Conference Sponsor Profile: DOE: State Industries of the Future

State Industries of the Future, a partnership strategy of the Department of Energy’s Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT), has successfully facilitated development of industry visions and roadmaps for the Agriculture, Aluminum, Chemicals, Forest Products, Glass, Metalcasting, Mining, and Steel industries. Beginning with a pilot project in West Virginia, OIT is now partnering with states to pursue these industry-defined visions and roadmaps on a state level. 

The goals of this initiative are to boost industrial efficiency and productivity by working with states that have significant activity in one or more of the nine target industries. A typical state approach establishes a state team, targets specific industries, promotes industry alliances, builds industry interest and leadership, identifies business and technology needs, outlines a state strategy, and generates action plans and partnerships. State benefits include potential industry and job growth, alignment of customer and supplier base with core industries, improved environmental performance, increased resource efficiency, and enhanced ability to compete for national resources. 

As a sponsor of Beyond the Hype: Tools for Building Tech-based Economies, the State Industries of the Future program will have space in the conference exhibitor’s area. Until then, more information can be found on the program’s website: http://www.oit.doe.gov/states/