifying and attracting innovators.
Ross Mason, Founder, Healthcare Institute for Neuro-Recovery and
Innovation
You are a middle of the pack state [with regard to educational performance].
Not a great place to be in a knowledge economy.
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You have to ask why we aren’t aiming higher. [It’s] really important that you not
be left behind again as other states are moving forward with much higher
standards.
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Nobody ought to be an ineffective teacher for more than two years. They ought
to be gone.
Kati Haycock, President, The Education Trust
40% of jobs lost in the recession were in the high
wage category. Only 10% of jobs created post-
recession have been in the high wage category.
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If we are not willing to learn from others and change
the way we do business, we are missing a lot of
opportunities.
Chad Evans, Senior Vice President, Council on
Competitiveness
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9. th
States are operating “a 20 century tax
st
system for a 21 century economy.”
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Tax on services is where the economy has
moved to. Some states are moving toward
that model incrementally.
Michelle Mariani Vaughn, Pew Center for the States
Social media is the most important asset
right now. It is how I leverage support; it is
how I get people to connect with me…it is
the biggest source of inspiration and
change, for free, absolutely free.
Navneet Singh Narula, CEO of nBrilliance
[When it comes to demography,] Georgia is the new
California.
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Georgia has a very fast growing population under the age of
18. By 2030, there will be an additional 1.1 million people
under the age of 18 than there are right now. That is a lot of
people. 1 out of 5 will be Hispanic…When we talk about
Georgia, it is becoming a very diverse group. How do you
plan for this change in Georgia?
Matthew Hauer, Public Service Assistant, Carl Vinson Institute Applied
Demography Program, University of Georgia
You cannot get away from
government. At all levels,
government is part of the
innovation chain.
Stephen Fleming, Vice Provost,
Enterprise Innovation Institute,
Georgia Institute of Technology
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10. (L-R) Michael Love (GeorgiaForward) and Brian Brodrick (L-R) Diane Waugh (Coca-Cola), Ann Cramer (IBM), Erik
(Jackson Spalding) Johnson (Woodruff Foundation) and Lesley Grady
(Community Foundation of Metro Atlanta).
Panel: The State of Education in Georgia Clair and Catherine Muller
Heather Alhadeff (Perkins + Will) moderates a transportation panel.
10 2011 GeorgiaForward Forum
11. Panel Recap
Central to the 2011 Forum were a series of panel public health relates to economic
workshops covering transportation, education, development;
economic development, water, healthcare and • Georgia’s high rates of obesity and related
governance. Each of the panel workshops included a chronic diseases; and
panel of experts followed by either an interactive • The need for more robust local health care
problem-solving session for participants and/or Q+A systems that can identify and implement
with the panelists. A complete listing of the panels strategies for disease prevention.
and panelists can be found in the Forum agenda in
the Appendix to this Report. Finally, participants were asked where Georgia should
focus its energies and limited resources in improving
Key takeaways and highlights from select panels health care and public health. The top three solutions
included the following: included:
Panel Workshop: The State of Education in Georgia: • Raise the tobacco tax to deter tobacco
Strengths Weaknesses and Opportunities use and raise revenue for Medicare;
• Restore physical education in public
As noted in greater detail later in this Report, the schools; and
quality of public education in Georgia was of • Improve incentives to purchase
paramount concern to most attendees. Participants of nutritious foods (e.g., use EBT cards at
this workshop identified several approaches they felt farmer’s markets and offer sales tax
were key to improving educational outcomes in exemptions to industries purchasing
Georgia. These included: healthy foods).
• Improving teacher quality through training Panel Workshop: What Do the Project Lists Mean for
and mentoring; Georgia’s Transportation Future?
• Empowering principals to learn from high
performing schools and poor performing In 2012, Georgia voters will vote on whether to tax
schools while also being given guidelines themselves one cent to fund a list of transportation
related to achieving national goals (e.g., Race projects. The list of transportation projects are
to the Top); and decided by political roundtables in twelve regions.
• Increasing community support of schools Two days before the Forum, the projects lists for each
with smarter parent outreach initiatives. region were released pending final approval later in
2011. This panel’s conversation included a wide
Panel Workshop: The State of Healthcare and Public range of perspectives from rural to urban, counties to
Health in Georgia cities. Despite these different perspectives, panelists
and participants agreed that there were commonalities
Georgia has its share of healthcare and public health among them including the positive economic impact
challenges. Here, participants agreed that the top that a new infusion of cash for transportation
health care challenges facing Georgia were: infrastructure would have, particularly in light of under-
investment in transportation infrastructure for many
• The high rate of uninsured residents years; a collective desire to care about the prosperity
(approximately 2 million uninsured of future generations of Georgians; and the
Georgians); importance in good transportation network and a
• Spotty access to health care, especially in thriving economy to keep university students in state.
rural areas; While participants were encouraged by the
• Too few residency spots for training statesmanship and cooperation evident in much of the
physicians of all specialties; and project list selection process, there were lingering
• Lack of knowledge among residents about concerns about (1) whether voters would see the
how personal behavior choices can affect benefit of the tax; and (2) the lack of statewide vision
health and health outcomes. on transportation infrastructure.
