The Georgia Tech Policy Project on Industrial Modernization
Is concerned with the analysis and evaluation of industrial modernization and technology transfer issues and policies. We conduct research that assesses the diffusion of technology, identifies modernization program best practices and evaluates industrial and regional development impacts.
This site documents completed and current work, describes new projects, and contains information about other related industrial modernization materials, sites, and links.

2005 Georgia Manufacturing Survey - theme: Innovation in Manufacturing. MORE

Early results from the 2005 GMS. The Challenge of Manufacturing Innovation: Industry, Rurality, and Competitiveness in the State of Georgia, Jan Youtie and Philip Shapira, June 2005. [ACROBAT PDF]
Manufacturing Competitiveness in a High-Tech Era - Testimony of Dr. G. Wayne Clough, President, Georgia Tech, Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness, US Senate, June 8 2005.
Focus on Manufacturing - manufacturing trends in Georgia plus special analyses | Use of teamwork in Georgia and Germany compared. [PDF| Value-added services in Georgia and Germany [PDF]
Electronic commerce use is increasing among Georgia manufacturers, but many small Georgia manufacturers underemphasize innovation. These are among the findings of the latest Georgia Manufacturing Survey. MORE

sim.jpg (3810 bytes) Project Directors: Philip Shapira, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0345, USA; and Jan Youtie, Economic Development Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0640, USA.  Web address: http://www.cherry.gatech.edu/mod; Email: ps25@prism.gatech.edu; Telephone: +1.404-894-6111; Fax: +1.404-894.0535
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