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Economic Development: CIO Links Businesses and Universities

Sometimes public-sector CIOs can play a role in breaking down geographic barriers to economic development. One example is the Chesapeake Crescent Innovation Alliance, an effort to link businesses with valuable university research resources in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

The university alliance was formed in June 2008 to examine areas of potential cooperation in regional centers of excellence, entrepreneurial development and early-stage investment involving the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, George Mason University, The George Washington University, the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University.

By David Raths

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/568472

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