Participants also agreed that the top three public Panel Workshop: Solving Georgia’s Long-Term
health challenges include: Water Supply Problem
• Raising public awareness as to how public Georgia is mired in a long legal battle with Alabama
health is distinct from health care and how and Florida regarding water access and consumption.
11 2011 GeorgiaForward Forum
12. Yet, Georgia still receives, on average, abundant rain
relative to most states. What are solutions to Panel Workshop: Do Creative Economies Work and
Georgia’s long-term water needs? Where will Can They Strengthen Georgia?
industry, agriculture, power plants and people get the
water they need? Participants praised the state for Georgia has a strong arts eco-system and, yet, arts
allocating money to build additional reservoirs but and culture rarely receive a prominent place in the
called on the state to pursue more innovative and economic development discussion. Recently, the
comprehensive approaches to encouraging and music and film industry has seen remarkable growth
incentivizing conservation. Other popular, if not aided in part by state programs and tax incentives for
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controversial, approaches included inter-basin film production. While Georgia ranks 11 per capita in
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transfers, higher water rates, regional water sharing the number of creative economy businesses and 4
agreements and rainwater catchment systems. per capita in creative economy employees, it ranks
th
47 in state funding for the arts. Panelists explored
Panel Workshop: The Politics of Slower Growth the economic benefits of the arts in rural towns and
major cities and the link between the arts and
After experiencing rapid or sustained growth across innovation and the arts and tourism. Also of concern
much of the state, most Georgia municipalities and is the fear that Georgia is losing talented young
counties are now faced with much slower growth. As professionals to cities like Austin, New Orleans and
a result, less tax revenue has forced local San Francisco due to their strong arts ecosystems.
governments to make difficult decisions regarding the
delivery of services. Experts in this panel workshop Too many cities view economic development through
made the following observations: an old paradigm of manufacturing. This view has
• Slow growth can be viewed as an opportunity slowed the economic reinvention of some smaller
as it gives those that experienced rapid towns. Chattanooga, Tennessee was cited as a city
growth time to catch up to community needs. that used the arts to transform a decaying downtown
• The past few years can be viewed as the into a vibrant urban core. Participants stated the need
“great reset”, forcing local government to to grow the role of the arts as economic
focus on its core mission and service delivery. development through more visible leadership (and
• State and local relations remain strong funding) from the state and greater visibility of the
because cities are not totally dependent on impact that the arts have on communities and
state budgets. Georgia’s economy.
• Residents want high level of services but low
taxes, a difficult demand. Public safety is Panel Workshop: Solving Georgia’s Childhood
often the one non-negotiable for residents and Reading Problem
often consumes 50% of municipal operating
budgets. Only 30% of Georgia’s children read at grade level by
• The slower economy has helped sharpen the grade 3. The long-term economic and societal impact
economic development focus of localities, of such underperformance is dramatic. Students that
often focusing on boosting and redeveloping fall behind in reading rarely recover academically and
downtowns. often do not graduate high school. Part of the
• Government needs leaders who have the problem is that only 17% of a child’s day in Pre-K in
courage and guts to make tough Georgia is spent on language instruction.
decisions. Disagreements surfaced on the level of the state’s
• The number of state and federal mandates concern for this issue, citing increased lip-service to
make it difficult for small, rural counties and the issue but little transformation in policy and funding.
cities to meet all the requirements, particularly In order to reverse course, teachers need be trained
when those requirements require significant in the latest methods and practices for encouraging
costs. verbal communication and increasing reading
aptitude. Integral to this approach, better research is
• There may be too many cities and counties
needed on the conditions under which children
in Georgia, which might lead to increased
learn to read.
conversations on consolidation of services or
shared purchasing agreements.
12 2011 GeorgiaForward Forum
13. Social Media Recap
Forum participants were encouraged to publish reactions on Forum speakers or events via Twitter #gafwd. Below is
a sample of some of the “Tweets”.
iruncampaigns
Demography is destiny! GeorgiaForward
Awesome presentation @StephenFleming: meritocracy, free markets,
by Matt Hauer with the immigrants, collaboration & freedom to fail are
Carl Vinson Institute at key to innovation. #gafwd
Georgia Forward!
#gafwd
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@DaveWalkerCAI rocking his luncheon
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14. GeorgiaForward Board Chair, AJ Robinson
Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson Bill Steiner (NW GA Regional Comm.) Cynthia Perry Young (Bank of America) Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver
(L-R) Hill Hardman, Megan Sparks, Howard Franklin, Rukiya Eaddy, Amanda Shailendra, Mary Ann Portt, John Hardman and Amir Farokhi.
