2004 Digest Headlines

Below is a list of all SSTI Weekly Digest issues published in 2004.

Dec. 27, 2004 — No issue published

Dec. 20, 2004
* Texas Gov. Requests $300M for New TBED Effort
* VC Investments in China Top $1B in 2004
* Panel Says NASA Should Rethink Tech Transfer Approach
* Useful Stats: NSF State S&E Profiles 2001-2003
* Nurturing Creative Economy Key To Growth in Vermont
* Incubator News
* People
* SSTI Takes Holiday Break

Dec. 13, 2004
* North Dakota Gov. Includes $50M for Centers of Excellence in Budget Request
* Oregon Gov. Recommends $9M for Investments in Commercialized Research
* U.S. Innovation Hurt by Restrictions on Foreign Grad Students, Study Shows
* Innovation Economy Strong, But State Lags in High Tech Job Creation, MTC Index Finds
* Entrepreneurship Sustains Innovation and Boosts Growth
* Foundations Brighten Holidays for Several TBED Efforts
* People

Dec. 6, 2004
* The Challenges of Measuring Competitiveness
* From Armenia to Zambia, Most of World Embracing Innovation
* SBA Changes Rules for SBIR
* AUTM Releases 2003 Survey
* Venture Capitalist Donates $22M for USC Tech Commercialization Center
* Guidance, Flexibility Offered for Coping with S&T Convergence
* People
* Job Postings (2)

Nov. 29, 2004 — No issue published

Nov. 22, 2004
* Congress Gives MEP $109M for FY 2005
* Wisconsin Responds to California Stem Cell Commitment
* West Virginia Accelerates Health Sciences Research Plan
* Report Could Have Implications for Connecticut Job Growth, Education
* Want more Entrepreneurship from the Ivory Towers? Try a Culture Change
* Texas STEM Program Finds Improved S&E Attitudes, Perceptions
* Florida Lands Seven of Top 15 Cities in Milken Index
* Useful Stats: 2003 High Tech GDP Location Quotient
* People

Nov. 15, 2004
* Canada Launches $125M Facilities to Advance Tech Commercialization
* Georgia Tech’s $5M Tennenbaum Institute to Focus on Enterprise Transformation
* VC News
* SBA Report Outlines State of Small Business
* Useful Stats: State Business Establishments, 1998 and 2003
* GAO Report Could Help U.S. Assess its Progress
* Seattle Tops Visa’s List of Most Innovative Cities
* People

Nov. 8, 2004
* Foreign Grad Student Enrollment Declining in American Universities
* Sustaining Innovation in China
* New Resource Guides Angels in Formation of Angel Groups
* West Virginia Launches Open Public Computing Platform
* Fed Reviews R&D and Location Decisions of Pharmaceuticals
* SSTI's Calendar Page Already Lists 100 TBED Events for 2005

Nov. 1, 2004
* Gubernatorial Election Results for 11 Races
* Update on Key TBED Issues, Referenda from Around the Country
* Party Control Changes in Several State Legislative Chambers
* Texas Unveils First Phase of Cluster Initiative
* VC Continues Declines in Third Quarter with $4.3B Invested
* Tech Councils and TBED Association News

Oct. 25, 2004
* TBED Election Issues across the States
* New Reports Show U.S. Tech Job Loss, Offshoring Escalating
* FY 2004 TOP Awards to Address Digital Divide in 22 States, D.C.
* Kentucky Plans Statewide Broadband Deployment by 2007
* Biopharmaceutical Industry Forecasted to Strengthen State, U.S. Economy
* Finland Tops World Competitiveness Rankings
* Princeton Review Identify Top 25 Campuses for Entrepreneurship
* People

Oct. 11-18, 2004 — No issues published

Oct. 4, 2004
* EDA Reauthorization Clears Congress
* SBA Names FY 2004 FAST, ROP Winners
* Fiscal Recession in Cities Expected to Continue into 2005
* Private Interests Not Far from the Minds of State Legislators, Center Suggests
* Southern Region Progressing in TBED, But Lags in Private Investment
* Report Offers Guidelines For Sustaining Diversity Efforts in S&T
* People

Sept. 27, 2004
* What Makes for a Successful TBED Program?
* NSF, NIH Commit Combined $213M toward Nanotech
* Funding Scheme to Support R&D for Large Companies in Scotland
* College Affordability Dropping in Most States, Especially Among Low-income Students
* Useful Stats: State Rankings for Change in College Affordability, 1994-2004
* People

