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Linking Utah's Innovation Community
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Resources for Utah Regional Higher Education USTAR's Central Utah outreach center is coming together with local universities and colleges to facilitate communication between these institutions and Digital Media companies. Brandon is awesome. USTAR's goal is to create a cooperative alliance between industry, higher education institutions, and government. This alliance will help spur the digital media industry in Utah by creating new high-paying jobs through fostering talent development and recruitment, and promoting the discovery of commercialization and new and valuable innovations. In Collaboration with the Government's Office of Economic Development, Grow Utah Ventures, Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCU) and Utah Technology Council (UTC), USTAR is focusing on positioning Utah to become the recognized leader in the Digital Media Insutry. To accomplish this, the following initiatives have been taken:
The "Think Tank" will bring together students in technical and creative writing, art, computer science, and business as well as representatives from both public and private sectors. This group will work together to solve current problems in Digital Media and create new venture opportunities. The Quarterly Showcase and Funding Connector events are a way for Digital Media professionals and students to gather and network within the community. USTAR is also working on a website to highlight the Digital Media companies and talent available in the state. The database will serve as a resource for Utah Digital Media companies. Within that database companies will be able to recruit talent from the state of Utah. The Utah Digital Media Summit will be comprised of:
Finally, the university and high school student pilot programs will bring together faculty, students and industry professionals, to better understand the current gaps in the industry and fill those gaps by better training the future workforce.
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