On November 23rd 2015, the Council on Competitiveness and the University of California, Riverside hosted the Southwest Regional Dialogue of the Exploring Innovation Frontiers Initiative at the UCR ARTSBlock in downtown Riverside, California. The EIFI travelled to Riverside because the university and surrounding community sit at the vanguard of the demographic changes rippling through our nation – changes that will alter, and in many ways define, the next generation of innovation models in the U.S.
The Southwest Regional Dialogue convened innovation leadership from Southern California and around the country to discuss talent, the most important input for the U.S. innovation system. Conversation concentrated around diversity and the need for a holistic approach to inclusivity – accounting for socioeconomic, ethnic, and geographic differences.
Representing academia, industry, government, and the network of U.S. national labs, the array of participants in Riverside underscored the necessity of developing partnerships to build out U.S. innovation capacity. As our nation’s challenges become increasingly complex, representatives from different sectors will have to create new venues for collaboration to advance a pro-innovation agenda.
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