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15. An Innovation Agenda for Education
Of the many policy challenges facing Georgia, none future success and the issue that GeorgiaForward
receives as much interest and call for action as public should focus its work on over the next year?”
education. At the 2011 Forum, participants were Education received the highest vote total (37%)
asked for the “most important issue to Georgia’s among the 106 attendees participating in the poll.
What is the most important issue to Georgia’s future success
and the issue that GeorgiaForward should focus its work on
over the next year?
Environmental
Sustainability
Quality of Life
3%
6%
Regional Competition Healthcare and Public
1% Health
Transportation 2%
Infrastructure
12%
Job Growth Water
11% 6%
A Vision for Statewide
Prosperity
22%
Public Education
37%
Accordingly, in the Forum’s interactive visioning What are the most important goals to which
session, participants were asked to discuss the Georgia must aspire if it is to make transformative
following questions: change in public education?
• What are the most important goals within this In the wake of a keynote address by Kati Haycock of
issue area which Georgia must aspire to if it is The Education Trust calling on Georgia to raise
to make transformative change? expectations for all students and not to accept
mediocre or failing teachers, significant discussion
• What are 2 to 3 ways we can significantly drive centered on goals that address changing perceptions
progress in this issue area over the next 5-10 about education and improving teacher and
years? curriculum quality. Among the goals discussed were:
• What will we and other leaders/stakeholders • Start early and expect excellence from the
have to do differently to promote innovative start.
solutions to policy challenges in this issue
area? • Zero in on key performance or quality goals
and commit to making progress.
A summary of the responses and ideas generated in
the interactive session follows:
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16. • Focus on building public will for valuing
education and expecting excellence. • Focus on early childhood development and
education, especially early childhood literacy
• Provide teachers with strong professional from ages 0-8.
development and better salaries while also
weeding out poor teachers. What will leaders/stakeholders have to do
differently to promote innovative solutions to
• Focus on early childhood education, education policy challenges?
particularly language and literacy skills.
Talk means little without action. While the Forum
• Ensure that curriculum not only prepares consisted of ambitious and thoughtful conversations,
critical-thinkers but also does not eliminate only action and a change in behavior will create the
career specific curricula. transformative change needed in Georgia’s public
education system. Participants recommended the
What are ways to significantly drive progress in following behavioral and strategy changes necessary
public education over the next 5-10 years? to make significant improvements to Georgia public
education.
There are no shortages of theories on how best to
improve public education. For decades, debates • Commit to putting students before politics and
have raged over funding levels, class sizes, access to demand that legislators and state agencies
technology, teacher quality, the role of the parental embrace best-in-class approaches and high
involvement and external factors. The 2011 Forum expectations.
was no different. While consensus on a few specific
goals was elusive, approaches that gained repeated • Hold the quality of teachers as paramount to
mention or support included: educational success.
• Institutionalize the expectation of success and • Raise standards and education levels of
excellence; do not weaken standards for teachers while providing teachers with ample
learning or teaching. professional support.
• Encourage innovation: from systems to the • Create an environment that is open to
kinds of schools available to curriculum to innovation and adaptation and willing to
instruction. abandon unsuccessful approaches.
• Develop of a statewide communications plan • Study states that have made significant gains
relating to educational expectations and in public education (e.g., Massachusetts).
strategy.
• Articulate a set of goals and then doggedly
• Connect islands of educational excellence pursue those goals.
through technology and expose low-
performing schools/districts to their methods. OUTCOME
• Evolve curriculum to meet real world Transformative change to public education in Georgia
requirements including producing global- will take considerable more thought, specific goal-
minded, innovative, critical thinkers and setting and collaboration. Yet, participants in this
offering vocational schooling where needed. year’s GeorgiaForward Forum agreed that it was time
to articulate a vision and then act. Failing to do so
• Incorporate more public-private partnerships imperils the Georgia’s economic viability and the
into the education system. future of Georgia’s growing young population.
Accordingly, GeorgiaForward is developing a plan to
• Instead of premising the curriculum around lead a transformative goal-setting process for
(sometimes weak) standardized testing, dramatically improving Georgia’s public education
change assessment practices to focus on a system.
portfolio of desired skills and knowledge.
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17. A Vision for Statewide Prosperity
In Georgia, disparities in regional economic the absence of a vision for statewide prosperity led
performance, natural resource consumption and many Forum participants to call for urgent articulation
health and education outcomes result in deep-seeded of such vision. In a poll participated in by 104 Forum
resentment and distrust. This distrust often manifests attendees, a vision for statewide prosperity was
itself in political battles which, in turn, makes viewed as the second most important issue to
consensus and vision rare. Although many localities Georgia’s future success.
and regions have robust, thoughtful long-range plans,
What is the second most important issue to Georgia’s
future success and that GeorgiaForward should focus
its work on over the next year?
