Data

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Data-Driven Innovation Project explores the rapid advancements happening in the digital economy as well as the inventive use of data for good. The promise of bigger and better data is a future of greater opportunity and growth. The Foundation is conducting research activities and a series of events around the country in order to highlight this potential.

We encourage you to read the blog posts and research reports here to gain a full understanding of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's work on data-driven innovation.

Be sure to read our in-depth report, The Future of Data-Driven Innovation. 

Connecticut 2011

General Foundation

Connecticut’s Place in the Rankings
2nd High Speed Broadband Availability
3rd Productivity Growth
5th Educational Attainment
5th Entrepreneurial Activity
10th High School Advanced Placement Intensity
12th Median Family Income
14th STEM Job Concentration
16th Export Intensity Growth
16th High-tech Share of All Businesses
17th College Affordability
17th Growth in Share of National Exports
19th Export Intensity
20th Academic R&D Intensity
21st Job Placement Efficiency
23rd Higher-ed Degree Output
24th High Speed Broadband Intensity
25th Export Growth

Economic Growth
Competitiveness
Data

Hawaii 2011

General Foundation

Hawaii’s Place in the Rankings
3rd High Speed Broadband Availability
4th High Speed Broadband Intensity
5th STEM Job Growth
10th Long-term Job Growth
14th Small Business Lending
15th Gross State Product Growth
15th Budget Gap
16th Per Capita Income Growth
16th College Affordability
16th Educational Attainment
20th Short-term Job Growth
20th Economic Output Per Job
20th High-tech Share of All Businesses
22nd Business Tax Climate
24th Productivity Growth

Economic Growth
Data

Wyoming 2011

General Foundation

Wyoming’s Place in the Rankings
1st Long-term Job Growth
1st Gross State Product Growth
1st Productivity Growth
1st Per Capita Income Growth
1st College Affordability
2nd STEM Job Growth
3rd State and Local Tax Burden
4th Economic Output Per Job
4th Business Tax Climate
5th Budget Gap
7th Business Birth Rate
9th Transportation Infrastructure Performance
11th Small Business Lending
19th Median Family Income
23rd Export Growth
25th Academic R&D Intensity
25th High Speed Broadband Availability

Economic Growth
Competitiveness
Education
Data

New York 2011

General Foundation

Centers of Excellence
New York has created Centers of Excellence at its universities to support high technology ventures through a collaborative approach involving the state, academia, private venture capital companies, and other private and public sector parties.
Established to encourage rapid commercialization of scientific breakthroughs, the Centers specialize in nanoelectronics, bioinformatics, photonics, environmental systems, wireless applications, and information technology.
New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation
NYSTAR supports technology development, innovation and commercialization activities leading to economic growth in New York State.
NYSTAR established the High Performance Computation Consortium (HPC2) to enhance research efforts of universities and advanced technology centers with their industrial partners through access to high performance computers.

Economic Growth
Competitiveness
Data

Georgia 2011

General Foundation

Georgia’s Place in the Rankings
1st Entrepreneurial Activity
5th High School Advanced Placement Intensity
6th Growth in Share of National Exports
8th High-tech Share of All Businesses
8th Business Birth Rate
9th Cost of Living
9th Higher-ed Efficiency
9th Job Placement Efficiency
12th Export Intensity Growth
14th Budget Gap
17th Export Growth
19th State and Local Tax Burden
20th Small Business Survival Index
22nd Median Family Income
23rd Export Intensity
23rd College Affordability
25th Economic Output Per Job
25th Business Tax Climate

Economic Growth
Data

Montana 2011

General Foundation

Montana’s Place in the Rankings
1st Budget Gap
2nd Export Intensity Growth
2nd Export Growth
2nd Entrepreneurial Activity
4th Per Capita Income Growth
4th STEM Job Growth
4th Transportation Infrastructure Performance
5th Long-term Job Growth
5th Small Business Lending
5th Higher-ed Efficiency
6th Business Birth Rate
6th Business Tax Climate
7th Academic R&D Intensity
11th Gross State Product Growth
15th Short-term Job Growth
16th State and Local Tax Burden
18th Small Business Lending
19th Productivity Growth
21st College Affordability
22nd Educational Attainment
25th Growth in Share of National Exports

Economic Growth
Data

Massachusetts 2011

General Foundation

Massachusetts’ Place in the Rankings
1st Median Family Income
1st Educational Attainment
2nd Job Placement Efficiency
3rd STEM Job Concentration
4th Higher-ed Degree Output
5th High Speed Broadband Availability
6th High-tech Share of All Businesses
8th Economic Output Per Job
9th High School Advanced Placement Intensity
9th High Speed Broadband Intensity
11th Short-term Job Growth
11th Budget Gap
21st Export Intensity
22nd Academic R&D Intensity
25th Higher-ed Efficiency

Economic Growth
Data

Nebraska 2011

General Foundation

Nebraska’s Place in the Rankings
3rd Transportation Infrastructure Performance
6th Cost of Living
7th Short-term Job Growth
8th Academic R&D Intensity
11th Productivity Growth
12th Higher-ed Degree Output
12th College Affordability
13th Long-term Job Growth
13th Export Growth
13th Educational Attainment
16th Median Family Income
16th Higher-ed Efficiency
19th Growth in Share of National Exports
21st Budget Gap
22nd Export Intensity Growth
22nd Job Placement Efficiency
23rd Gross State Product Growth
23rd Per Capita Income Growth
23rd High Speed Broadband Intensity

Economic Growth
Data

Enterprising States 2010

General Foundation

Our study connects the success of free enterprise to our nation’s economy by correlating key policy inputs and best practices in state-driven economic development with job creation and other substantive economic outputs. Brief case studies of each state highlight policies and strategies that work.

Data

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