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GEORGIA INNOVATES TASKFORCEEXECUTIVE SUMMARYREPORT TO LT. GOV. GEOFF DUNCAN17 AUGUST 2020LIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

PARTNERSHIP FOR INCLUSIVE INNOVATIONEstablishing Georgia as theTechnology Capital of the East Coast17LIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIn January of 2020, Lt. Governor GeoffDuncan convened the Georgia InnovatesTaskforce (Taskforce) to formulate aroadmap that would accelerate Georgia’spath towards the next Technology Capitalof the East Coast. From February to July2020, the Taskforce worked diligently todevelop a state-wide innovation plan thatwould engage Georgia’s existingtechnology corridors and innovationclusters and create new opportunities fortechnology acceleration. Over the course oftheir work, the Taskforce had to adjust toglobal and local events that permanentlyaltered the way communities work, play,and live. More than the transition to virtualwork was a mission pivot to uncover anduplift creative, sustainable, andtransformational ways to achieve equitableand inclusive innovation so that ourstate would emerge as a moreinnovative, more prosperous Georgiathan before.LIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

Taskforce MembersG. P. “Bud”PetersonJohnny IsaksonRaphael BosticPaul BowersShan CooperLori DurdenMarty FlanaganBarbara RiveraHolmesPaul JudgeDebra LamLynn MurpheyJeb StewartLIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

Our ProcessTwelve Co-Chairs, appointed by the Lt. Governor, led a 50 -person team across five subcommittees and seven working groups overseven short months. The group started with a research and discovery phase. This phase involved cataloging and reviewing bestpractices, interviewing Georgians experiencing the day -to-day work of innovation, and analyzing economic and educational data.Through this process of uncovering innovation successes and challenges the Taskforce identified five guiding principles of inclusiveinnovation: connectedness, talent, diversity, sustainable, and identity. Following these guiding principles sets our state on thecourse to achieve our innovation goals, while remaining committed to all Georgians. With these principles, stories, and data in hand,the subcommittees and working groups generated 170 initial ideas. In the second phase, each idea was then prioritized and ran kedagainst six criteria: leading edge, impact, feasibility, attractiveness, sustainability, and equity. This rigorous process cu lminated inthe identification of 14 key recommendations. In the final phase, each subcommittee identified a pilot project to accompany e achrecommendation. These pilot projects enable our state to realize impact now and set Georgia on the path to establishing Georg ia asthe next Technology Capital of the East Coast.Ideation & PrioritizationApril - JunePhase 1Phase 2Phase 3Research & DiscoveryPilots & PlanningFebruary - AprilJune - JulyLIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

GUIDINGPRINCIPLES OFINCLUSIVEINOVATIONThe continual focus on our guiding principles of inclusive innovation are not just how weovercome our current innovation challenges, but also how we innovate past those challengesinto an exciting future filled with bright possibilities and opportunities for all Georgians.Connectedness allows us to scale and magnify our innovation story by creating networks ofaccess and opportunity.CONNECTEDNESSGeorgia’s record for building and attracting world -class, homegrown talent, is key tounlocking our innovation potential. Our talent will enable our workforce to rebuild and driveeconomic growth through innovation.TALENTThe Taskforce is committed to the belief that we are only as innovative as we are diverse. Tothis end we must ensure equitable access to resources and opportunities for our mostunderserved Georgians, particularly our rural population and communities of color. Diversityin workforce and entrepreneurship will be central to transformational change.DIVERSITYSUSTAINABLEIDENTITYThe Taskforce demands that this strategy be sustainable and not become yet one more planfor coffee tables. Our plan requires ownership, coordination, and sustainable actions tomove forward. The Taskforce’s expectations will ensure that future generations of Georgianshave access to resources and opportunities to continuously innovate.Finally, our work must be uniquely Georgian. We will be known not just for rankings but forour distinct entrepreneurial identity found in various regions and communities across theState.Now is the time for inclusive innovation.LIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

OUR INNOVATIONSTORYWe have a history of innovation with world leadersthat have what it takes.We have industry clusters that are thriving and growing in manyparts of the state, a transaction hub and Fortune 500 companiesheadquartered throughout Georgia1.The Georgia Innovates Taskforce is proud ofGeorgia’s innovation successes. As revealed inthe discovery phase, Georgia is the home ofseveral leading innovation clusters including:Aerospace, Energy Tech, HealthcareInformation Technology, Cyber Security,Mobility, Logistics, Biosciences, Manufacturing,and AgTech. These innovation clusters arespread across Georgia’s 12 regionalcommissions, each with their own evolvinginnovation identities and entrepreneurialculture. For example, once known for carpet,Dalton, Georgia is now home to the largestsolar panel assembly plant in the WesternHemisphere. Our universities, technicalcolleges, and innovation academies are topranked and nationally renowned sites ofinnovation, research, and workforcedevelopment. Our students continually changethe course of history through their researchand developments. Clearly, Georgia has muchto celebrate in cutting-edge and leadinginnovation and our path forward will includeleveraging these strengths.An innovative workforce supported by a businessculture that invests in Georgia’s success.We are nationally ranked for STEM job growth2, and top state in thecountry for doing business3, for multiple years in a row, with billions ininvestment each year4.A robust educational system and state-of-the-artacademies that drives innovation in Georgia.We are nationally ranked for R&D5, with innovation academies thatcomplement more traditional education assets for focusedinnovation, and home to multiple most innovative schools in thecountry6.Atlanta Business ChronicleEMSI 2020 Q1Area Development 2019 Q34Georgia.org5National Science Foundation6US News and World Report 2020123LIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