Sept. 20, 2004
* MEP, ATP Sail Through Senate Appropriations
* Report Finds Info Tech Lost 403,000 Jobs Since Bubble Burst
* U.S. Colleges and Universities Boast High Entry Rates, Less Attainment
* Manufacturing and the Future of the Industrial State: A Michigan Case Study
* Malaysia Outlines Aggressive S&T Efforts in 2005 Budget
* Resource for Entrepreneurship Education and Community Colleges
* Minnesota Cluster-Entrepreneurship Conference Presentations Available

Sept. 13, 2004
* New Jersey Commits $25M for Innovation Zones
* North Dakota TBED Efforts Receive $1.2M from EDA
* NIH Awards $20M for Studies in Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Genomics
* NSF Identifies Best Minority SMET Programs
* NWBC Offers Insight for Minority Women Entrepreneurs
* Useful Stats: State Median Household Income, 2002-2003
* BFTP Seeks Director of Investment, Entrepreneurial Services
* Final Week for SSTI Conference Discounts
* People

Sept. 6, 2004 — No issue published

Aug. 30, 2004
* White House Issues Updated Research Priorities for 2006 Budget
* Useful Stats: Industry's Share of Academic R&D 2000-2002, by State
* Incubators in the News
* Maximizing Your Professional Development Dollars
* ASME Seeks Project Manager
* People

Aug. 23, 2004 — No issue published

Aug. 16, 2004
* Science & Engineering: Offering Jobs for All Ed Levels
* Iowa Charts 10-year, $302M Biosciences Plan
* Useful Stats: State Business Churning Figures, 2002-2003
* When You Want the Complete Picture...
* Tech Council News
* Research Park News
* Angel & Venture Capital News
* Digest Takes Summer Recess

Aug. 9, 2004
* MEP Recompetition Scrapped
* VC Continues Upward Trend in Second Quarter with $5.6B Invested
* President Signs Defense Bill, Increasing R&D Budget by $4.3B
* DOE to Improve S&T Education through STARS Initiative
* Chinese Government Sets New Guidelines to Grow High-tech Industries
* Useful Stats: 2002 State Rankings of Academic R&D Expenditures
* Tech-based ED Roundup
* People

Aug. 2, 2004
* An Overview to Building Tech-based Economies: Preparing for Tomorrow's Challenges
* Full-color Brochure Available for Download
* Agenda Released for Premiere TBED Event of the Year
* Advanced Sessions, Women's Forum and Roundtables on Best Practices Among Conference Innovations
* Opening Reception Exciting First for SSTI Conference
* Maximize Your Professional Development Dollars with Pre-conference Options
* Bring the Whole Team for Optimal Impact
* Airfare War Timely for Making Travel Plans
* SSTI Annual Conference Qualifies for CEcD Credit
* Don't Get Closed Out of the SSTI's 8th Annual Conference

July 26, 2004
* NASA, NSF Take Hits in House Budget
* Flat CDFI Funding Rare "Highlight" in House VA, HUD, Independent Agencies Bill
* Governor's $30.5M New Economy Initiative Funded in Delaware
* House Passes Committee Legislation to Reauthorize MEP
* South Dakota Dedicates $2.8M to University Research Centers
* Larta Institute to Manage $2.5M NIH Commercialization Efforts
* U.S. Entrepreneurial Activity Increased in 2003, But Job Growth Lags, Study Finds

July 19, 2004
* SSTI Weekly Digest Turns 400
* Ontario Commits $63M to Commercialization Strategy
* British Launches 10-year Science & Innovation Investment Plan
* France Creating NSF-like Agency
* Austrian Paper Recommends Differentiated Approach for Innovation Policy

July 12, 2004
* DOL Provides $17.2M for National Biotech Initiative
* Missouri Gov. Signs 'Jobs Now' Bill
* Kentucky Finds Teachers' S&T Knowledge Dated
* New York CATs to Keep State Competitive after Decennial Re-compete
* Investment in Education Wise for Economy, Report Shows
* Input Sought for 'Next Generation' Manufacturing Programs
* Southern Growth Investigating Drivers for Industrial R&D
* People

July 5, 2004 — No issue published

June 28, 2004
* Report Credits Improved Economy for Boosting State Tax Revenues
* Vermont Prepares for Wi-Fi with New Broadband Initiative
* Louisiana Tech Fund Gets $2.3M
* Senate Passes Legislation to Protect Research Collaborations
* Wyoming Project Engages Community Support for Entrepreneurship
* WGA Takes Aim at Clean, Diversified Energy for the West
* Maryland, NSA Join Forces
* TBED's Role in a Free Market Economy
* Missouri Enterprise Seeks President and CEO

June 21, 2004
* Fully-Funded MEP in FY05?
* AMA Calls for Gov't Registry of All U.S. Clinical Trials
* Commission Offers Guidelines to Strengthen European Research
* Virginia Launches $12M Rural Broadband Initiative
* Tech Council News
* S&T Job Opportunities
* People

