SCRA

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SCRA Global Trade GuideRecovery Retreat
South Carolina Research Authority Trident
Research CenterJuly 8th 9th, 2009
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Definition

• grot-to (groto), n., pl, -toes or -tos. 1. a
  cave or cavern, especially one that is
  picturesque or that forms an agreeable retreat.
  2. a artificial cave made for coolness or
  pleasure

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Redefined

• GROTTO an exposure to Green, Renewable, and
  Oceanic Technologies, Transferred via designated
  Outposts. that support and encourage the
  development, application, and use of innovative
  environmental technologies, and products from the
  developed markets to the newly emerging markets
  for sustainable life.

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• GROTTO has been formulated as a global concept
  that we trust will prosper through Technologies
  being Transferred equably throughout the emerging
  and developing markets, and will become as
  vital, as are the constants of Pi.

• Pi or p is a mathematical constant whose value is
  the ratio of any circle's circumference to its
  diameter. It is approximately equal to 3.14159. p
  is one of the most important mathematical and
  physical constants in mathematics, science, and
  engineering.

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Outpost Plans

• GROTTOs are planned and designed to support
  innovative technology developers through real
  time lab demonstrations augmented by webinars and
  streaming video links
• Open house debuts are planned in support of
  innovative and experimental technology concepts,
  and product displays along
• Additional programs will include Technology
  mapping, and product focus group presentations.

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GROTTO Content
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Collaborations

• Global Trade Guide collaborations with
  universities, international professionals and
  policy leaders, technology innovators, global
  chambers of commerce, research laboratories, work
  to bring about dynamic solutions to aid the
  implementation of the GROTTO concept.

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Workshop Retreats and Trade Missions

• Workshop, Retreat and Trade Mission participants
  gather for hands-on experiences that provide
  insight to addressing the use of innovative
  technologies.
• Participants review agriculture, infrastructure
  materials, renewable energies, oceanic, and other
  technologies effecting the environ-mental impact
  of our carbon footprint.
• Programs consider the use of Technology Transfer
  as applied in specified US rural and emerging
  markets.

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The Exchange

• Retreat workshops, field trips and study tours
  are conducted with collaborators and partners in
  Grotto venues around the world to discover best
  practices in technology innovation from the
  developed markets. Transversely evaluations are
  made through market driven requirements to
  establish value added solutions for technology
  innovation and product lines, while being
  identifying with a life style standard branded
  under the service mark, GROTTO for Life.

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GROTTORecovery Retreat

• The retreats is designed to match U.S.
  businesses, and trade executives working on
  sustainability and trade issues. The focus is
  towards economic recovery with environmental and
  the international markets interest in technology
  innovation. A particular emphasis is placed on
  University and Research Institution
  Collaborations, Government Stakeholders and SBIR,
  STTR winners seeking matchmaking opportunities.

• Technical support and product evaluation of
  markets
• Foreign government tenders for products and or
  services
• Market access, branding, advertising and public
  relations
• Business exchange for retail sales, franchising
  and manufacturing
• Overcoming barriers, licensing, duties,
  manufacturing risk, etc
• Innovations in international trade comparisons
  and performance for end users and stakeholders.

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Global Trade Outreach

• U.S. academic, scientific and business visits to
  emerging markets to develop collaborations in
  technology evaluation, training, investment
  programs and cultural sensitivity to innovation,
  i.e. (Diversity of Cultural Nuances).

• Evaluation of emerging markets requirements and
  deliverables.
• Technical support and evaluation of markets needs
  
• Innovation effects on human capital and
  employment
• Effectiveness of innovation policies
• Business exchange for retail, franchising and
  manufacturing
• Foreign government contracting and tenders for
  products/services
• Innovation in universities and public
  institutions
• Technology adoption and diffusion

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• GREEN
• Innovative Eco Products
• Nanotechnologies
• Agro Bio Mass
• RENEWABLE
• Solar Wind
• Bio Fuels
• Smart Grids
• Fuel Cells
• OCEANIC
• Atmospheric
• Marine Life
• Remediation

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Organization
Global Trade Guide U.S. Collaborating
Partners Universities, Sponsored Research
Industry Associations, and Chambers of Commerce
Global Trade Guide International Partners Trade
Ministries, Research and Educational Institutions
and Business Chambers of Commerce
Regional Collaborators North Africa Gulf West
Virginia
Regional Collaborators The Americas Puerto Rico
Regional Collaborators Asia Hawaii
Regional Collaborators Eastern Europe South
Carolina
Regional Collaborators Global Washington DC
Metro