Comments for Knowledge Economy Blog http://keblog.osu.edu of OSU Extension's Knowledge Economy Initiative Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:50:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Welcome by nkukay http://keblog.osu.edu/2007/04/25/welcome/#comment-43 nkukay Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:58:42 +0000 http://keblog.osu.edu/?p=3#comment-43 The following article from Entrepreneur Magazine discusses the demise of several businesses over the next ten years as a result of technological advancements/changing consumer preferences. Check out the link below for the entire article. Nancy Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business 10 Businesses Facing Extinction in 10 Years They’re going, going and may be completely gone by 2017. Check out their odds of survival. By Geoff Williams | September 19, 2007 URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com/extinction/index.html The following article from Entrepreneur Magazine discusses the demise of several businesses over the next ten years as a result of technological advancements/changing consumer preferences. Check out the link below for the entire article.
Nancy
Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

10 Businesses Facing Extinction in 10 Years
They’re going, going and may be completely gone by 2017. Check out their odds of survival.
By Geoff Williams | September 19, 2007

URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com/extinction/index.html

]]> Comment on University of Michigan Program on Engaged Universities by Jerry Thomas http://keblog.osu.edu/2007/08/08/university-of-michigan-program-on-engaged-universities/#comment-18 Jerry Thomas Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:40:43 +0000 http://keblog.osu.edu/?p=27#comment-18 Sorry - the hyperlinks for the post did not come through. Here is the conference link: http://www.urcmich.org/events/engageduniv.html Sorry - the hyperlinks for the post did not come through. Here is the conference link: http://www.urcmich.org/events/engageduniv.html

]]> Comment on Regionalism Blended E-learning Course Blog Question by Graham Cochran http://keblog.osu.edu/2007/08/22/regionalism-blended-e-learning-course-blog-question/#comment-17 Graham Cochran Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:08:47 +0000 http://keblog.osu.edu/?p=28#comment-17 Both categories (Coordinating and Administrative) as suggested by Nancy and Jackie make sense. Tracking sexual offenders does seem to fit more in the administrative category as a way local governments might work together more efficiently to serve and protect citizens. Both categories (Coordinating and Administrative) as suggested by Nancy and Jackie make sense. Tracking sexual offenders does seem to fit more in the administrative category as a way local governments might work together more efficiently to serve and protect citizens.

]]> Comment on Economic Cluster Assignment One by Graham Cochran http://keblog.osu.edu/2007/08/22/economic-cluster-assignment-one/#comment-16 Graham Cochran Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:43:21 +0000 http://keblog.osu.edu/?p=29#comment-16 The top five clusters for Darke County include: 1) Manufacturing Supercluster 2) Advanced Materials 3) Education and Knowledge Creation 4) Transportation and Logistics 5) Agribusiness, Food Processing, and Technology I found it interesting the education and knowledge creation show up for many of our counties. For Darke County, the top three clusters are very similiar if you look at employment (all around 1500 jobs). Graham The top five clusters for Darke County include:

1) Manufacturing Supercluster
2) Advanced Materials
3) Education and Knowledge Creation
4) Transportation and Logistics
5) Agribusiness, Food Processing, and Technology

I found it interesting the education and knowledge creation show up for many of our counties. For Darke County, the top three clusters are very similiar if you look at employment (all around 1500 jobs).

Graham

]]> Comment on Regionalism Blended E-learning Course Blog Question by krieger.50@osu.edu http://keblog.osu.edu/2007/08/22/regionalism-blended-e-learning-course-blog-question/#comment-15 krieger.50@osu.edu Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:05:19 +0000 http://keblog.osu.edu/?p=28#comment-15 What type of regional structure could best track sex offenders? I agree with Nancy’s vote for the administrative structure but would also suggest the possibility of the coordinating. Such a system could gather information acquired locally and make it available to a broader population/region. Regions seem to develop as a result of working to achieve a competitive or cooperative advantage. Most economic regions seem to be driven by the desire to gain a competitive advantage over another area or region. Non-economic regions find benefits in cooperating to benefit their members with no intent to ‘beat out’ another. A region to track sex offenders is of the cooperative nature. When we consider the type of region, we should also consider the optimal size of the region for maximum effectiveness of the effort. Consider the Ohio eSORN system. The ‘region’ is state-wide. To check for a possible sex offender record, one submits an address and a name and the system gives a result. The system is ‘ok’ but to be truly effective it needs to weave a tighter web. No SS# - issued nationally - weakens the search. In this case, and considering our highly mobile society, the region for tracking sex offenders should be national. With this in mind I ask, does the size of the region determine the best type of regional structure? Jackie What type of regional structure could best track sex offenders? I agree with Nancy’s vote for the administrative structure but would also suggest the possibility of the coordinating.
Such a system could gather information acquired locally and make it available to a broader population/region.

Regions seem to develop as a result of working to achieve a competitive or cooperative advantage. Most economic regions seem to be driven by the desire to gain a competitive advantage over another area or region. Non-economic regions find benefits in cooperating to benefit their members with no intent to ‘beat out’ another. A region to track sex offenders is of the cooperative nature.

When we consider the type of region, we should also consider the optimal size of the region for maximum effectiveness of the effort. Consider the Ohio eSORN system. The ‘region’ is state-wide. To check for a possible sex offender record, one submits an address and a name and the system gives a result. The system is ‘ok’ but to be truly effective it needs to weave a tighter web. No SS# - issued nationally - weakens the search. In this case, and considering our highly mobile society, the region for tracking sex offenders should be national.

With this in mind I ask, does the size of the region determine the best type of regional structure?

