Table 1: Benchmarking Summary for Six Economic Ecosystems
| Dimension of Competition |
Silicon
Valley, CA
|
Austin,
TX
|
Research
Triangle Park, NC
|
Silicon
Alley, NY
|
Route
128, MA
|
Cambridge,
England
|
| Research universities with close ties to industry |
H
|
H
|
H
|
L
|
H
|
H
|
| Availiability of skilled technical workforce |
H
|
H
|
H
|
L
|
M
|
M
|
| Availability of skilled managerial talent |
H
|
L
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
H
|
| Quality of communications infrastructure |
H
|
M
|
H
|
H
|
M
|
M
|
| Quality of physical infrastructure ( land, housing, public transportation) |
L
|
H
|
M
|
M
|
L
|
L
|
| Availability of Venture capital and other financing sources |
H
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
H
|
M
|
| Richness of existing cluster of technology firms |
H
|
H
|
H
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
| Cultural environment (arts, entertainment) |
H
|
H
|
M
|
H
|
H
|
H
|
| Entrepreneurial mentality (attiyude towards risk, candge, uncertainty) |
H
|
L
|
M
|
L
|
L
|
M
|
| Image and brand equity as a technology region |
H
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
L
|
| Specialization and special strengths |
Innovation
|
Mfg. products
|
Biotech
|
Media
|
Medical, Internet Software
|
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|