Emily's Musings

Joint Venture Silicon Valley

Went to an event this evening at the Tech sponsored by Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network (http://www.jointventure.org/) It was a very interesting event announcing their latest report and trying to get people to join their new Roundtable.

There was an article announcing the new report in yesterday's San Jose Mercuty News. It summed up the report with, "To revive its economy, Silicon Valley must focus on four key areas, according to a report by a group of local experts: expanding its global presence, getting its public finances in order, becoming more livable and merging biotechnology, nanotechnology and information technology into a new industry."

They're starting four intiatives designed to:

• Promote a strong, long-term fiscal foundation for government to invest in people, infrastructure, and quality of life;
  
• Accelerate the convergence of biotechnology, information technology and nanotechnology;
  
• Expand the use of these technologies to improve health, education, and transportation; and
  
• Build relationships among technology leaders in Silicon Valley and other regions of the world for mutual economic benefit.