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U.S. Assistant Secretary John Fernandez to Return to Private Sector | Department of Commerce
One of the chief architects of the Obama administration's bottom-up innovation strategies, U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Economic Development John R. Fernandez to return to private sector to promote innovation, job creation and global competitiveness. U.S. Commerce Department Assistant Secretary for Economic Development John R. Fernandez has spent the last two and a half years–amid the most severe economic downturn in generations–successfully guiding the Economic Development Administration (EDA). In this role, he has led the Federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and helping America’s communities build the foundation for long-term growth. He announced his decision today to return to the private sector, where he will continue to foster innovation, job creation and global competitiveness. Read more...
Getting beat on venture capital
Sen. Alberta Darling says the venture capital bill is dead. That's hugely disappointing and hurts efforts to boost entrepreneurs and jobs. Wisconsin is already getting beat by other states in attracting the private dollars that fuel new companies with innovative ideas. The latest failure will move Wisconsin further behind its peers. That's too bad, because Wisconsin is a leader in academic research and patents. We're good at hatching strong ideas and technology. But if the dollars to expand those products in the marketplace aren't available here, those startup companies and jobs will go elsewhere. TVC expands tech transfer horizons - New Mexico Business Weekly
Technology Ventures Corp. has gone national. The Albuquerque-based organization, which helps entrepreneurs commercialize new technologies from Sandia National Laboratories and other federal labs, has launched a new, much more comprehensive effort to promote licensable technology from all U.S. Department of Energy facilities coast to coast. President and CEO John Freisinger told attendees at the Albuquerque Economic Forum’s Feb. 8 breakfast meeting in Old Town that, given the decline in venture capital funds since 2008, TVC must expand its horizons to attract more national and even global investors. To do that, it needs to promote compelling technology from more DOE labs. How the White House Became a Social-Media Powerhouse | Blog | Daily Dose | Entrepreneur.com
Want to reach millions of Americans instantly? Try using the hashtag #BarackObama in a tweet. Even before Barack Obama was sworn in as the nation's 44th President, he was a big fan of social media. On Election Day in 2008, for instance, Obama had 380 percent more Facebook fans than his rival John McCain (R., Ariz.). So it's little wonder why today's White House has an entire staff dedicated to operating a YouTube channel, filtering photos on Instagram, crowdsourcing petitions on We The People, hosting Q&As through Twitter and even hang outs with voters on Google+. I spoke to Macon Phillips, the White House's director of New Media, to discuss why the current administration is all a buzz over social media. Here's how his team is using social tools to engage with the public in the digital age: Harnessing Science, Technology & Innovation to Promote Global Development | The White House
Today at the White House, senior Administration officials announced a series of new initiatives to promote game-changing innovations to solve long-standing development challenges. Answering President Obama’s call to harness science technology, and innovation to spark global development, the Administration announced initiatives from across the government to generate new development solutions. Announcements include new partnerships with universities; greater use of scientific breakthroughs through expedited technology transfer of federally-funded inventions; a program to reward inventors who use their patented technologies to address humanitarian needs; and initiatives to leverage advances in Internet and communications technologies to provide new development tools. |
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