Partnership Foundation Inc

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE GLOBAL EPICENTER OF MOBILITY (GEM) COALITION, LED BY THE DETROIT REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION, WITH CATALYZING THE MOBILITY SECTOR IN MICHIGAN BY TRANSFORMING THE DETROIT AREA'S LEGACY AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY INTO A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE ADVANCED MOBILITY CLUSTER. THE PROJECTS FUNDED AS PART OF THIS AWARD INCLUDE THE NEW SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSFORMATION CENTER THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO EXISTING LEGACY MANUFACTURERS TO TRANSITION TO THE NEEDS OF BROADER MOBILITY PRODUCTS AND THE MOBILITY ACCELERATOR INNOVATION NETWORK TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT START-UPS IN THE MOBILITY SPACE. ONCE IMPLEMENTED, THE INVESTMENT WILL HELP DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN REGIONAL INDUSTRY CLUSTERS - ALL WHILE EMBRACING ECONOMIC EQUITY, CREATING GOOD-PAYING JOBS, AND ENHANCING U.S. COMPETITIVENESS GLOBALLY.

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE GEORGIA AI MANUFACTURING (GA-AIM) COALITION, LED BY THE GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION, WITH INTEGRATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TECHNOLOGIES IN INDUSTRY BY ACCELERATING THE ADOPTION OF AI ACROSS THE STATE'S LEGACY INDUSTRIAL SECTORS. COALITION PROJECTS INCLUDE ESTABLISHING AN AI MANUFACTURING PILOT FACILITY AT GEORGIA TECH AND EXPAND JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN AI FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE GA-AIM COALITION AIMS TO SERVE AS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR HOW TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO AUTOMATION IN MANUFACTURING WHILE ENSURING THESE SYSTEMS COMPLEMENT RATHER THAN REPLACE EXISTING WORKERS. ONCE IMPLEMENTED, THE INVESTMENT WILL HELP DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN REGIONAL INDUSTRY CLUSTERS - ALL WHILE EMBRACING ECONOMIC EQUITY, CREATING GOOD-PAYING JOBS, AND ENHANCING U.S. COMPETITIVENESS GLOBALLY.

SUPPORT TO ARMENIA-TURKEY RAPPROCHEMENT

THE DATA PROGRAM WILL STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL CSOS TO HAVE A STRONGER IMPACT ON POLICY THROUGH WELL-EQUIPPED ENGAGEMENT IN THE POLICY CYCLE WITH SOLID EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPROVED COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION. THE DATA PROGRAM WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AN IMPROVED EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY MAKING CYCLE BY ENHANCING CSOS’ CAPACITY TO USE SOUND, ROBUST DATA; ANALYZE AND COMMUNICATE IT EFFECTIVELY; AND GENERATE EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT FROM OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.

CSO DEPO: CSO DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE DETROIT REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION COALITION, WITH THEIR PROPOSAL TO LEVERAGE THE DETROIT AREAS EXPERTISE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND ENTER THE GROWING ADVANCED MOBILITY INDUSTRY TO CREATE JOBS IN THE REGIONS 11 COUNTIES SURROUNDING THE CITY OF DETROIT. IF PROVIDED AN IMPLEMENTATION GRANT, THE COALITION PROPOSES TO MAKE THIS PIVOT BY INVESTING IN THREE PILLARS: COMPANY INNOVATION AND TRANSITION, WHICH WILL INVEST IN STARTUP INCUBATION AND LEGACY-COMPANY TRANSITION INTO ADVANCED MOBILITY; TALENT TRANSFORMATION, WHICH WILL FOCUS ON INCREASING DIVERSITY IN THE WORKFORCE AND SKILLING FOR THE ADVANCED MOBILITY SECTOR; AND FOUNDATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WILL DEVELOP TESTING SITES AND INDUSTRIAL PARKS FOR ADVANCED MOBILITY PRODUCTS, AND MARKET THE REGION TO ADVANCED MOBILITY FIRMS.

ARMENIA-TURKEY RAPPROACHEMENT, CROSS-BORDER PROJECT

TO ORGANIZE A CONCERT FOR TREES 2009 IN THE REDUTA CONCERT HALL IN BRNO ON OCTOBER 22 2009. THE CONCERT FOR TREES IS AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC EVENT TO M