Environmental
Quality of Life Sustainability
6% 7%
Regional Competition
1%
Transportation
Infrastructure
21%
Job Growth
14%
Healthcare and Public
Health
11%
Public Education
4%
A Vision for Statewide Water
Prosperity 8%
28%
While this poll did not result in broad consensus, the best to develop a vision for it. Ultimately, however,
Forum’s interactive workshop asked participants to there was broad agreement that the infrastructure for
discuss what is necessary for the development of a developing such a vision needs to (1) be created and
vision for statewide prosperity and what prosperity that any such process be open, take into account all
means. citizens of Georgia; (2) not be purely an economic
vision; and (3) propose solutions that fit a common
Similar to the interactive sessions on public education, vision but are decidedly local. To this latter goal,
participants were asked three questions. A summary participants often spoke of doing a better job
of the responses and ideas generated in the interactive leveraging the agriculture industry in southwest
session follows: Georgia, the medical strengths of Augusta, the
military bases near Columbus and Hinesville, the
What are the most important goals to which innovative talent in Atlanta and protecting natural
Georgia must aspire if it is to make transformative resources in north and coastal Georgia, among
change the development of vision for statewide others. Below are goals articulated at the Forum to
prosperity? which leaders and the state should aspire here:
Forum participants approached this issue with a wide • Break down silos between education, water,
range of ideas on what prosperity means and how economic development, quality of life, energy,
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18. public health and infrastructure. These • Connect academics, policy makers and
issues are interrelated and cannot be business community in this process.
addressed individually.
• Create the infrastructure for a creative, open
• Define prosperity to include civic, cultural, statewide planning process.
economic, social, health, quality of life and
education. Aim to create happy, healthy • Develop an incubation culture that is focused
engaged citizens. on a few key issues and that seeks out and
supports big and small projects and
• Aspire to develop a common statewide vision companies that will benefit the state.
with local solutions.
What will leaders/stakeholders have to do
• Aim to develop a vision that leverages local differently to promote the development of vision
strengths like locally grown food, tourism, the for statewide prosperity?
arts, higher education, military bases, natural
resources and healthcare. To say that Georgians are frustrated with the absence
of vision and pragmatic problem-solving is an
• Develop reasons for the best and brightest to understatement. Central to their frustration is a
come to and stay in Georgia. seemingly intractable clash of partisan politics, egos
and regional and local balkanization. While
• Allow state pension funds to invest in the disagreement is expected and at times healthy,
venture capital market, to both grow local Georgia needs to do things differently, pull together
ideas and attract outside venture capital and help one another if it wants to have continued
firms. success. Participants called on leaders to make the
following changes to help a statewide vision take
• Make Georgia welcoming to outsiders, flight:
including immigrants, because they have an
enormously positive impact on the state’s • Work together and overcome regional and
economy and quality of life and are major political egos and stalemates.
drivers of innovation.
• Be willing to listen to all Georgians and
• Do not leave behind adults that need literacy incorporate their vision.
education or new workface training.
• Commit to an integrated statewide plan.
• Make robust use of tax allocation districts,
community improvement districts and • Think and plan beyond political terms.
empowerment zones.
• Engage young leadership.
• Collect good data on where we are as a state
and where we want to go. • Articulate the need for a statewide vision to
the public.
What are ways to significantly drive progress in
the development of vision for statewide prosperity OUTCOME
over the next 5-10 years?
The development and articulation of a vision for
Ideas abound as to how best make a vision for statewide prosperity requires significant time,
statewide prosperity become reality. Some ideas resources and engagement from many people.
articulated at the Forum follow: Participants at the 2011 Forum felt strongly that any
such effort be grassroots, collaborative and take a
• Be willing to listen to one another across the broad view of prosperity. GeorgiaForward will
state and collaborate. continue to be a voice calling for the development of a
statewide visioning process and, if appropriate, may
• Identify a leader or leading organization (or seek to lead such an effort. In the interim,
both) that can drive this process in a GeorgiaForward will work to engage Georgians
professional, open and positive way. around the state to help disparate regions see
common interests and opportunities for collaboration.
