Serving 43 cities and 14 counties in Southwest Georgia

Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Worth

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NEED

  • Build an economy with communities able to withstand economic shock from natural, technological, or man-made threats.
  • Develop a skilled workforce capable of working in the AI industry ensuring investment and industry growth to the region
  • Increase outputs of current agricultural food production
  • Encourage New and expanding manufacturing products and business start-ups
  • Discover "what could be" with innovation in artificial intelligence

Solution

  • Create an inclusive Disaster Recovery Hub for Manufacturing and Logistics for the region
  • Diversity industry types in the region
  • Adoption of AI technology in manufacturing to increase industry engagement and investment
  • Up skilling experienced workers in manufacturing and supply chain logistics
  • K-12 innovation experiences and education to minority and economically disadvantaged students
  • Access a talent pipeline to support future AI adoption
  • Development for Autonomous Drone Technology
  • Development of pipelines that advance regional food production by the use of AI technology
  • Develop regional clusters to strengthen and increase food production unique in the region
  • Creation of entrepreneur "innovation incubators" within the region
  • Access to capital and resources for entrepreneurs
  • Solicitation for projects that advance Artificial Intelligence creation and use for manufacturing within the region

Measurability

  • Launch 10 test scenarios in the region 
  • Teach up to 1,000 K-12 students and 30 educators in under-served communities
  • Support 50 faculty and student ventures
  • Train 300 underserved students in the technician field. Launch two pilot programs in manufacturing facilities 
  • Train 100 underserved students in drone technology
  • Support of incubators in the region  reaching 50 underserved applicants for mentorship and identifying at least 10 start-ups for placement in incubators
  • Reaching all 14 counties to identify 30 new partnerships