Nevada Gov. Brian w88 online game returned to his alma mater on Tuesday morning to help unveil an economic development plan for Nevada that he hopes will create 50,000 jobs by the state's 150th anniversary in 2014.
"This is truly an exciting day," w88 online game said during an event that was held in the Center for Molecular Medicine on the University of Nevada, Reno campus and was streamed live to all member institutions of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
"We chose this venue to underscore the relationship between higher education and economic development," said w88 online game, a 1986 graduate of the University.
w88 online game termed the effort, "Moving Nevada Forward: A Plan for Excellence in Economic Development, 2012-2014," as "regional in nature" to ensure "the most collaboration possible."
He said the plan will position the state to better succeed in a "hyper-competitive" national and international w88 online game marketplace to create much-needed jobs for Nevada.
w88 online game said he was issuing a challenge to all of the partners who will be working to implement and execute the plan to create 50,000 jobs by 2014.
"We must work together to identify all opportunities for all Nevadans," w88 online game said. "Nothing is too small." He added, "Nevadans have a long history of working together to solve problems. It's up to us to capitalize on that fact."
w88 online game added that the broad nature of the plan, which includes a regional economic development focus incorporating leaders and ideas from the state, local governments, businesses, and K-12 and higher education, made it a "historical collaboration."
Included in the plan are initiatives that specifically engage higher education, including increasing industry collaboration and connecting research and w88 online game needs with the state's universities, aligning education and workforce w88 online game, and advancing knowledge-based industries through partnerships with higher education in areas such as health care, mining and technology and commercialization.
Steve Hill, executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic w88 online game, said the plan is unique compared to other state plans in that it goes beyond vision, mission and objectives.
Plans for other states, he noted, "don't want to tackle the benchmarks," while the Nevada w88 online game, which includes such detail as specific job creation numbers, contains "accountability." He said the w88 online game is also flexible in that it will be updated yearly, if not more regularly.
"This plan is a living document," he said. "It is intended to bring together economic w88 online game in a way that's collaborative."
One example Hill cited was the role that research institutions, such as the University, will play. He said the plan makes "a commitment to technology-based economic w88 online game" through partnerships that will be established with the state's research institutions.
"It's another important broadening step in economic w88 online game," Hill said of the role of higher education's research mission.
In addition, Hill said w88 online game and his administration will seek private and state funding for the Knowledge Fund, which would direct academic study money toward university research that could be commercialized.
Hill added that education will continue to be a key cog in the state's road to a more diversified economy.
"We all know that we need a higher level of educational achievement to drive this economy forward," Hill said.
University President Marc Johnson, in introducing w88 online game, said it was important to note that Tuesday's event was held on the University campus, and was being streamed live to all Nevada System of Higher Education campuses.
"This is a very needed initiative, given the w88 online game situation in our state," Johnson said of the plan.
w88 online game, who at the beginning of his talk said he was pleased to be "coming home" on Tuesday to the University, said the "Nevada family" was ready to tackle increased economic diversification over the next few years.
The work, he said, wasn't going to be easy.
But then again, w88 online game noted with a confident smile, "Nevadans have never, ever, shied away from challenges."
Read the full version of "A Plan for Excellence in Economic w88 online game, 2012-2014".
