Board of Regents Policy Manual

Official Policies of the ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ System of Georgia

5.3 Economic Development

The Board of Regents finds that the ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ and its institutions have a major role in the current and long-term health of the state’s economy, in that the ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ produces much of the talent and technology required to advance and expand Georgia’s economic base. The Board’s goal is to develop sustainable intellectual resources through market-driven partnerships between education, business, and government.

The Chancellor shall develop a comprehensive program that organizes and communicates the close relationship between the ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ and the economy of Georgia, and that develops and implements programs linking the ÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵÖгöÉÙ¸¾ÊÓƵ™s intellectual resources to the state’s business community in innovative ways.

Examples of programs that should be supported include:

  1. Education programs for knowledge workers in high-demand yet low-supply fields;
  2. Research-driven economic development resulting in lab-to-market enterprises; and,
  3. Development of engineering, scientific, and social service applications.

(BoR Minutes, October 2002)

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