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Applied Technology Project - REAT Program - ESU
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Applied – At ESU we do primarily applied research as contrasted with basic research. Technology – We will use the KTEC definition of Technology: “Technology is defined as the sum of knowledge of the means and methods of producing goods and services. We will apply these means and methods, already existing, in new ways and in new places.” We currently envision three activities as part of this project which, cumulatively, will provide a working definition of “applied technology” for us as we move forward on each of the other projects and the program. These three will be briefly described here as:
ESU will partner with the FHTC on business creation activities. This activity was actually begun with two meeting in the Spring Semester of 2004. The result was a list of over 30 students at ESU and FHTC who had actively participated in discussions and expressed a desire to continue to work toward finding synergies between the technical skills of students at FHTC and business skills of students at ESU to create new business opportunities. Partnering with ESU faculty has already begun. The first is the Biosciences Business Group that has been identified this summer. A similar set of activities will be initiated with the Library Information Systems faculty and staff. An exchange of emails has taken place, and there is interest to be built on. Other faculty research and service groups will be identified as the project moves along, gets publicity, and successes are achieved. Many community activities already exist with goals to “grow our own” businesses in the community. These exist in every county, city and town in the area. Some are more effectively organized for success than others. Most have fairly narrow and specialized interests and audiences. Most operate in isolation for the others, for these very reasons. Research will be undertaken under this project to inventory these activities and to identify where efforts by this project will be most effective.
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