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===== '''Take a state you normally wouldn't think of in this regard: Oklahoma. It has its own Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology...''' =====
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===== '''- Thomas L. Friedman, The World is Flat.''' =====
<u><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''</span></u>
Other I&E resources include:
CCEW- [http://ccew.ou.edu/ http://ccew.ou.edu/]
Sooner Launch Pad- [http://www.ou.edu/slp/ http://www.ou.edu/slp/]
TedxOU- [http://tedxou.com/ http://tedxou.com/]
One University Store- <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: calibri, arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://www.ou.edu/content/oneuniversity/store.html http://www.ou.edu/content/oneuniversity/store.html]</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">'''F'''</span>'''aculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has designated OU as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity University for the 2013 school year. There is a strong emphasis on research at OU. The main resource is the University Research Campus which includes the Office of Economic Development. This office is comprised of three parts: Corporate Engagement Office, Office of Technology Development, and Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth. '''University Technology Transfer Function''' The Office of Technology Development is the main resource for technology transfer.
'''University-Industry Collaboration'''
The Corporate Engagement Office is the main resource for University and Industry Collaboration. The Corporate Engagement Office is on the University Research Campus and deals primarily with corporate relations and business analytics.
'''Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts'''
Innovation to Enterprise (<span style="color: rgb(73, 71, 68); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">i2E, Inc.) is a nationally recognized private not-for-profit corporation focused on growing innovative small businesses in Oklahoma and making a positive impact on the state’s economy.</span>
OU, Oklahoma State University, and Innovation to Enterprise(i2E) have teamed up to develop a Proof of Concept Center.
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science & Technology offers inventor's assistance, manufacturing assistance, seed capital, federal funding support, and technology commercialization for entrepreneurs.