growing oregon s economy through postsecondary excellence academic and economic development working group kirby dyess chair state board of higher education july 15 2005 2005aeed report to the 2 aeed baseline goal opportunity areas that show measurable roi over 20 years with milestone results touch every part build on existing or emerging momentum draw reinforce in programs research offer opportunities are exciting easy conceptualize 3 reviewed nearly a dozen 4 merged prioritized down 6 5 connecting clusters industry software & computing semiconductors electronics forestry agriculture wood products manufacturing food processing materials science functional neuroscience medical devices sources oecdd innovation index 2004 alta biomedical core competencies sustainability natural resources nanoscience microtechnologies cluster growth can slow without strong infrastructure 7 engineering information technology etic well established model for partnership
