The document discusses the importance of technology associations like TechNA in providing guidance on metrics for the economic stimulus funds. It argues that the funds aim to create sustainable economic competitiveness and innovation capacity. It suggests TechNA join a consortium to provide input on metrics and requirements to meet expectations, and communicate with the IT community. Finally, it discusses tools like a national dashboard to track the impact of federal stimulus spending on regional economies.

1. From the Stimulus Economy to the Knowledge Economy: Why Tec NA is even more critical ! Richard Seline CEO and Principal New Economy Strategies www.new-econ.com

3. ARRA – The Stimulus Portfolio As Of Today!

5. The Innovation Lifecycle

6. Innovation usually occurs in clusters

7. Clusters are composed of complementary firms

8. Kansas City Value Chain: Where is the Critical Infrastructure of Commercialization?

10. Clusters of Knowledge: Why the ARRA Places Bets on Skills Development Coupled with Innovation Contrast Competency Needs (U.S. cluster-wide) to Workforce Clusters available Locally:

11. Technology Drivers, Targets of Opportunity, & Areas for Industry Expansion: Case Study for A Southern State Advanced Systems & Materials / Polymers / Nanotechnology Biomedical Research Advanced Manufacturing Aerospace & Defense Transportation & Logistics UAVs / Sensors / Micro-Electro- Mechanical Systems Biomedical Engineering / Diagnostics / Drug Development Military Technologies / Shipbuilding / Professional R&D Services Modeling & Simulation Technology Interdisciplinary & innovative engineering

13. NES Business Intelligence Toolkit: The National Dashboard Components Unique Data-Sets - 28 million records of ALL federal funding grants and contracts in 600 categories driving the US economy coupled with papers-patents, venture capital, occupation and employment data Visual Analytics – Present data in new graphical and interactive, formats. Data extracts and drill-downs can be analyzed and manipulated in real-time. Competitive Assessments – Compare data on innovation inputs and performance across multiple regions. Cluster Analysis – Instantaneously view, contrast, and aggregate regional data on employment concentration and future output growth for any industry. Top Performers –Identify leading recipients of patent awards, Federal funding and venture capital to pinpoint a state or region’s economic engines and best innovators. Geographic Scope – Datasets are available at the county and zip code level across the nation.

14. Starting with the Traditional Clusters of Employment & Wage Concentration

15. NES Proprietary Data-Set on Federal Funding Economic Development Brownfields, Community Development Block Grants, Economic Development Support, Infrastructure, Military Base-Reuse, Native American Support, Poverty Amelioration, Public Works, Rural Development, Telecommunications-Broadband Deployment Workforce, Skills and STEM Adult Education, Continuing Education, General Employment and Training, K-12/Primary, Post Secondary, Senior Employment, Student Aid, Veterans-Military, Vocationsl Community Development Arts & Humanity, Housing, Indian and Minority Programs, Transportation (Aviation, Highway, Maritime, Rail, Ports, Security) Creative Community Federal Research & Development Advanced Computing, Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Agricultural Sciences, Defense, Environmental Technologies, Energy, Electronics, Life Sciences-Biotech, Telecommunications, Other S&T, Other Research, Support of R&D Activities Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Development Advanced Technology Program, Cooperative Agreements, Direct Loans, Direct Payments, Formula Grants, Guarantees, Project Grants, Small Innovation Research Grants, Performers: State, County, City Special Districts Tribes Public, Private Higher Ed Small Business Corporations Federal Labs Non- Profits Source Depts., Agencies: 90% of R&D $s from 5 Departments (DOD, DOE, NSF, NIH, NASA); Remainder of Funds from entire range - EPA to Interior, Justice to Commerce Source Datasets: FAADS CFDA NSF…the entire federal budget system minus classified, intelligence programs

16. NES Toolkit Leading to National Dashboard

17. Federal Funding by Recipient Type

18. Patent and Intellectual Property by Sector

20. Why Communities and Networks of Innovation?

21. Utah’s Biotech, Information Technology : Case Study for Targeting $1 Billion in State Resources

22. An Interactive Network for the National Dashboard on the Stimulus