OUR INNOVATION STORYOur challenge is to leverage our existingstrengths while remaining true to ourguiding principles.We do this through inclusive innovation thatremoves barriers to participation by providingaccess and opportunity for all Georgians.When we look behind these successes, we see an uneven innovation story. While Georgia is home to many flourishingindustries, much of our innovation work is siloed with barriers to participation, causing a lack of access and opportunity fo rmany Georgians. For Georgia to become as the next Technology Capital of the East Coast, we must break down siloedinnovation activities and achieve long -term, inclusive innovation. To do this we must remain committed to our guidingprinciples which have underpinned this monumental work. These principles are not only indicative of our innovation values,but they also provide tactical strategies towards becoming the Technology Capital of the East Coast. We must leverage ourexisting strengths while remaining true to our guiding principles. We do this through inclusive innovation, which for thisTaskforce means removing barriers to participation and providing access and opportunity to all Georgians. Now is the time touplift our most vulnerable and disenfranchised populations and communities. Only by including all of Georgia - rural sector,communities of color, underrepresented classes - will we achieve our greatest innovation potential and become a model forothers.LIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

Inclusive InnovationRoadmapINCLUSIVE INNOVATION AL PILOTSTRANSFORMATIONAL PILOTSSUSTAINING PILOTSFrom the start, the Taskforce has been charged with developing big ideas that would put our state as a leader and model whileremaining committed to Georgians and our guiding principles. The recommendations we submit do just that by laying out aroadmap for inclusive innovation. Our Inclusive Innovation Roadmap includes 14 foundational, transformational, and sustainingrecommendations. Implementing these big ideas will provide an essential foundation to enable all Georgians to participate,transform access and modes of innovating, and sustain our innovation economy for Georgia’s future generations. In addition tothese roadmap 14 ideas, there are 14 additional recommendations and 20 pilots that will also drive Georgia to long -terminnovation success.LIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

INCLUSIVE INNOVATION OUTCOMESFOUNDATIONALRECOMMENDATIONS 90 Percent of Georgiansconnected by 2025 181 School Districts OfferingDigital Readiness Courses 1 Statewide Open Data OMMENDATIONS Decrease food insecurity from 1in 7 to 1 in 14 by strengtheninglocal food systems Triple Early Stage Investment,moving from #2 to #1 in theSoutheast. Increase in-state VentureCapital Investment by 10 Percent. Funding that looks likeGeorgia: geographic, racial andgender equity.LIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

We will know we are achieving inclusive innovation towards becoming the Technology Capital of the East Coast through foundati onal,transformational, and sustaining impact that align to our guiding principles. Foundational impact will be realized when we re duce thedigital divide in Georgia by increasing internet access, every K -12 school system offers digital readiness courses to students, Entrepreneursand analysts are able to access open government datasets from various state and local agencies. Transformational impact will be measuredby the development and deployment of game -changing technologies in AgTech, Georgia growers are Connected to Resilient Food Syste ms,Diversity in entrepreneurship due to Innovation Clusters Across the State providing training and networking opportunities, An increase inVenture Capital Firms funding Georgia’s burgeoning innovation economy, IP Transfer. Sustaining impact will make inclusive inn ovation aninstitutionalized and long -term practice by increasing the number of women and minoritized individuals in leadership, ensuring a ccess toearly stage capital for every entrepreneur, and making Georgia famous for our regionally diverse innovation corridors.THE IMPACT OF INCLUSIVE INNOVATIONCONNECTED ANDCOLLABORATIVEATTRACTINGAND GROWINGWORLD-CLASSTALENTDIVERSITY THATUNLOCKS NEWMODES OFINNOVATIONCOORDINATEDAND SUSTAINEDACTIONUNIQUELYGEORGIAN HUSTLEAND GRITLIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

WE ARE DEDICATED TOINCLUSIVE INNOVATION.WE ARE SET UP FORSUCCESS.WE ARE UNITED INPURPOSE.LIEUTENANT GOVERNORGEOFF DUNCAN

transformational ways to achieve equitable and inclusive innovation so that our state would emerge as a more . interviewing Georgians experiencing the day-to-day work of innovation, and analyzing economic and educational data. . A robust educational system and state-of-the-

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