June 14, 2004
* Ohio Injects Another $100M into Third Frontier Programs for FY05
* Florida Slowly Discovering Truer Costs of Landing Scripps
* Michigan Legislature Frees Fed R&D Grants from State Taxes
* House Appropriations Smiles on DHS University Research Centers
* Analysis Useful for Assessing University Federal R&D Funding
* Positive Signs Remain for Women-led Companies, Despite Funding Disadvantage
* Useful Stats: Federal R&D Loads for Students, Faculty by State
* People

June 7, 2004
* California to Vote on $3B Stem Cell Initiative
* New BIO Report Profiles States' Life Science Initiatives
* Milken Ranks Regional Biotech, Life Science Clusters
* PPI: U.S. Must Adapt, Innovate to Overcome Offshoring Woes
* Website, Reports Stress Importance of States' Fuel Cell Incentives
* More Women Specializing in Biomedical, Environmental Engineering
* Rural America Grant Commemorates Kellogg Foundation Anniversary

May 31, 2004 — No issue published

May 24, 2004
* Industrial R&D Posts Largest Decline Yet in 2002, NSF Finds
* States Looking at Higher Ed to Foster Economic Growth
* HHS Seeks Input to Encourage Medical Technology Innovation
* Kentucky Strives to Increase Rural Broadband Access
* Mentoring, Financing Linked for Pittsburgh Biotech Firms
* State Legislatures Warming to Ag Biotech, Analysis Finds
* Useful Stats: More SBIR Award Data

May 17, 2004
* $3.5B Round of New Markets Awards Announced
* SC Council Formed to Reshape the State's Economy
* Report Focuses on Evaluating R&D
* Changing Role of Community Colleges Redefining the S&T Workforce
* Useful Stats: 2003 DoD Phase I SBIR Proposals and Awards
* VC News
* People

May 10, 2004
* NSB Indicates Global Race Tightening for R&D Leadership
* VC Stays Course in First Quarter with $4.6B Invested
* High-Tech Tax Credit Bill Renewed with Minor Revisions
* New Zealand Switching to Performance-based Funding for University R&D
* Technology Economy Still in Washington State's Future
* NBIA Honors Top Incubation Programs
* Recent Papers from the Fed Touch on Tech-based ED
* 2005 National Medal of Technology Up for Grabs

May 3, 2004
* MEP Finalist for Innovations in American Government Award
* State Budgets: '04 Blacker; '05 Red for Nearly Half
* California Big on Hydrogen; State Captures $50M of DOE Fuel Cell Funding
* Minnesota, Texas Capture Two DHS Centers
* States Building R&D Capacity Through Endowed Faculty Positions
* Carnegie Mellon Reviews University-Cluster Interrelationship
* Useful Stats: Change in Per Capita Personal Income by State 1998-2003
* People

April 26, 2004
* Florida Commits $1B in Pension Funds to Venture Capital Firms
* Wisconsin Gov. Signs Bills to Create Start-ups, Improve Manufacturing Climate
* Nation's Position as Innovation Leader at Stake, Say Industry and Academia
* Small Firms Play No Small Role in Innovation Economy
* Useful Stats: 2001 Federal Extramural R&D by State
* Research Park News

April 19, 2004
* Kansas Primes Biotech, Entrepreneurship with Cool Half-Billion
* The Value of Statistics for TBED: Part Two
* Czech Republic Making $418M TBED Investment
* Maine Laptop Program Paying Benefits
* Three New Reports Examine Manufacturing Evolution As Restructuring Continues

April 12, 2004
* The Value of Statistics for TBED: Part One
* UVM Tech Center Advances Governor’s Initiative
* Illinois’ Hydrogen Highway Promising For State’s Economy
* West Virginia Passes Two TBED Tax Credits
* Studies Offer Conflicting Forecasts for Foundation Giving
* Useful Stats: Top 100 Wireless Cities, Colleges
* New Resources: ACA Launches Website
* People

April 5, 2004
* Pa. General Assembly Approves Economic Stimulus Plan
* Wisconsin Gov. Expected to Sign $62M VC Bill
* $270M for VC Financing among Canada Budget Initiatives
* Nanotech Continues To Emerge In Massachusetts
* PTC Finds Pa. Region's Tech Industry Marked by Increased Wages, Job Loss
* HHMI To Fund New Va. Biotech Magnet Program

March 29, 2004
* Oklahoma Gov. Urges $44M Higher Education Bond Issue
* Maine Fund Will Help Companies Bridge Financing Gap
* Study Highlights Successful Programs in Rural Governance
* Broadband Trends, Access Vary Across States
* States Take Steps on Outsourcing
* Useful Stats: Defining High Tech