Jackie

]]> Comment on Economic Cluster Assignment One by krieger.50@osu.edu http://keblog.osu.edu/2007/08/22/economic-cluster-assignment-one/#comment-14 krieger.50@osu.edu Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:25:07 +0000 http://keblog.osu.edu/?p=29#comment-14 The top economic clusters for Summit Co.(based on wages paid) are: 1. Manufacturing Supercluster 2. Business and Finance 3. Advanced Materials (Akron was once the rubber capitol of the world - Firestone and Good Year headquarters) 4. Education and Knowledge (17 school districts and U. of Akron) 5. Energy What suprises me is that our huge and humerous medical facilites did not rank in the top 5. I have seen numbers that put that economic cluster at #1. The top economic clusters for Summit Co.(based on wages paid) are:

1. Manufacturing Supercluster
2. Business and Finance
3. Advanced Materials (Akron was once the rubber capitol of the world - Firestone and Good Year headquarters)
4. Education and Knowledge (17 school districts and U. of Akron)
5. Energy

What suprises me is that our huge and humerous medical facilites did not rank in the top 5. I have seen numbers that put that economic cluster at #1.

]]> Comment on Economic Cluster Assignment One by callahan.149@cfaes.osu.edu http://keblog.osu.edu/2007/08/22/economic-cluster-assignment-one/#comment-13 callahan.149@cfaes.osu.edu Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:17:11 +0000 http://keblog.osu.edu/?p=29#comment-13 The top economic clusters for Miami County are: 1. Manufacturing Supercluster $285,296,492 2. Education & Knowledge Creation $113,998,651 3. Defense & Security $94,780,410 4. Advanced Materials $78,424,582 I wasn't surprised to see the Manufacturing Supercluster which is dominated by the automotive presence of Honda. However, I was surprised by the other three. I suppose we do have Edison Community College and several other schools that are moving in the area, but I wouldn't have put education at the top. Something to think about for sure! The top economic clusters for Miami County are:

1. Manufacturing Supercluster $285,296,492
2. Education & Knowledge Creation $113,998,651
3. Defense & Security $94,780,410
4. Advanced Materials $78,424,582

I wasn’t surprised to see the Manufacturing Supercluster which is dominated by the automotive presence of Honda. However, I was surprised by the other three. I suppose we do have Edison Community College and several other schools that are moving in the area, but I wouldn’t have put education at the top. Something to think about for sure!

]]> Comment on Economic Cluster Assignment One by Lisa McCutcheon http://keblog.osu.edu/2007/08/22/economic-cluster-assignment-one/#comment-12 Lisa McCutcheon Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:09:50 +0000 http://keblog.osu.edu/?p=29#comment-12 The top four Economic Clusters for Licking County are as follows: 1) Education and Knowledge Creation ($201,420,651) 2) Chemicals & Chemical Based Products ($150,176,154) 3) Business & Financial Services ($135,982,336) 4) Biomedical / Biotechnical ($90,355,827) The top four Economic Clusters for Licking County are as follows:

1) Education and Knowledge Creation ($201,420,651)
2) Chemicals & Chemical Based Products ($150,176,154)
3) Business & Financial Services ($135,982,336)
4) Biomedical / Biotechnical ($90,355,827)

]]> Comment on Economic Cluster Assignment One by Jeff McCutcheon http://keblog.osu.edu/2007/08/22/economic-cluster-assignment-one/#comment-11 Jeff McCutcheon Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:27:14 +0000 http://keblog.osu.edu/?p=29#comment-11 The top economic clusters for Knox County are: Machinery Mfg. $100,536,229 Transportation Equipment Mfg. $54,393,107 Education & Knowledge Creation $44,733,347 Biomedical/Biotechnical $25,860,228 Forest & Wood Products $16,743,346 Ok here is a question for you... this info is based off of employment and wages, is that the true nature of economic clusters in our counties? Where is the accounting of self-employed entrepreneurs? The top economic clusters for Knox County are:

Machinery Mfg. $100,536,229
Transportation Equipment Mfg. $54,393,107
Education & Knowledge Creation $44,733,347
Biomedical/Biotechnical $25,860,228
Forest & Wood Products $16,743,346

Ok here is a question for you… this info is based off of employment and wages, is that the true nature of economic clusters in our counties? Where is the accounting of self-employed entrepreneurs?

]]> Comment on Regionalism Blended E-learning Course Blog Question by Nancy KUKAY http://keblog.osu.edu/2007/08/22/regionalism-blended-e-learning-course-blog-question/#comment-10 Nancy KUKAY Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:22:01 +0000 http://keblog.osu.edu/?p=28#comment-10 If we were to create regions in an effort to track sex offenders, it seems to me that we would use the administrative regionalism category. This category focuses on governmental action that would require intergovernmental cooperation. Many of our local governments already engage in this type of cooperation in providing public safety services such as ambulance, fire and law enforcement services. There is a logic to this type of arrangement for service provision, no duplication of services, economy of scale, reduced personnel costs, streamlined accounting and reporting. Whether this is an effective way of dealing with the sexual predator issue is another matter for an entirely different discussion! If we were to create regions in an effort to track sex offenders, it seems to me that we would use the administrative regionalism category. This category focuses on governmental action that would require intergovernmental cooperation. Many of our local governments already engage in this type of cooperation in providing public safety services such as ambulance, fire and law enforcement services.

There is a logic to this type of arrangement for service provision, no duplication of services, economy of scale, reduced personnel costs, streamlined accounting and reporting. Whether this is an effective way of dealing with the sexual predator issue is another matter for an entirely different discussion!

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