April, 2001 1

The Governor's Information Technology Initiative

Presentation for the Appropriations Committee, Louisiana House of

Representatives

April, 2001 2

Top 10

2nd Tier

3rd Tier

Bottom 10

1,328

6765,139

441 1,573

521358

541

587

580

Courtesy of Joel Kotkin, The Milken Institute

Federal R&DDollars Per Capita, 1998

April, 2001 3

Top 10

2nd Tier

3rd Tier

Bottom 10

244

117

113114

127

110

120

120

405

Courtesy of Joel Kotkin, The Milken Institute

Academic R&DDollars Per Capita, 1997

207

April, 2001 4

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2nd Tier

3rd Tier

Bottom 10

1,373

1,329

1,357

1,0561,374

1,179

760

976

922

1,220

Courtesy of Joel Kotkin, The Milken Institute

Industry R&DDollars Per Capita, 1997

April, 2001 5

Top 10

2nd Tier

3rd Tier

Bottom 10

3418

40

33

24

3520

34

29

Courtesy of Joel Kotkin, The Milken Institute

SBIR Awards1990-1998, Per 100,000

90

April, 2001 6

Top 10

2nd Tier

3rd Tier

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10.3

10.2

9.7

10.8

12.9

21.212.9

11.8

10.4

Courtesy of Joel Kotkin, The Milken Institute

Educational AttainmentPercent of Population 25+ with

Advanced Degree

12.6

April, 2001 7

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2nd Tier

3rd Tier

Bottom 10

0.27 0.33

0.320.28

0.50

0.41

0.47

0.30

2.31

0.60

Courtesy of Joel Kotkin, The Milken Institute

Doctoral Scientists & EngineersPercent of Population, 1997

April, 2001 8

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2nd Tier

3rd Tier

Bottom 10

45

57

4951 55

55

56

98

5457

Courtesy of Joel Kotkin, The Milken Institute

Patents Issued 1999, Per 100,000

April, 2001 9

Top 10

2nd Tier

3rd Tier

Bottom 10

1.260.44

0.47

0.541.16

1.72

0.81

0.58

0.55

Courtesy of Joel Kotkin, The Milken Institute

Venture Capital Investment1999, As Percent of GSP

1.73

April, 2001 10

Driving Economic Growth

Developing technologies that create new companies, jobs, and wealth

Developing a highly trained workforce for the IT-intensive workplaces of the new century

Supporting all six technology clusters of Vision 2020

April, 2001 11

Investing in Universities as Development Drivers

Goal: To drive economic development through investment in IT research and workforce training

April, 2001 12

Investment Plan I: Connectivity Infrastructure

Develop high-speed, high-bandwidth Internet 2 capability

Recurring costs of $1,000,000/year, including connection and line charges and general access to the required Gigapop connection

April, 2001 13

Investment Plan II: Information & Library Networks

Update central operating system for Louisiana’s nationally acclaimed computer Library network to state-of-the-artProvide high-speed research capability, data bases, and information components throughout Louisiana’s post-secondary systemCost: $3.5 M one-time, $500K recurring

April, 2001 14

Investment Plan III:Develop Teaching Capacity &

Workforce Training

Build IT-related workforce development capacity throughout postsecondary system

Competitive block grants through Board of Regents

$1.5 M annually to four-year schools

$500K/year to Community & Technical College System

April, 2001 15

Investment Plan IV:Targeted Research Investments

The five targeted research universities will:

Recruit and retain nationally competitive faculty in computer science and engineering, management information systems, and related fields.

Fund new degree programs to grow the workforce for the IT-intensive areas of current and new businesses for Louisiana.

April, 2001 16

Investment Plan IV:Targeted Research Investments

Develop new & improved technologies and bring them to the marketplaceSupport entrepreneurs in high tech incubators with University expertise in technology and business developmentBuild the infrastructure to support IT research, education, and business development

April, 2001 17

Investment Plan IV:Targeted Research Investments

Fund distribution considers number of graduate programs, Carnegie/SREB classification, institutional budgets, and fifteen-year success rate in competitive funding through the Board of Regents

LSU, La Tech, Southern, UNO, ULL

April, 2001 18

Operationalizing the Initiative: Common Elements

Each of the five targeted research universities will establish a center that will:

Bring together faculty and students from all relevant fields of study

Catalyze and support interdisciplinary research and teaching

House a high-tech incubator

April, 2001 19

Environmental SoftwareInternetTelecom

Materials

FoodTechnologies

MedicalBiomedical

Micro-manufacturing

Biological ComputingHigh performance networking

Wireless and broadband technologiesVisualization and modeling

GeoinformaticsVirtual organization and e-business

Reaching the Goals of Vision 2020

April, 2001 20

Return on Investment

Build Louisiana’s capacity to participate in the new economy of the 21st CenturyLift the state off the bottom of the new economy indexMake Louisiana attractive to businesses reliant on highly skilled IT professionalsSupport the high-tech demands of existing industries

April, 2001 21

Return on Investment

By 2006 Louisiana Postsecondary Education System will deliver:Creation of 25 new businesses per year--and the jobs that go with them1,500 additional graduates/year with degrees or certificates in IT areas30-40 patents & licenses per year across the Vision 2020 spectrum

April, 2001 22

Summary Budget

Item 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Personnel $3,750,000 $7,500,000 $11,250,000 $15,000,000 $18,375,000

Equipment $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $4,000,000 $5,750,000 $2,375,000

Facilities

Infrastructure

$13,250,000 $9,500,000 $6,250,000 0 0

Operations & Supplies

$2,500,000 $2,500,000 $3,500,000 $4,250,000 $4,250,000