UCSD Connect

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UCSD Connect Description:

CONNECT offers a few key objectives for our regional innovation economy as fundamental to future competitiveness:

* research institutions are the engines of discovery and we should unite to recruit and retain the most talented researchers anywhere and offer support for increased federal funding of basic research;
* intellectual property is our primary asset and we should be diligent about protecting our discoveries around the world;
* the global economy requires ever increasing partnerships to remain competitive and as a region we should reach out nationally and internationally and share our contacts;
* communication between academic leaders and the private sector will be even more essential to the innovation economy and we should develop ways to continue to improve; and
* risk capital is the fuel of innovation and we must develop new and sustainable models to fund innovation;
* recruitment of talented entrepreneurial leaders and creative scientists and engineers is essential and we need to develop tools to ensure we remain competitive.

Website: UCSD Connect Website