RTP-based Near-Time, industry leader for on-demand enterprise 2.0 platform for cross organization collaboration, has partnered with the Purdue Center for Regional Development to launch the first nationwide community of regions focused on innovation and economic development. This partnership is a spinoff of the U.S. Labor Department's WIRED Initiative. The new nationwide community is accessible at www.wired-nation.net.
The Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative has seeded 39 regions, including NC’s Triad Region, across the country to focus on talent development to drive economic transformation in local regional economies. WIRED is the result of an initiative sponsored by the U.S. Labor Department, Employment and Training Administration. These regions have created hundreds of programs integrating education, workforce and economic development. The Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) and Near-Time are jointly guiding the development of the WIRED-Nation community. The goal now is to accelerate innovation across the regions by sharing insights, information, and cross-regional collaboration on a national level.
Near-Time is also the platform for CED’s Startup247.com OnDemand Resource for Entrepreneurs.
Near-Time is a CED Member.