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Committee Work

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AEED "Opportunity Areas" reflect potential business, education, and research opportunities that will be explored as possible areas for future Board initiatives. The initial list shown below was drawn from the work of the Oregon Council for Knowledge and Economic Development (OCKED), and from conversations with Board President and former Governor Neil Goldschmidt and other public and private sector leaders in Oregon.

The AEED opportunity areas listed here will evolve as working group and subcommittee activities progress. We welcome your suggestions regarding additional opportunity areas. Please use the "Feedback" button above to submit comments or recommendations.

Opportunity Areas

Subcommittees are charged to answer a series of questions regarding the following opportunity areas. For additional information about specific opportunity areas, please browse the links below.

1. Nanotechnology *
2. Neuroscience and biomedical research
3. Information technology (making sense of complex data), including workforce preparation
4. Analog mixed signal (wireless products and services)
5. K-12 Education
6. Agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food and wine production
7. Sustainability and renewable energy
8. Supply of medical personnel
9. Arts and creative services
10. Leisure, recreation and sports (i.e., business opportunities and commercial trends)
11. Keeping top students in Oregon
12. China

* This area is being more fully addressed through OCKED and current signature research center efforts, so may not be a primary focus of the AEED, in order to avoid duplication of effort.

Strategy Development Matrix

The strategy development matrix is a tool to organize the initial work of the AEED. The matrix provides a way to capture the economic investment focus of potential initiatives, the planning horizon (short-, medium-, and long-term), geographic diversity, and connections to other economic development efforts as well as broad state goals.