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19. Kathryn Dennis (Community Foundation of Central Kymberlee Estis (Task Force for Global Health), Cliff Pyron
Georgia) and Danah Craft (Georgia Food Bank Assoc.) (Georgia Ports Authority) and Steve McWilliams (Georgia Forestry
Association)
Mattice Haynes Julie Ralston (Atlanta Regional Commission); Harry Matt Hauer (Univ. of Georgia,
West (Georgia Tech) & Patricia Barmeyer Vinson Institute) & Michele
(King & Spalding LLP) Mariani Vaughn (Pew Center)
Rickey Bevington (Georgia Public Broadcasting) and Terry Lawler Mien Dang
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20. Acknowledgements
GeorgiaForward would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the 2011 GeorgiaForward Forum:
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Supporting Sponsors
Media Sponsor
GeorgiaForward would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their assistance in organizing,
supporting and/or running the 2011 Forum:
Michael Love, Camillia Brown, Wilma Sothern, Pamela Henman, Lynn Williamson, Dan Williams, Meg Modjeski, Jennifer Ball,
Isaac Boring, Dr. David Sjoquist, Megan Sparks, Dr. Janet Cummings, Mien Dang, Dr. Tony Mallon, Jamila Owens, Laura
McCarty, Emily Boness, Melanie Carlson, Dr. Janet Rechtman, Mattie Haynes and The Art of Community, Central Atlanta
Progress, Association of County Commissioners of Georgia, Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia Economic Developers
Association, Technology Association of Georgia, and Active Production and Design. We also thank all of our speakers,
panelists and moderators, without whom great ideas would not have flourished at the Forum.
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21. Acknowledgements (cont.)
2011 Forum Steering Committee:
Shan Arora, Southface
David Edwards, IBM
Mattice Haynes, Art of Community
Amir Farokhi, GeorgiaForward
Sean Framton
Dr. Thomas Lockamy, Savannah-Chatham County Schools
Dr. Janet Rechtman, Fanning Institute, UGA
Otis White, Civic-Strategies
Dave Wills, Association of County Commissioners of Georgia
Ben Young, Georgia Trend Magazine
GeorgiaForward 2011 Board of Directors
A.J. Robinson, Board Chair, President, Central Atlanta Progress
Charles Stripling, Board Vice Chair, Stripling, Inc./Agricultural Landowner
Renay Blumenthal, Sr. Vice President, Public Policy, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Bill Bolling, Founder and CEO, Atlanta Community Food Bank
Amanda Brown-Olmstead, President, Amanda Brown-Olmstead and Associates
Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, City of Augusta
Ann Cramer, Director of Corporate Community Relations, IBM
Doc Eldridge, President, Athens Area Chamber of Commerce
Lesley Grady, Sr. Vice President of Community Partnerships, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Hill Hardman, Director of Corporate Strategy and Development, RouteMatch Software
Howard Morrison, Lebanon Plantation; Co-Founder and Chair, Savannah Ocean Exchange
Catherine Ross, Director, Georgia Tech Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development
Wilma Sothern, Vice President of Marketing, Central Atlanta Progress
Charles Strawser, Vice President of Finance, Central Atlanta Progress
Ben Young, Associate Publisher, Georgia Trend Magazine
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24. 2011 GeorgiaForward Forum Agenda
August 17, 2011 at The Lodge at Callaway Gardens
7:30-8:30am: Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:50am: Welcome from GeorgiaForward
8:50-9:40am: Michele Mariani Vaughn, Project Manager, Pew Center on the States: State of the States: Challenges
and Opportunities for Georgia and Beyond
9:45-10:35am: Mathew Hauer, Public Service Assistant, UGA Vinson Institute Applied Demography Program:
Georgia is the New California: Our Population and Implications
10:35-10:45am: Break
10:45-11:15am: Stephen Fleming, Vice Provost, Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute: Georgia: State of
Innovation
11:15am-12:00pm: Panel of Regions
• Moderator: Rickey Bevington, Georgia Public Broadcasting
• Coast: Tom Ratcliffe, Hinesville, Vice-Chair, Coastal Georgia Regional Water Planning Council
• Metro Atlanta: Terry Lawler, Executive Director, Regional Business Coalition of Metro Atlanta
• Southwest GA: Dan Bollinger, Executive Director, Southwest GA Regional Council
• West Middle GA: Teresa Tomlinson, Mayor of Columbus
• North GA: William (Bill) Steiner, CEO of the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission
• East GA: Deke Copenhaver, Mayor of Augusta
12:00-1:30pm – LUNCH with Keynote Address:
Ross Mason, Founder, Healthcare Institute for Neuro-Recovery and Innovation (HINRI) Ventures, HINRI Labs and
the HINRI Foundation: Making Georgia A Global Leader in Healthcare
1:30-3:00pm – Overview Workshops
- Transportation:
o What Do the Project Lists Mean for Georgia’s Transportation Future?
Moderator: Heather Alhadeff, Perkins + Will
Matt Hicks, Associate Legislative Director for Economic Development and Transportation, ACCG
Howard Bicknell, Chair, Jackson County Board of Commissioners
Billy Trapnell, Mayor, City of Metter, President, Georgia Municipal Association
Kathryn Lawler, Atlanta Regional Commission
David Millen, District 3 District Engineer, Georgia Department of Transportation
- Education:
o The State of Education in Georgia: Strengths, Weaknesses and Opportunities
Moderator: Susan Walker, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Student Achievement
Teresa MacCartney, Deputy Superintendent, Race to the Top Implementation, Georgia
Department of Education
Steve Dolinger, Executive Director, Georgia Partnership for Education Excellence
Ann Cramer, Director Americas, IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs
Bobby Cagle, Commissioner of Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and
Learning
- Economic Development:
o Georgia’s Competitive Advantages and Disadvantages
Moderator: Mike Cassidy, Georgia Research Alliance
Mike Gerber, President Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education
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25. Cliff Pyron, Chief Commercial Officer, Georgia Ports Authority
Tino Mantella, President, Technology Association of Georgia
Jannine Miller, Executive Director, Georgia Regional Transit Authority
- Water:
o Where Are We on Water Now?
