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The Economic Development Case for Investment in Higher Education Information Technology

Title:The Economic Development Case for Investment in Higher Education Information Technology (ID: ERB0312)
Author(s):Brian D. Voss (Louisiana State University)
Topics:Higher Education Marketplace, Institutional Research, IT Workforce Development, Pervasive or Ubiquitous Computing, Workforce Issues
Origin:Research Bulletins, ECAR (06/10/2003)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

With the Indiana Pervasive Computing Research Initiative as a case study, this research bulletin explores how investments in higher education information technology research can drive community and regional economic development. It explores underlying principles, such as workforce development, training, and retention, that are mutually advantageous to the institution and to the local economy, as well as how these principles can be applied to spur investments in higher education IT efforts.

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