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Community Colleges & Technology-Based Economic Growth in
Rural America
Robert Templin Northern Virginia Community College
Technology in America
Technology sector growing faster than the overall economy
Information Technology jobs continue significant growth over next 5 years
High-Tech jobs pay nearly twice the nation’s average wage
Source: American Electronics Association, 2000
Workforce EnvironmentInfrastructure Deployment
Technology in America
Workforce EnvironmentInfrastructure Deployment
Over one-fourth of all economic growth in the US in the last 5 years can be linked to high-technology industries and technology workers.
Source: US Department of Commerce, 1999
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Source: theStreet.com (index plotted relative to DJIA), 2001
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The New Reality: Worldwide IT RevenueGrowth Rates, 2000 and 2001
Source: IDC, October, 2001
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Workforce Outlook 2002-2004
Workforce decline / plateau thru 2002-03
2004 significant workforce dislocations/ emerging shortages of high-skill technology-enabled workers
Outlook 2004-2008: Economic Transformation
Application of emerging technologies to create new businesses and transform existing business sectors
Pervasive adoption of IT/Internet applications transforming traditional economic sectors
Business Sectors & Waves of
Transformative Change
Information Technology/ Telecommunications
Biotechnology & Bioscience
Medical & Health Care
Learning, Education & Training
Manufacturing
Emerging Technologies for 2008
Personalized Information Products and Services Genetic ResearchMedical Diagnostic and Treatment Tools“Intelligent” MaterialsHybrid Fuel Vehicle Technologies“Smart” Manufacturing Systems for Mass Customization
(Source: Batelle, 2000)
Personalized Information Products and Services Genetic ResearchMedical Diagnostic and Treatment Tools“Intelligent” MaterialsHybrid Fuel Vehicle Technologies“Smart” Manufacturing Systems for Mass Customization
(Source: Batelle, 2000)
Wireless Internet Technology
Beginning in 2003, Wireless Internet usage will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 73%
84 million people in the US will plug into wireless Internet by 2005
Source: International Data Corporation, October, 2001
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Mobile Users On The Web(Millions at Year end)
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Source: IDC, 2001
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“By 2004, low-cost PCs and a boom in broadband access will enable a new generation of devices, applications, and always-on wireless services. These advances, coupled with favorable economic conditions, will boost the tech sector by almost 12% in 2004.”
(Source: Forrester Research, Oct. 2001)
2004-2008: Tech Sector Growth
Strong Productivity Gains Linked to Internet Use
“Companies integrating Internet technology into core business functions showed productivity gains three times greater than companies that did not.”
(Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2001)
Technology-enabled workers will be the next productivity driver in most organizations.
Productivity
Biotechnology
“Genomics has changed our ability to identify new targets for drug action; we have gone from famine to feast” SmithKline Beecham
Pfizer announced plans for 23 new drugs on the market during 2001
Source: PriceWaterhouse Coopers, 2001
“Genomics has changed our ability to identify new targets for drug action; we have gone from famine to feast” SmithKline Beecham
Pfizer announced plans for 23 new drugs on the market during 2001
Source: PriceWaterhouse Coopers, 2001
2020: Strategic Technologies
Genetic-based Medical & Health Care
High-powered energy packages
Omnipresent Computing
Nanomachines
Super Senses
Source: Battelle, 2001
Competitive Requirements 2004-2008
The ability of a company to be competitive in this new business environment requires a capacity to improve productivity, to innovate, and to push innovations to market faster than competitors
This capacity depends upon the abilities of a skilled frontline workforce to harness the tools of technology and to quickly adapt to changes in a global economy
The ability of a company to be competitive in this new business environment requires a capacity to improve productivity, to innovate, and to push innovations to market faster than competitors
This capacity depends upon the abilities of a skilled frontline workforce to harness the tools of technology and to quickly adapt to changes in a global economy
Market Realities 2004-2008
There will be a growing shortage of high-skill, tech-savvy frontline workers across a number of industry sectors that will become a critical choke point in the growth of many businesses
There will be a growing shortage of high-skill, tech-savvy frontline workers across a number of industry sectors that will become a critical choke point in the growth of many businesses
Training Imperatives 2004-2008
Waves of change will require rapid development and deployment of training programs on a national / global scale
Training must meet industry-driven specifications
Training / education support must be continuously available to the desktop in several languages
Waves of change will require rapid development and deployment of training programs on a national / global scale
Training must meet industry-driven specifications
Training / education support must be continuously available to the desktop in several languages
Implications for Community Colleges &
Rural Communities
Rural Community College Opportunity
Positioning of rural community colleges as integral partners in emerging national & regional networks
Regional economic clusters Community college training networks Industry networks College-university collaboratives
Positioning of rural community colleges as integral partners in emerging national & regional networks
Regional economic clusters Community college training networks Industry networks College-university collaboratives
Rural Community College Opportunity
Regional Economic Clusters Niche role in metro economy Focus on specific industry sectors Early adopter of new knowledge & skill Collaborator with research universities
Regional Economic Clusters Niche role in metro economy Focus on specific industry sectors Early adopter of new knowledge & skill Collaborator with research universities
Rural Community College Opportunity
Community College Training Networks ACT Centers
National Coalition of Advanced Tech Centers
NSF Centers
Community College Training Networks ACT Centers
National Coalition of Advanced Tech Centers
NSF Centers
Rural Community College Opportunity
Industry NetworksInformation Technology/ TelecommunicationsBiotechnology & BioscienceMedical & Health CareLearning, Education & TrainingManufacturing
Industry NetworksInformation Technology/ TelecommunicationsBiotechnology & BioscienceMedical & Health CareLearning, Education & TrainingManufacturing
Rural Community College Opportunity
College-University Collaboratives AACC
RCCA
League for Innovation
College-University Collaboratives AACC
RCCA
League for Innovation
Tech-Based Economic Growth & Community College Leadership
Understanding the fundamental economic social changes our society is undergoing
Knowledgeable about the transformational potential of the Internet for individuals, organizations, and communities
Skilled in the fundamental tools of working and learning in virtual environments
Tech-Base Economic Growth &
Community College Leadership
Ability to think transformationally rather than incrementally
Understanding of tech-based economic business models and concepts
Leadership as community convener, catalyst, facilitator, boundary crosser
Training Imperatives 2004-2008
Waves of change will require rapid development and deployment of training programs on a national / global scale
Training must meet industry-driven specifications
Training / education support must be continuously available to the desktop/ mobile device in several languages
Waves of change will require rapid development and deployment of training programs on a national / global scale
Training must meet industry-driven specifications
Training / education support must be continuously available to the desktop/ mobile device in several languages
National Imperatives
Community colleges potentially represent the single largest distribution network and channel for tech-based training and education in the United States.
Rural Community Colleges
New ways of behaving as part of a national network of community-based training and education providers and access points
New ways of behaving as part of a national network of community-based training and education providers and access points
Community Colleges & Technology-Based Economic Growth in
Rural America
Robert Templin Northern Virginia Community College