Moderator: Andre Jackson, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Patricia Barmeyer, Partner, Head of Environmental Law Practice, King & Spalding LLP
Allen Barnes, Director, Georgia EPD
Joe Rozza, Global Water Resource Sustainability Manager, Coca-Cola
Mike Gaymon, President, Columbus Chamber of Commerce
- Public Health and Healthcare:
o The State of Healthcare and Public Health in Georgia
Moderator: Andy Miller, Editor, Georgia Health News
Dr. Ricardo Aziz, President, Georgia Health Sciences Univ.
Cindy Zeldin, Executive Director, Georgians for a Healthy Future
Matt Caseman, Executive Director, Georgia Rural Health Association
3:00-3:15pm – Networking Break
3:15-3:30pm – What Did We Learn?
3:30-5:00pm – Two “Think Big” Closing Keynotes
Navneet Singh Narula, Managing Partner, nBrilliance: How Social Entrepreneurship Can Change the Game for
Georgia.
Kati Haycock, President, The Education Trust: Improving Achievement and Closing Gaps Between Groups: Lessons
from Schools, Districts and States on the Performance Frontier
5:00-6:30pm –Cocktail Reception
August 18, 2011 at The Lodge at Callaway Gardens
7:00-8:00am: Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:15am: Welcome/Day 1 Summary
8:15-9:10am: Chad Evans, Senior VP, Council on Competitiveness: The Global Playing Field: Where America Stands
9:15-10:45am: Interactive Workshops
- Transportation:
o Approaching the 2012 Transportation Referendum Vote
Moderator: Jennifer Ball, Vice President, Planning, Central Atlanta Progress
Tim Kassa, Planning Division, Georgia DOT
Paul Bennecke, Red Clay Strategies
Doc Eldridge, president, Athens Area Chamber of Commerce
Henry Lange, Harris County Commission
- Education:
o Solving Georgia’s Childhood Reading Problem
Moderator: Stephanie Blank, Chair of the Board, GEEARS
Comer Yates, Head of School, Atlanta Speech School
Dr. Nicole Patton-Terry, Assistant Professor, Georgia State University
David Pennington, Mayor, City of Dalton
- Governance:
o The Politics of Slower Growth
Moderator: Neely Young, Publisher, Georgia Trend Magazine
Ceasar Mitchell, President, Atlanta City Council
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26. Paul Radford, Director, Georgia Municipal Association
Clint Mueller, Legislative Director, Revenue & Finance, ACCG
John Ward, City Manager, Jefferson, GA
- Water
o Solving Georgia’s Long Term Water Supply Problem
Moderator: Dan Chapman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Katie Kirkpatrick, Vice President, Environmental Policy, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Don Cope, President and CEO, Dalton Utilities
Joe Cook, Director, Coosa River Basin Initiative
Mark Masters, Director of Projects Flint River Water Planning and Policy Center
- Economic Development:
o Do Creative Economies Work and Can They Strengthen Georgia?
Moderator: Jamil Zainaldin, President, Georgia Humanities Council
Jessyca Holland, Executive Director, C4 Atlanta
Leslie Breland, Cultural & Tourism Product Development Manager Georgia Department of
Economic Development
Wayne Jones, Executive Director, Arts Connection
Linda Bennett, Executive Director, Choose Chattanooga
- Public Health and Healthcare:
o Combating Obesity in GA
Moderator: Andy Miller, Editor, Georgia Health News
Greg Dent, President, Community Health Works
Christi Kay, Executive Director HealthMPowers
Dr. Kimberly Redding, Director of the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program at the
Georgia Department of Public Health
Dr. Bettylou Sherry, Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control, Division of Nutrition, Physical
Activity and Obesity
Dr. Juanita Cone, Chief of Population Care, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia
10:45-11:00am: Break
11:00-12:00pm: Interactive Session: Summary of Workshops and Creating an Innovation Agenda for Georgia
12:00-1:30pm: Lunch with Keynote Speaker: David Walker, CEO of Comeback America Initiative
1:30-2:00pm: Adjourn
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27. List of Forum Registrants and Panelists
Terry Taylor 2020 Georgia
Alex Scavo A. Brown Olmstead Associates
Amanda Brown-Olmstead A. Brown-Olmstead Associates
Pamela Roshell AARP Georgia
Deborah Bowie Albany Area Chamber of Commerce
Cara Polk Aracacia
Wayne Jones Arts Connection
Ross King Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG)
Matt Hicks Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG)
Clint Mueller Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG)
Terry Smith AT&T
Doc Eldridge Athens Area Chamber of Commerce
Rukiya Eaddy Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.
