Since we began the First State Innovation journey to Accelerate Delaware's Entrepreneurial Economy significant progress has been made. Here is continued validation of the progress that our private, public and academic initiative has contributed.
I am pleased to report that Delaware now ranks second among all states in being prepared for the new innovation economy according to the sixth edition of the bi-annual State New Economy Index published by The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). Massachusetts leads in the rankings, as it has since the launch of this index; however, it no longer holds the commanding lead it had in the 2010 index. These rankings appeared in a report issued last month by the ITIF. The report uses 26 indicators to assess the progress states have made for the new innovation economy. These indicators are divided into five major categories: 1) Knowledge 2) Globalization 3) Economic Dynamism 4) the Digital Economy 5) Innovation Capacity.
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