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| New Carolina – also known as SC’s Council on
Competitiveness – is a public-private partnership
working to increase per capita income and enhance
South Carolina’s economic competitiveness through
a cluster development strategy.
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It’s our number one goal to facilitate cluster growth and
development. We provide the infrastructure, tools and
resources needed to convene stakeholders from around the
state in business, government and academia who develop
shared strategies for improving competitiveness within
their industry.
We also work collaboratively across sectors to enhance
education and workforce development, increase support
for innovation and entrepreneurship and tackle issues in
distressed areas.
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| In 2004, government, business, economic development
and academic leadership in the state got together under the
recommendation of Harvard Professor Michael Porter, and
formed the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness. With
50 board members in leadership positions across the state,
the Council began building a volunteer base to help facilitate
a cluster strategy and identify key areas of need within the
state – such as education and distressed communities.
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He recommended South Carolina form a public-private
partnership of business, government and academia, to
drive a strategy to:- 1. Activate and upgrade clusters
- 2. Continue to enhance education and workforce training
- 3. Invest in research and the University system
- 4. Launch internal and external marketing campaigns
- 5. Create an explicit economic development program for distressed areas
- 6. Increase support for start-ups and local firms
- 7. Create new institutions for economic development
- 8. Measure progress in raising prosperity
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