Obama's strategy: Spurring technology

President Obama spoke to a community college in New York State this week where he underscored how his stimulus plan would provide training and job opportunities in emerging technologies. He told a group at Hudson Valley Community College--far from Silicon Valley--that more than $100 billion in federal stimulus money would create a national environment for entrepreneurship and innovation.

Although these investments have yet to produce results, Obama said there are already partnerships emerging between area universities and businesses, including GE Energy and IBM. The community college will soon open more than a dozen classrooms and labs that will train students in alternative fuels, wind energy systems and other green technologies.

Obama said his strategy aims to foster new jobs and businesses "by laying the groundwork and the ground rules" for unleashing innovation in the United States. His plan includes increasing federal funding for basic research and development and developing an "IT ecosystem" supported by widely available Internet access, he said in his speech.

For more on Obama's tech strategy:
- check out this Informationweek.com article

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