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Roadmap Overview
To facilitate the process of understanding Kansas ' bioscience assets and opportunities, the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) has engaged New Economy Strategies (NES), a Washington based consultancy, to develop a comprehensive roadmap that will provide strategic guidance to the state's bioscience initiative. Joining KTEC in supporting the Kansas Bioscience and Innovation Roadmap initiative are the Kansas Bioscience Organization (KansasBio), the Kansas Department of Commerce, and the National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and Commercialization (NISTAC).
Purpose
The Kansas Bioscience and Innovation Roadmap is focused on achieving three objectives:
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Identify the bioscience and innovation assets of Kansas; |
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Galvanize the statewide leadership needed to catalyze growth in targeted bioscience clusters; and |
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Make long- and short-term recommendations for achieving national and international competitiveness in the bioscience arena. |
Process
NES will work with regional and state leaders to bridge the State's capacities to compete, innovate, and perform around current and emerging biotech and technology clusters. The focus is on creating economic 'churn' through innovation - a social process that brings together and aligns a variety of institutions, industries, and individuals to create new products, services, and ultimately new ways of competing in the global marketplace. In determining the next steps for the Kansas Bioscience and Innovation Roadmap, the following has or will be done:
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Collect and analyze data that builds the business case and value proposition for targets of opportunity; |
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Benchmark new approaches and focused technology trends; |
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Facilitate six Regional Bioscience and Innovation Summits with key business, academic, government leaders and other critical stakeholders to present preliminary findings, identify bioscience priorities, and critical focus areas; |
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Identify target areas of opportunity in existing science and technology competencies strengths, emerging sectors, and traditional industries; |
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Determine overarching tactics focused on cluster-specific needs (e.g., skills training, new enterprise development) and cross-cluster issues (e.g., transportation, regulations); and |
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Form implementation Hot Teams comprised of state and regional stakeholders for each target of opportunity to craft initiatives and related business plans. |
Timeframe
The following dates mark major milestones for the roadmap initiative.
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Analysis: Sept-Dec
2004 |
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Summits: Oct 4-7, 2004 |
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Hot Team: Jan. 2005 - Mar. 2005 |
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Statewide Town Hall Meeting:
April 2005 |
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