Joint Venture produces and provides supporting documents and research for a wide array of Silicon Valley interests. We also help to support our initiatives through the publication of the annual Silicon Valley Index (Now produced by the Institute for Regional Studies, the research arm of Joint Venture Silicon Valley) and a variety of other periodic reports and white papers.
February 2003 - Several key economic indicators—including total jobs, average pay and venture capital investment—have returned to near 1998 levels. Productivity, however, has continued to increase, extending an upward trend that began almost a decade ago.
June 2002 - Converging revolutions in bio-, info- and nanotechnology will create new industries and will redefine a wide range of existing industries worldwide. This wave of innovation will fundamentally transform Silicon Valley’s economy and society.
2002 - The future economic vitality of Silicon Valley will depend in part on the region’s ability to increase the local pool of well prepared, tech-savvy professionals. One key facet of this effort should involve working to fully develop the region’s “homegrown” high-tech talent, which would help prevent future shortages of technology workers and contribute to the sustainability of Silicon Valley communities.
February 2002 - The economy has lost jobs for the first time in nine years, but productivity and innovation continue. The slowing economy has eased pressure on housing prices, commercial lease rates and the labor market.
December 2001 - Silicon Valley is the world’s most dynamic economic region because it is a habitat for innovation and entrepreneurship. This paper addresses how short-term economic cycles, longer-term waves of innovation, and external economic shocks shape the Silicon Valley habitat. It outlines four action-based initiatives to rebuild Silicon Valley's economy, create more jobs, and improve the area's quality of life.
February 2001 - Numbers show that although Silicon Valley developers are using land more efficiently, real estate affordability is still decreasing in both the residential and commercial markets.
2000 - As part of a study on the rapidly evolving Internet economy, A.T. Kearney surveyed and interviewed approximately 100 Internet executives and experts to understand recent trends in globalization and how they are impacting the location choices of Internet companies. Silicon Valley continues to play a critical role in leading the Internet economy and is likely to solidify its position as the hub of technical innovation.
February 2000 - This year's index reveals an emerging Digital Divide in Silicon Valley and challenges us to connect all of our community to the unparalleled opportunities that the new Digital Economy offers.
1999 - The workforce shortage is an increasingly critical impediment to the growth of high-tech companies in Silicon Valley and threatens the economic vitality of the region. This Workforce Study found that the current workforce gap is 31 to 37 percent of the high-tech industry demand in Silicon Valley.
By extending the story of Volume 1 an additional three years, from 1995 through the end of 1998, a more complete picture emerges of this unusual effort to bring a region together to solve its own problems.
Joint Venture produces and provides supporting documents and research for a wide array of Silicon Valley interests. We also help to support our initiatives through the publication of the annual Silicon Valley Index and a variety of other periodic reports and white papers.
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