RISE-UP: Resilient Innovative Sustainable Economies via University Partnerships
Abstract
Alaska, Hawai?i, and Rhode Island are highly dependent on imports and traditionally connected to ne,arby stronger economic competitors (Washington for Alaska, New York and Massachusetts for Rhode Island, and California and Washingto,n for Hawaii). The precarious nature of each state?s economy makes them especially vulnerable to disruption, such as during the cor,onavirus pandemic. For example, in the first half of 2020, there was a 9.8% drop in GDP in Alaska, a 12.8% drop in GDP in Hawaii, a,nd a 9.3% drop in GDP in Rhode Island. The RISE-UP (Resilient Innovative Sustainable Economies via University Partnerships) initiati,ve proposes a collaboration between public universities in Hawai?i, Rhode Island, and Alaska with similar missions in states with si,milarly isolated geographic contexts to collectively develop and commercialize scalable technologies related to energy, marine techn,ology and other areas of the blue economy. The RISE-UP initiative seeks toleverage complementary technical expertise among partner, universities to address similar economic challenges and build a diversified, sustainable and resilient economy and a workforce for, industries of the future.--To address their similar economic challenges, the Universities of Alaska, Hawai?i, and Rhode Island prop,ose RISE-UP to leverage their complementary technical expertise, collectively develop and commercialize scalable technologies, and b,uild a workforce for industries of the future. These institutions all possess expertise with implementing successful cross-institut,ional collaborations and are deeply embedded in their states? research, innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives in the areas of, energy, marine and other blue economy technologies. In order for novel ideas to grow into job-creating commercial products and serv,ices and for the growth of new business sectors to be sustainable, government, industry, and academia must collaborate throughout th,e innovation process. Therefore, the proposed programs associated with this initiative will focus on experiential education and cros,s-disciplinary training in innovation and entrepreneurship to cultivate an environment committed to support next generation talents, in building the necessary skills to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge sharing in these strategic areas. H4X,, Patents2Products, Ideation Studio, and Faculty Fellows programs will be hosted to support building relevant skills surrounding tech,nology and business development process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Dec 06, 2022
- Source ID
- N000142312003
Entities
People
- Mark Billingsley
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Alaska Fairbanks