SILICON VALLEY INDEX AND SPECIAL ANALYSIS
The global financial collapse and national mortgage crisis have finally caught
up to Silicon Valley, but the region can rebound as a leader in clean technology innovation, according
to the 2009 Silicon Valley Index released by
Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network and the community foundation.
In a companion Special Analysis,
researchers probing economic restructuring
cautioned that the region is currently not producing enough talent to meet its workforce needs in
the next decade as the industry mix changes and new skills are required.
"Investing in and rebuilding our region’s social infrastructure is vital to sustain the innovation economy
that has made Silicon Valley a national model," said Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D.,
CEO and President of the community foundation.
This year’s State
of the Valley conference was held Feb. 20. This annual "town meeting" convenes business executives, labor leaders, educators, elected
representatives, citizens, journalists and opinion makers to discuss our challenges and opportunities.
Underlying the discussion is the 2009 Silicon Valley Index, which has measured the health
of Silicon Valley’s economy and communities since 1995. Silicon Valley Community Foundation was the lead sponsor of the
conference and jointly presents the Index with Joint Venture.
To hear interviews with Emmett D. Carson, Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network CEO Russell Hancock,
keynote speaker Fareed Zakaria and others, click here:
http://www.kteh.org/tv/productions/siliconvalley.jsp
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