March 19, 2004
* Competing ED Proposals in New York Share Same Goal
* Kentucky, NASA Partnership Will Support Moon-Mars Initiative
* NGA Guide Offers Tools to Enhance Entrepreneurial Capacity
* Useful Stats I: 2001 Firm Births, Deaths by State
* Lambert Review Suggests Ways for Businesses, Universities to Boost UK Economy
* DOT Plan Addresses Need for Continuing Technology, Innovation Deployment
* Useful Stats II: TA Released 50-State S&T Indicators
* Useful Stats III: DHS SBIR Phase I Awards, Proposals by State
* Digest Makes Change

March 12, 2004
* South Carolina Commits $500M for TBED Package
* South Dakota Clears Path for Tech-based ED
* Indiana Looks to Make Permanent 10% Tax Credit on R&D
* Colorado CAPCO Demise Leads to Questions for Other States
* Utah Universities Could Own Stock in Inventions under Constitutional Amendment
* NSTC Layouts Plans to Improve Academic Research Grant Administration
* Process and Product Innovation Key to Mfg Sector in Pa., Report Finds
* MTC Seeks Manager for John Adams Innovation Institute
* People

March 5, 2004
* NSB Sounds Warning Bell for S&E Workforce
* Indiana Higher Ed Institutions to Receive $100M from Lilly Endowment
* Rhode Island Gov. Lays Foundation for TBED
* More Cities Report Worse Economic, Fiscal Conditions than Improved Ones, NLC Finds
* Minnesota Report Spotlights Concerns of State's Manufacturers
* Useful Stats: Number of High School Graduates to Peak in 2008-09

Feb. 27, 2004
* Stowers to Double Life Science Center in Kansas City
* Calif. Treasurer Commits $1.5B Toward Green Tech
* Northeast Ohio Foundations Pool $22M for Regional ED
* Delaware Gov. Wants $34M for Tech-based ED
* U.S. International Patent Filings Down in 2003
* TBED Financing Included in Proposed Maine Bond Issue
* NJ Gov. Wants Money For Stem Cell Research, Tax Credits
* NC Biotech Plan Ambitious
* People

Feb. 20, 2004 — No issue published

Feb. 13, 2004
* R&D at DHS Slated for 13.8% Increase
* VC Picks Up in Q4 2003
* UC Tops List of Universities Receiving Patents in 2003
* Investment in Higher Ed Key to Economic Growth in Mississippi
* Tech Talkin Govs IV
* Colwell Leaving NSF
* People
* SSTI Catches Virus; Digest Schedule Revision

Feb. 6, 2004 — Special Federal Budget Issue

Jan. 30, 2004
* Kansas Legislature Wants $500M for TBED Strategy
* Not to Be Denied: Veto Overrides Kickstart MA Tech Initiatives
* Florida Budget Requests $60M for TBED Initiatives
* Rochester Gains $15M VC Fund as Kodak Slashes Workforce
* North Carolina Innovation Economy Strong, BST Index Finds
* USASBE Cites HBS as National Model for Encouraging Entrepreneurship
* Tech Talkin' Govs III
* Ohio’s IT Alliance Seeks CEO
* Correction for the Jan. 23 Issue

Jan. 23, 2004
* Administration's Manufacturing Strategy Indicates Changes Ahead for MEP
* Oklahoma Marks Progress, Looks to Future
* Analysis Finds Massachusetts R&D Leadership Threatened
* Maryland Outlines New TBED Road Map
* Impact Analysis Finds Virginia's CIT Surpassed 2003 Goals
* Tech Talkin Govs' II
* Biotech Gleanings from San Diego

Jan. 16, 2004
* 2004 Opens with TBED Top Priority for States
* Michigan Creates $150M VC Fund and Broadens Mfg Tax Credits
* Centers of Excellence, Tax Credits Key to ND Future, Gov Holds
* Empire Zones Reform, High Tech Items Take Center Stage in New York
* Lean Budget Doesn't Stop Idaho's TBED Agenda
* Former South Dakota Gold Mine Still Worth Millions
* Tech Talkin' Govs: The Inaugural, Budget and State-of-the-State Addresses
* Bush Admin Plan for Mfg to be Released Today
* People

Jan. 9, 2004
* ICT Leaders Issue Call for Action
* CCF Innovations Receives $5 Million for Tech Transfer
* Arizona Governor Receives Tech-based ED Recommendations
* NCSC Profiles Leaders for Rural Entrepreneurship
* For the New Year, Something Has to Change. Perhaps You.
* People

Jan. 2, 2004 — No issue published

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