Workforce Intelligence

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Workforce Intelligence
Change and Challenge for Silicon Valleys
Economic Future
City of San Jose Green Vision
Emerging Industry Clusters
Presented By

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work2futureWorkforce Intelligence
Existing Industry Cluster Analysis Emerging
Industries Analysis GIS Mapping of Local Business
and Industry Clusters Labor Market Data Research
on Wages and Occupations Development of Career
Pathways for Emerging Industries Identification
of Training Courses and Providers
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Change Challenge for Silicon Valleys Economic
Future Presented to work2future - Board of
Directors March 2008
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Introduction

• Examine the key issues that will shape economic
  and workforce development in the region for the
  next 10 years
• Identify the key economic drivers that will shape
  the regions economic and workforce development
• Develop regional indices to compare San Jose
  (MSA) with comparable high technology regions by
  each of the economic drivers identified, and
• Identify the regions strengths and weaknesses as
  they relate to the economic drivers

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Economic Drivers

1. The integration of the international economy
   within the regional marketplace,

• The growth and evolution of high technology
  clusters, and

III. The re-birth of advanced manufacturing in
Silicon Valley.
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Integration of the International Economy
Results of the regional globalization index show
that of the 379 US metro areas that were
evaluated, San Jose ranked 10th nationally
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Evolution of Technology Clusters
Biotechnology and the life sciences The most
established of the new wave of industry clusters
with over 10,000 currently employed in this
industry within Santa Clara County
Clean technology is the market driven response
to use innovative technology to produce cleaner
goods and services (renewable energy,
transportation, water. . .)
Nanotechnology - like information technology
twenty years ago provides the promise of
designing and building more complex products
with greater efficiency
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Rebirth of Advanced Manufacturing
San Jose had the highest regional concentration
of advanced manu. employment in two of the three
sectors examined
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Conclusions I

• Remain vigilant in developing and expanding the
  innovation economy
• The region is currently leading the country in
  many measures of innovative activity but other
  regions are committed to catching up.
• Regional government must play a stronger
  supporting role in the next wave of economic
  growth
• Unlike information technology which is relatively
  unregulated, healthcare and the energy industry
  are highly regulated and present a very different
  economic environment than what the region faced
  in the late 90s.

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Conclusions II

• Fostering the regions international connectivity
  will support emerging clusters and strengthen
  advanced manufacturing in the region
• The three economic drivers identified in this
  study are highly connected and policies or events
  that positively or negatively influence one will
  likely have a domino effect on the others
• The development of production and manufacturing
  opportunities should be a key metric in
  evaluating economic development success.

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Questions to Consider

• The key questions generated from the study
• Will the regions connectivity to the
  international economy, insulate it from the
  domestic economic downturn?
• Will the emerging industry clusters become the
  dominant employers in the region and if so when?
• Will the next wave of advanced manufacturing in
  the region create a sizeable number of
  middle-income jobs that have been on the decline
  in the region?

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City of San Jose Green Vision
Presented by Collin OMara City of San Jose
Office of Economic Development
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Javier Vangawork2future
Workforce Intelligence
Emerging Industry Clusters Advance Manufacturing
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Lets Define

• Clean Technology
• Renewable Energy
• Green Industry/Technology

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• Clean Technology
• Cleantech is a term used to describe
  knowledge-based products or services that improve
  operational performance, productivity, or
  efficiency while reducing costs, inputs, energy
  consumption, waste, or pollution. Its origin is
  the increased consumer, regulatory and industry
  interest in clean forms of energy
  generationspecifically, perhaps, the rise in
  awareness of global warming and the impact on the
  natural environment from the burning of fossil
  fuels.

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Renewable Energy

• By definition, renewable energy is "clean" -
  producing few or no hazardous emissions or
  pollutants, and having minimal impact on fragile
  ecosystems. There are five main types of
  renewable energy hydro, biomass, geothermal,
  solar and wind.

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Green Technology
Green Technology includes products and processes
that conserve the natural environment and
resources and minimize the negative effect of
human activity on the environment. The field of
green technology is continuously evolving and
diverse.  
 

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Job Market

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• Clean/Green technology impacts many sectors of
  the economy and will result in both the creation
  and redesign of a broad range of jobs. A study
  conducted by Cleantech Network, a venture capital
  firm for green business, predicts that a half
  million new jobs in ecologically responsible
  trades will emerge in the next three years alone.
• The City of San Joses Green Vision goal is to
  create 25,000 new jobs by 2014.

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Solar-Bioscience-Nanotechnology
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Workforce Demand in Energy Technology

• The Solar industry is one of the largest
  component in Energy
• Generation. A recent assessment of Solars
  current and
• future workforce in Silicon Valley revealed-
• Currently 1,500 workers in Silicon Valley in
  Solar Industry
• Industry growth is currently at about 35 percent
  per year
• By 2017, Silicon Valley expect another 10,000 to
  20,000
• solar workers 60 manufacturing
  installation, 20
• sales marketing, and 20 percent in engineering
• Source Solartech White Paper, June 2007

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Solar Industry Bay Area
There are approximately 800 firms in California,
of which 32 are located in the Bay Area. The
majority of Bay Area solar firms (82) are
smallless than 25 employees.
Bay Region Solar Industry Workforce Study Preview
of Key Findings February 13, 2008
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Job Boom
Solar firms in the Bay Area are expecting to
increase employment by up to 17 in the next year
resulting in about 1,200 new jobs.
Bay Region Solar Industry Workforce Study Preview
of Key Findings February 13, 2008
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Bioscience Industry Santa Clara County
Over 600 NAICS Identified Business in Santa Clara
County
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Bioscience Employment
Over 21,000 Employees
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Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology plays a critical role as an
enabling platform technology, for emerging high
growth sectors including Nano-Bio and Clean
Technologies. Nanotechnology has immense
potential to generate economic growth in
California because of its profound impact on a
wide spectrum of industries. In the United
States, the National Science Foundation forecasts
up to 2 million jobs will be created in the next
15 years utilizing nanotechnology. It is
estimated that approximately 200,000 jobs in
nanotechnology will be created in the State of
California by 2020. Lloyd L. Tran President,
International Association of Nanotechnology
Director, California Institute of Nanotechnology

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Nanotechnology Companies
We have Identified over 90 Nano Companies in the
Bay Area
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Existing San Jose Clean TechFirms (production
installation)
Current participants in Environmental Business
Cluster
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Available Training Courses
Community Colleges-Certificates and AA Advanced
Transportation Technology Applied Biological
Technologies Environmental Studies Geographic
Information Systems Horticulture and
Design Energy Management Solar PV
Installation Biotechnician Bio-Manufacturing
Certificate Program   Local Training
Providers Nanotechnology Certified
Nanotechnology Technician Program   Executive
Business-Re-engineering Program   Solar
Solar Panel Installation   Biotechnology
Biotechnology Business Management
Biotechnology Technician
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Existing Occupations That are Considered
Green/Clean
Electricians Carpenters Plumbers and
Pipefitters Construction Laborers and
Managers General Operations Managers 1st Line
Supervisors of Construction Sheet Metal
Workers Architectural Drafters Refuse
Recyclable Collectors Architects,
Building Engineering Managers Helpers
Electricians Maintenance and Repair
Workers Electronics Engineers
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Clean Tech Institute Forum
Lloyd Tran