Iowa could position itself at the forefront of global educational technology development, but officials will need to adopt a “strategic focus” to do so, a state-commissioned report says.
In the report, completed in August and released Thursday morning, researchers with Columbus, Ohio-based TEConomy Partners found that Iowa could leverage its “significant base” of larger in-state companies such as McGraw-Hill and ACT plus noticeable research-and-development assets at area universities.
Image: Gov. Kim Reynolds greets David Tominsky, chief relationship officer at NewBoCo, as she tours NewBoCo with executive director Eric Engelmann (right) in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. The governor announced a new focus on educational technology for growing Iowa’s economy based on a report released by Columbus, Ohio-based TEConomy Partners. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
