New North Carolina Innovation Report Released

North Carolina has been concerned about its competitive position vis-a-vis the innovation economy.

While the national economy has been unkind to all states, North Carolina held its own over the last three years, according to a measure of 25 broad indicators of innovation, technology and economic growth released earlier this week. In all, Tracking Innovation: North Carolina Innovation Index 2003 considers more than 50 performance measures across five general categories, highlighting the state’s strengths and weaknesses.

The 2003 Index is a comprehensive update of a similar index published by the BST in 2000 as part of the Vision 2030 Project. Indicators in Tracking Innovation 2003 were compiled from a wide range of secondary data sources. State policymakers are expected to use the updated index as a basis for developing recommendations over the coming year to support the state’s innovation economy.

Download the repprt here.