The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's 2004 Index asserts that while innovation indicators are strong, creation of new high tech jobs in the state is lagging. The report highlights a need for increased investment in higher education. In recent years, public university enrollments have remained flat, and in community colleges they have declined.

Key report findings include:

· A total of $4.6 billion in federally-supported research and development in Massachusetts through 2002

· 8.3 percent growth in patents awarded to Massachusetts inventors in 2003

· A 3.2 percent fall in employment in the nine key industries clusters the index tracks in 2003  

· A 3.2 percent fall in median household income in Massachusetts in 2003

Download the press release, the executive summary or the  full report.
"2004 Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy"
November, 2004.

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