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TRANSFORMATION

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WHY ? • L.I. AND THE PERFECT STORM

– GLOBAL– NATIONAL– REGIONAL

• AGING OF THE OLDEST SUBURB

• L.I. AT THE TIPPING POINT– INNOVATION DOWN– HIGH WAGE INDUSTRIES IN DECLINE– R&D DOWN– HOUSING, TAXES UP FASTER THAN WAGES– TALENT PIPELINE

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THE 2007 L.I. INDEX *(5 Year Trends)

* JOB GROWTH IN THE HIGHER PAID SECTORS DOWN 15%-20%

* AVERAGE PAY FLAT OR DECLINING

* OUTWARD MIGRATION IN EXCESS OF 20,000/YR

* RATIO OF SALARY TO HOUSE VALUE = APPROXIMATELY 5.9

(NAT AV 3.6)

* VENTURE FUNDS DOWN 90%

* R&D DOWN 42%

“a healthy economy needs innovation, . . . The fires

of innovation on Long Island have grown cold.”

• LOSS OF 50,000 MANUFACTURING JOBS 1986 – 2000 ALONE• 33.5% OF WORKFORCE OVER 50• TALENT PIPELINE AN ISSUE

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TRANSFORMATION OF• REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

• HOW THE REGION THINKS ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

• EDUCATION

• LABOR MARKETS

• INNOVATION QUOTIENT

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THE PLAN• TRANSFORMS HOW THE REGION HARNESSES AND

LEVERAGES LABOR, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, INVESTMENTS AND MARKETS

• MOBILIZES THE REGION• CONNECTS L.I. TO CREATE ITS FUTURE• ENERGIZES HIGH GROWTH CLUSTERS• ENGAGES CSAU’S• IMPROVES REGION’S INNOVATION QUOTIENT• CREATES MORE JOBS AND NEW COMPANIES

– HIGH SALARY– ENTRY JOBS IN TECH DRIVEN CLUSTERS

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INNOVATION CENTERS

• ART / COMPUTER GRAPHICS / MFG

• MANUFACTURING - REGIONAL SUPPLIERS

• TECH ENTRY JOBS - HEALTHCARE / HOSPITALS / HOMECARE

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REFERENCE

SLIDES

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THE WIRED TEAM• VISION AND PROCESS

• OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

• EXPERIENCE WITH FACILITATING REGIONAL

INITIATIVES

• SCALEABLE AND EFFICIENT MODEL

• NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH MISSION,

GOALS, CONTRACT MANDATES

• THE HONEST BROKERS

• MOBILIZES BILLIONS IN REGIONAL INVESTMENTS -

CRITICAL MASS FOR SUCCESS

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CENTER TECHNOLOGY

Albany Medical Center Biomedical Research Lab

Albany University Advanced Thin Film Technology - Cancer Genomics - CoE Nanoelectronics

Alfred University Advanced Ceramic Technology - Biosurfaces Lab

Binghamton University Integrated Electronics Engineering - Advanced Biotechnologies Center

Broad Hollow Bioscience Park Biotechnology

Clarkson University Advanced Materials Processing - Center for Assistive and Adaptive Technologies

Cold Spring Harbor Labs L. I. Biotechnology Cluster

College of Staten Island (CART) Engineered Polymeric Materials

Columbia University Advanced Information Management

Cornell University Biotechnology - Life Science Technology Center - Plant Proteomics - Metabolomics

CUNY Ultrafast Photonics Materials and Applications - Structural Biology - Biotechnology Research Center

Hofstra University Institute for Education in Advanced Sciences

Manhattan College Environmental Engineering

Marist College (CART) Collaborative & On-Demand Computing

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Integrated Multilevel Analysis of Neuronal Plasticity

Niagara University Integrated Biological - Chemical and Technological Sciences

Polytechnic University Telecommunications / Wireless

Rensselaer Polytechnic Automation Technology & Systems - Future Energy Systems - Bioengineering and Medicine

Rochester Institute of Technology Biotechnology Education and Training

Stony Brook University Sensor Systems, Biotechnology - CoE Wireless & Information Technology

SUNY at Buffalo Biomedical & Bioengineering - CoE Bioinformatics & Life Sciences

SUNY Upstate Biotechnology Research Center

Syracuse University Computer Applications and Software Engineering - CoE Environmental and Energy Systems

Trudeau Institute Immunology Research

University of Rochester Electronic Imaging - CoE Photonics and Microsystems - Biomedical Research Lab

Yeshiva University Biotechnology Research Center

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