Brian Leary Atlanta Betline Inc.
Bill Bolling Atlanta Community Food Bank
Cheryl Strickland Atlanta Development Authority
Dale Royal Atlanta Development Authority
Amanda Shailendra Atlanta Development Authority
Jeff Lam Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association
Steven Lindsey Atlanta Gas Light
Wayne Martin Atlanta Housing Authority
Tracey Scott Atlanta Housing Authority
Andre Jackson Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dan Chapman Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dan Reuter Atlanta Regional Comission
Kellie Brownlow Atlanta Regional Commission
Julie Ralston Atlanta Regional Commission
Kathryn Lawler Atlanta Regional Commission
Michael Gerber Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education
Mike Gerber Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education
Nydia Tisdale Atlanta Road, LLC
Comer Yates Atlanta Speech School
Ora Parish Bank of America
Cynthia Perry Young Bank of America
Cheryl Lomax Bank of America
Eric Melson Bank of America
Geri Thomas Bank of America
Steven Price Bank of America
Kenneth Bleakly Bleakly Adivsory Group
Bobby Cagle Bright From the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care & Learning
Joe Winter C4 Atlanta
Jessyca Holland C4 Atlanta
Beverly Johnson Carl Vinson Institute - University of Georgia
Dennis Epps Carl Vinson Institute of Government - UGA
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28. Catrina Maxwell CatMax Photography
Dr. Bettylou Sherry Centers for Disease Control
Jennifer Ball Central Atlanta Progress
Wilma Sothern Central Atlanta Progress
Lynn Williamson Central Atlanta Progress
Pamela Henman Central Atlanta Progress
Dan Williams Central Atlanta Progress
Charles Strawser Central Atlanta Progress
Billie Izard Certified Literate Community Program
Kurt Hetager Chatham County Public Schools
Linda Bennett Choose Chattanooga
David Bennett City of Atlanta
Karyn Nixon City of Augusta
John Ward III City of Jefferson
John Ward City of Jefferson
A Ferguson IV City of West Point
Clair Muller Civc League for Regional Atlanta
Catherine Muller Civic League for Regional Atlanta
Tom Ratcliffe Coastal Georgia Regional Water Planning Council
Cathy Ramos Coca-Cola
Joe Rozza Coca-Cola
Diane Waugh Coca-Cola Refreshments
Mike Gaymon Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Rick Jones Columbus Consolidated Government
Will Johnson Columbus Consolidated Government
John Helton Columbus State University
Bob Diveley Columbus State University
Abraham George Columbus State University
Bob Jones Columbus Technical College
Jamie Loyd Columbus Technical College
David Walker Comeback America Initiative
Kathryn Dennis Community Foundation of Central Georgia
Gregory Dent Community Health Works
Kathleen Ashley Community Health Works
Greg Dent Community Health Works
Joe Cook Coosa River Basin Initiative
Bruce Drennan Cordele Crisp IDC
Chad Evans Council on Competitiveness
Craig Jones Cousins Properties, Inc.
ED Helton CSU Cunningham Center for Leadership Development
Ben Reeves Cushman & Wakefield
Don Cope Dalton Utilities
Joe Montgomery Darlington School
Bob Simmons Development Authority of Fulton County
Daniel Sherman DLA Piper LLP
Betty Willis Emory University
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29. Emily Boness Fanning Institute, UGA
John Hardman First Light Ventures
Mark Masters Flint River Water Planning and Policy Center
Phillippa Moss Gainesville-Hall County Community Service Center
Daniel Groce Georgia Agribusiness Council
Alan Essig Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
Angie Patterson Georgia Cancer Coalition, Inc.
