The Oregon Business Plan steering committee has reviewed the proposal "Developing the China Connection through Educational Programs" sponsored by Rep. Dennis Richardson and myself and reported the following at their Leadership Summit 2007:
What's Next
Finally, the Business Plan process includes a standing invitation for proposals on new initiatives that support the vision and strategy of the Oregon Business Plan. This year we received three:
• The organization Northwest Business for Culture & the Arts advocates that the Business Plan support a Creative Art Initiative, a partnership between the Oregon Art Commission and the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department.
• The Oregon Telecommunications Coordinating Council has offered a comprehensive proposal, "Building the Internet Forest," which recommends strengthening broadband capacity in Oregon.
• Mr. David Porter presented a proposal to expand the percentage of Oregonians fluent in Mandarin Chinese, with the aim of connecting our community more closely with the growing Chinese economy.
The Business Plan Steering Committee reviewed all three proposals and find merit in each. However, taking Michael Porter’s admonition about staying focused, the committee decided to keep working on the current list now, while exploring each of the new proposals in more detail during 2007. We are pleased advocates for the arts will have the opportunity to present – rather perform – their case at the Leadership Summit this year. We will meet with the other advocacy teams in the first quarter of 2007 to explore their ideas and give further attention to their recommendations.
See page 77 of the 2007 OBP Policy Playbook.
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