July 2023 Newsletter

Accelerating Inclusive Innovation Throughout the State of Georgia

A woman stands in an office setting with plants reading content on a tablet.

Celebrate with Us

From the left: Clarence Anthony, Jr., Sruthi Kumar, Rebecca Byrant, Isabelle Barnett, LaDerrius Williams, Iesha Baldwin, Rasheda Kelly, Noah McQueen, associate, Kennedy Kishumbua, and Taelor Malcom stand together at the Fellows Event.

2023 Fellows Announced!

Introducing the Athena Class of PIN Fellows: Rebecca, Rasheda, Kennedy, Taelor, and Savione! They'll rotate between public and private sectors, making an impact in AI, CleanTech, and IT & cybersecurity. In its first 7 months of operation, our Fellows impacted more than 240 people in the Metro Atlanta area and statewide.

AJC Op-Ed on Workforce Development

Check out the recent op-ed by Commissioner Greg Dozier, of the Technical College System of Georgia and the Partnership, recently featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Here, we explore why workforce development opportunities for early-career professionals deliver innovation and opportunity for all.

From the left: Christèle Parham, Rashard Little, Cassidy McMichael, and Dr. Mary Roberts stand in the Macon City Hall pavilion.

Learn with Us

Virtual Reality:

A Tool for learning.

Partnership interns Mary Dodgen and Justin Von Gartzen collaborate with the College of Coastal Georgia's XR Education and Innovation labs to develop educational and engaging virtual reality experiences.

Sustainability in Georgia's Swamplands

Partnership interns Jordyn Hardy and Savannah Pollock team up to protect the vital ecosystem of Georgia's swamplands. A critical goal in this effort? To make the Okefenokee a World Heritage Site.

Jordyn Hardy and Savannah Pollock stand with an Okefenokee refuge associate in front of a large map of the swamplands.

Galadra Plummer adds blue paint to their art on the roads of Augusta.

The Arts Taking Off in Augusta

Augusta is back on the map with a fresh coat of paint. Galadra Plummer, an Augusta native and intern at the Partnership, was recently featured in two separate articles by the Augusta Arts Council.

In Case You Missed It

The Partnership had a featured article in the Southeast's innovation news source, Hypepotemus. Check out how our team is positively impacting the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Georgia.

Connect With Us

Ángel Cabrera speaks to a crowd meeting within Valdosta's traffic control center. There are 6 screen panels behind him showing multiple camera streams of roads in the city.

Georgia Tech's President Cabrera Visits Valdosta's Traffic Control Center

Valdosta received funding from the Partnership’s Community Research grant to pilot a smart traffic management system, connecting all 128 traffic signals within the area. Enhancements included hardware and software upgrades, emergency vehicle preemption and the TravelSafely app.

Clean Energy Savannah Session

Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2) hosted a listening session breakfast for Metro Savannah. The goal was to hear input on how a new opportunity can benefit Savannah area communities through a Clean Energy Regional Technology Innovation Hub. Special thanks to Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter for speaking.

Debra Lam, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, and associates stand with a statue of the Georgia Tech mascot, Buzz.

Meet with Us

PIN Leadership members Debra Lam and Cody Cocchi stand with the 2023 student intern group in Macon City Hall during the opening ceremony.

Summer Internship Closing Ceremony

Join us at the Kendeda Building on August 4, 10:30am - 2:30pm as we highlight and celebrate the impact of our 2023 Summer Internship cohort of 62 interns with a Poster Showcase. Our Poster Showcase highlights our 35 summer internship partners and projects and will feature many innovative state leaders as event speakers.

Attend the Closing Ceremony

Find the Partnership team at more upcoming events:

Sloss Tech Conference – Birmingham, AL August 4
Georgia Chamber Congressional Luncheon - Athens, GA August 8
National Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Manufacturers Summit – Atlanta, GA August 13-15
Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) Broadband Summit – Jackson, GA August 29

The Partnership Goes to Serenbe

The Partnership Leadership team spent a day at Serenbe for their final in-person retreat of the year with Kindred Lane. It was an exciting, fun day with a Scavenger Hunt, meeting local artists, chefs and then meeting up with two Partnership student interns working with Farmer D and the Citizens Farmer Academy . Thank you, Kindred Lane.

From the left: Debra Lam, Cody Cocchi, Kayla Burns, Clarence Anthony, Jr., Polly Sattler, Jamal Lewis, and Katie O'Conner stand in a row at the Serenbe farm.

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About

Launched in 2020, the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation is a public-private organization that was created to lead coordinated, statewide efforts to position Georgia as the leader for innovation, opportunity and shared economic success. The Partnership's focus pillars of community research, workforce development, student engagement and economic opportunity are a powerful combination that provides technical and financial support to open innovation through collaboration. Since 2020, the Partnership's work has catalyzed 30+projects with local governments, universities, start-ups and nonprofits. The projects have created new businesses, increased access to financial and social capital and deployed more than 170 technologies. More information is available at pingeorgia.org