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ABOUT THE VERMONT TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE
Founded in 2004
THE ISSUE:
What Makes Vermont a Great Place…
Makes Vermont A Great Place to Do Business !
Let’s Champion a New Vision for
Vermont Environmentalism:
Economic Development is Critical
to Solving the Challenges We Face
But is this "new fusion" narrative in conflict with our past?
Natural Environment + Economic Environment
From Rolling Stone Magazine April 10th, 2014.
Brand Vermont Must Evolve to Better Assist the Growth of Clean, Green Well Paying Jobs that Are the Key Drivers of Vermont’s Future
We Must Put One Foot in the Pasture… and One Foot in the Future.
VT: 21%
US: 85%
VT: 81%
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VT: 28%
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A Vermont electricity utility company focused on providing its customers with a balance of the most reliable, affordable, smart and clean electricity.
Logic Supply
South Burlington, VT
A industrial manufacturer of small, customizable, and highly
reliable fan-less computers for industrial and embedded markets.
High quality, custom mobile software developer specializing in engineering complex data models and responsive mobile user interfaces to truly do what the business name says; empower mobility.
The academic leader in digital learning for K-12 students preparing students with the skills and cultural understanding to compete in the today's global marketplace.
VERMONT'S TECH EMPLOYMENT
An independent software solutions firm exclusively working to meet the needs of independent pediatricians nationwide since 1983.
Full-Service website design and internet advertising firm founded by Peter Jewett.
A business technology service that exists to design and deploy elegantly built information technology systems that use and promote Free and Open Source software.
The Hidden Driver of Our Economic Growth
Presenting Sponsor
Supporting Sponsors
PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES
Could tech be next?
Green Mountain Power
Colchester, VT
4.
To better support the workforce needs of its tech
industries, Vermont needs to actively and swiftly align its educational institutions with the growing needs of the state’s tech employers.
East Montpelier, VT
rb Technologies
Which industry employs the most Vermonters?
Tourism? Agriculture? The Answer May Surprise You
VERMONT'S TECH JOB ECOSYSTEM INCLUDES
(Not to scale)
Working Lands
Farm to Plate
Captive Insurance
Empower Mobility
BURLINGTON, VT
Burlington Bytes
BURLINGTON, VT
2.
Vermont needs to address the challenges of its infrastructure. This includes prioritizing the implementation of (true) broadband internet access, improving cell phone coverage and making housing more affordable in relation to wages.
5.
The legislature needs to re-examine existing laws, modifying them in ways that support tech growth and the development of a modern economy. In so doing, Vermont must resist efforts to suppress these needed reforms.
South Burlington, VT
Middlebury Interactive Languages
- David Parker, Dealer.com
3.
Vermont needs to expand on its support ecosystem for entrepreneurs. It must continue to leverage the strengths of its academic institutions while solving for significant challenges tech firms face in securing early phase / startup financing.
Physician's Computer Company
Winooski, VT
1.
Vermont must evolve its own brand image. A new, forward looking positioning is required, one that can hold both our natural environment and our innovative technology culture
in its broader conception.
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