Pennsylvania’s Competitiveness Strategy
(1997-98)
ETG professionals assisted Pennsylvania to identify its clusters, both on a state and regional level, and indicate which emerging or “high-tech seed clusters” might be the best candidates for attraction and retention programs. The study not only mapped the Commonwealth’s cluster structure, but also the underlying technological capabilities in Universities, research centers, training programs and private R&D labs. The cross mapping of established clusters, seed clusters and technological capabilities provided a powerful lens for government and private sector leaders to focus on the leading drivers of the economy in the future.