WESTERN RESEARCH ALLIANCE
Second T-BED Luncheon
M. Joanne Lang Executive Vice President
Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation
Friday, October 10, 2003
Dr. M. Joanne Lang presented some of the strategies KSTC
has used to fulfill its mission during the past 16 years.
Dr Lang is the Executive Vice-President of the Kentucky
Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC). KSTC was formed in 1987 and
is committed to the advancement
of science, technology and innovative economic development founded
on Kentucky know-how. KSTC is a fast-paced leader with a reputation for
developing
and managing creative initiatives in education, economic competitiveness
and scientific research. KSTC's vision is to create an innovation-driven
entrepreneurial economy that makes Kentucky a leader in the development
of knowledge and its applications to people, firms and organizations.
Joanne Lang joined the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation
(KSTC) in 1996 and is Executive Vice President. She directs several
initiatives
under KSTC's mission to enhance the capacity of people, companies
and organizations to develop and apply science and technology to compete
responsibly in the
world marketplace. These include key initiatives such as Kentucky's
Science and Technology Strategy (for investments in research and
entrepreneurship),
Cluster Analysis of Kentucky Industries, Policy Audit of Kentucky
Policies for the new economy, Kentucky's New Economy Initiatives, Kentucky
Science
and Engineering Foundation's Critical Technologies Survey of Science
Teachers.
Western South Dakota faces challenges similar to those that
Kentucky faced when developing a research innovation and technology-based
economic development
program. We feel that Dr. Lang's firsthand experiences can help
Western
Research Alliance to create a viable research based development
program.
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