Andrew Lewis Georgia Charter Schools Association
Patricia Nobbie Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
Eric Jacobson Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
David Martin Georgia Council on Economic Education
Saralyn Stafford Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Leslie Breland Georgia Department of Economic Development
Teresa MacCartney Georgia Department of Education
Fred Aiken Georgia Department of Labor
Dr. Kimberly Redding Georgia Department of Public Health
David Millen Georgia Department of Transportation
Tim Kassa Georgia Department of Transportation
Mindy Binderman Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students
Stephanie Blank Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students
Bill Verner Georgia EMC
Allen Barnes Georgia EPD
Danah Craft Georgia Food Bank Association
Steve McWilliams Georgia Forestry Association
Andy Miller Georgia Health News
Dr. Ricardo Azziz Georgia Health Sciences University
Laura T. McCarty Georgia Humanities Council
Brett Davis Georgia Humanities Council
Jamila Owens Georgia Humanities Council
Jamil Zainaldin Georgia Humanities Council
Laura McCarty Georgia Humanities Council
Jim Langford Georgia Meth Project
Brian Wallace Georgia Municipal Association
Billy Trapnell Georgia Municipal Association
Paul Radford Georgia Municipal Association
Steve Dolinger Georgia Partnership for Education Excellence
Diane Hopkins Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
Cliff Pyron Georgia Ports Authority
Rickey Bevington Georgia Public Broadcasting
Jannine Miller Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
Michael Cassidy Georgia Research Alliance
Matt Caseman Georgia Rural Health Association
Dr. Nicole Patton-Terry Georgia State University
James Weyhenmeyer Georgia State University
Harry West Georgia Tech
Stephen Fleming Georgia Tech - Enterprise Innovation Institute
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30. Neely Young Georgia Trend Magazine
Amir Farokhi GeorgiaForward
Michael Love GeorgiaForward
AJ Robinson GeorgiaForward & Central Atlanta Progress
Cindy Zeldin Georgians for a Healthy Future
Curley Dossman, Jr. Georgia-Pacific Foundation
Kathy Carlisle Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers, Inc.
Susan Walker Governor's Office of Student Achievement
Lisa Borders Grady Health Foundation
Henry Lange Harris County Commission
Ross Mason Healthcare Institute for Neuro-Recovery and Innovation Ventures
Christi Kay HealthMPowers
Dean Baker Historic Preservation Division of Dept of Natural Resources
David Edwards IBM
Tjuan Dogan IBM
Ann Cramer IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs
Howard Franklin Influence Factory
Hunter Bicknell Jackson County Board of Commissioners
Howard Bicknell Jackson County Board of Commissioners
Brian Brodrick Jackson Spalding
Noah Levine Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Beverly Blake John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Jason Anavitarte Kaiser Permanente of Georgia
Dr. Juanita Cone Kaiser Permanente of Georgia
Mason Stephenson King & Spalding LLP
Jonathan Letzring King & Spalding LLP
Patricia Barmeyer King & Spalding LLP
Megan Sparks Leadership Atlanta
Howard Morrison Lebanon Plantation
Deke Copenhaver Mayor of Augusta
Teresa Tomlinson Mayor of Columbus
David Pennington Mayor of Dalton
Jackie Wilson Mayor of Douglas
Sharon Gay McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Jeff Wansley Metro Atlanta Chamber
Renay Blumenthal Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Chuck Meadows Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Katie Kirkpatrick Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Dr. N.R. Farokhi Morris Brown College
Navneet Singh Narula nBrilliance
Kris Hattaway NewTown Macon
Mike Ford NewTown Macon
William (Bill) Steiner Northwest Georgia Regional Commission
Tracy Oosterman One More Sponsor
Yvonne Williams Perimeter CIDs
Heather Alhadeff Perkins + Will
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31. Michele Mariani Vaughn Pew Center on the States
Ceasar Mitchell President, Atlanta City Council
Mary Zurn Primrose School Franchising Co
Jo Kirchner Primrose School Franchising Co
Margaret Ciccarelli Professional Association of Georgia Educators
David Weitnauer R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation
Paul Bennecke Red Clay Strategies
Terry Lawler Regional Business Coalition of Metro Atlanta
Katie Howard River Valley Regional Commission
Erik Johnson Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
Janet Cummings Rollins School of Public Health
Hilliard ("Hill") Hardman RouteMatch Software
Joseph Porter, Jr. S. L. King Technologies, Inc.
Ellen Shellabarger S. L. King Technologies, Inc.
Stephen Nygren Serenbe Development Corp.
John Reyhan Skanska USA Building Inc
Gray Kelly Southface
John Sibley Southface Energy Institute
Dan Bollinger Southwest GA Regional Council
Charles Stripling Stripling, Inc.
Suzanne Burnes Sustainable Atlanta
Tyrone Williams Sustainable Neighborhood Development Strategies Inc.
Ryan Taylor taylor28design LLC
Tino Mantella Technology Association of Georgia
Melanie Goux Television by Design, Inc.
Jay Antzakas Television by Design, Inc.
Laura Lester The Atlanta Community Food Bank / 2020 Georgia
Lesley Grady The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Phil Smith The Concord Coalition
Kati Haycock The Education Trust
Maria Saporta The Saporta Report
Beth Schapiro The Schapiro Group
Kymberlee Estis The Task Force for Global Health
Suzanna Stribling The Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation
Debbie Burdette Troup County CLCP
Alec Fraser Turner Properties
Dr. Tony Mallon UGA School of Social Work
Melanie Carlson UGA School of Social Work
Mathew Hauer UGA Vinson Institute
Ann Mintz United Way Metropolitan Atlanta
Juliet Cohen Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Mark Riley Urban Realty Partners
Bobbie Munroe
Mien Dang
Vanitha Sivarajan
Doug Cox
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