Posted by Dave Archer | Published on December 20, 2012
Good news apparently comes in twos.
Just one month after Reno’s selection into IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge Program, Nevada is announcing another partnership with the tech giant — this time for improving research within the state’s higher education system.
The Desert Research Institute (DRI) and Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) announced a new venture Wednesday with IBM to boost big data analytics in the state, as well as the creation of a new Center of Excellence for spurring public and private collaborations.
Proponents hope the partnership will provide a one-two punch that not only turbo charges the state’s research infrastructure but also provides opportunities to create jobs by commercializing technologies developed in Nevada.
“This is a new model for academic research in our state,” said Dr. Stephen G. Wells, president of DRI. “Through valued working relationships with the team at IBM and … support from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, it is time to foster industry-sponsored research, research-based education, commercialization and entrepreneurship in Nevada.”
DRI partners with IBM for research deal
Just one month after Reno’s selection into IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge Program, Nevada is announcing another partnership with the tech giant — this time for improving research within the state’s higher education system.
The Desert Research Institute (DRI) and Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) announced a new venture Wednesday with IBM to boost big data analytics in the state, as well as the creation of a new Center of Excellence for spurring public and private collaborations.
Proponents hope the partnership will provide a one-two punch that not only turbo charges the state’s research infrastructure but also provides opportunities to create jobs by commercializing technologies developed in Nevada.
“This is a new model for academic research in our state,” said Dr. Stephen G. Wells, president of DRI. “Through valued working relationships with the team at IBM and … support from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, it is time to foster industry-sponsored research, research-based education, commercialization and entrepreneurship in Nevada.”
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