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The strategy followed by LED's information technology division is to build the capacity and fundamental infrastructures that allow our in-state technology businesses to grow faster and to present a situation where out-of-state firms will be attracted to locate facilities and jobs here.

With more than 350 IT companies in Louisiana today, the state is primed for growth in the industry. Our IT strategy calls for accelerating positive growth in the following initiatives:

  • Expand Louisiana's IT companies and improve their bottom line
  • Improve the capacity of Louisiana's workforce
  • Connect the state's universities, government and industry for collaboration
  • Recruit out-of-state IT organizations to locate facilities and jobs in Louisiana

Louisiana maintains three IT incubators around the state - the Louisiana Tech Technology Incubator, the Louisiana Technolgy Incubator for Entrepreneurial Success at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, and the Louisiana Business and Technology Center.

The Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) connects at least five supercomputers located at major research universities around the state. This allows for the transmission of 40 billion bits of data per second (20,000 times faster than the standard cable modem that many of us have at home). As a result of LONI, the state's board of regents has become a member of the National Lambda Rail (NLR), a nationwide grid computing infrastruture that is expected to have the same effect on our nation's technological infrastructure as the internet highway system has had on internet commerce.

Linked up to LONI is the Louisiana Immersive Technology Enterprise (LITE), a state-of-the-art advanced visualization facility in Lafayette, encompassing the world's first six-sided, digital virtual reality cube as well as the world's largest digital 3-D auditorium.

For more information about growing and expanding your technology company in Louisiana, contact Bob Fudickar.

Bob Fudickar
Director, Technology
(225) 342-6816
Fudickar@la.gov

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Technology - Main Links

Assoc. of La. Technology Companies
Statewide channel for Louisiana-based technology companies to organize industry, educate the government, and promote the infrastructure that facilitates collaboration in technology based economic development.

Baton Rouge ORACLE Users Group
BROUG enables professionals in the greater Baton Rouge area to enhance their Oracle-related knowledge and to provide a forum for information exchange. We offer members the opportunity to attend presentations on ORACLE products, complimentary products, white papers and case studies covering implementation and use of Oracle-related products as well as "best practices" involved.

Baton Rouge Technology Council
Building the region as a leader in technology by fostering economic growth and lifetime learning through cooperation among business, government, education and the community.

Louisiana Technology Council
Transforming Louisiana's technology industry into a visible, and respected competitor in the global marketplace.

National Association of Programmers
NAP is dedicated to programmers, developers, consultants, and students in the computer industry. Their goal is to provide information and resources to help give members the competitive edge in today's fast-paced, ever-changing computer industry.

Northwest Louisiana Science & Technology Council
Serves as the primary advisor and planning vehicle that will address strategies and tactics necessary to position the Shreveport community as an attractive location for science and technology based operations to expand and locate.

Zydetech, Lafayette's Tech Council
Develop and maintain Lafayette's ability to compete globally in the Knowledge Economy, and to have a technologically inspired community of business, government and education that excels in a dynamic environment...the new Knowledge Economy.

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Louisiana Business and Industry Development Initiatives

Capital Region Competitiveness Strategy
Its aim is to begin and sustain a process of continuous improvement of our region's overall economic performance through applying homegrown collaborative solutions.

The Central Louisiana Chamber has embraced cluster development and is sponsoring the Central Louisiana IT Cluster Initiative and serves as a host for its meetings in Alexandria at 1118 Third Street. The Chamber promotes economic growth for Central Louisiana and its citizens; serves as a business advocate for its members and fosters a business climate that supports business and industry.

Louisiana Partnership for Technology and Innovation
Encouraging the creation and growth of entrepreneurial technology-based companies in Louisiana.

GNO, INC.: New Orleans & S.E. Region Economic Development
Promotes investment and job growth in 10 parishes (counties) in the New Orleans Region and Southeast Louisiana. Markets the New Orleans region and assists developers and business location specialists in making informed decisions about the region. Sets a national model for regional cooperation, preparing our workforce for the jobs of the 21st century, building an infrastructure to support growth.

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Louisiana I.T. Educational Resources

Louisiana State University's I.T. Center
Louisiana State University's IT Center
LSU CAPITAL (the Center for Applied Information Technology and Learning) has been charged with distributing LSU's Information Technology funds. The mission of Louisiana State University and A&M College is the generation, preservation, dissemination, and application of knowledge and cultivation of the arts for the benefit of the people of the state, the nation, and the global community.

Louisiana Tech
Located in Ruston, the school offers entertainment and culture while maintaining a sense of community. Tech is one of America's Best College Buys. It offers students a world-class education, and exposes them to the latest technology and award-winning faculty.

Southern University
Southern University adheres to the spirit of its function as a 1890 land-grant institution. Comprising three campuses that make up the nation's only historically black university system, we offer a world of opportunity for more than 10,000 students (17,000 students in the entire system).

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The University offers 108 degrees in 10 colleges and schools, with degree programs ranging from the fine arts to the hard sciences and everything in between. It has a highly regarded Honors Program, one of the largest in Louisiana.

University of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans is the university of a new, revitalized New Orleans partnership with Louisiana and the world for the 21st Century.

Louisiana Technology Parks

InterTech Park
In Shreveport, a partnership of community, business, government, education and medical institutions intended to create an environment in which knowledge-based economic development may flourish.

Louisiana Technology Park
Located in Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Technology Park serves as a comprehensive catalyst for the Internet economy, focused on growing technology-related start-up companies, providing high-speed, high-volume commercial data storage and swift, direct Internet connectivity.

UNO Research and Technology Park
Located on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, the University of New Orleans shares the vision of an advanced technology community with university, industry and government partners.

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Industry Associations

Assoc. for Information Systems
Advancing knowledge in the use of information technology to improve organizational performance and individual quality of work life.

Assoc. of Information Technology Professionals
Opportunities for Information Technology (IT) leadership and education through partnerships with industry, government and academia. AITP provides quality IT related education, information on relevant IT issues and forums for networking with experienced peers and other IT professionals.

Association for Computing Machinery
Founded in 1947, ACM is a major force in advancing the skills of information technology professionals and students worldwide.

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
Opportunities for Information Technology leadership and education through partnerships with industry, government and academia. AITP provides quality IT related education, information on relevant IT issues and forums for networking with experienced peers and other IT professionals.

CompTIA
Representing more than 8,000 computing and communications companies, helps its members stay competitive and profitable by providing vendor-neutral standards in certification, e-commerce, customer service and workforce development to meet these industry-wide challenges.

Government Electronics & Information Technology Association
GEIA forms the government market sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), which represents an array of high technology trade associations serving the needs of member companies in the telecommunications, consumer electronics and component parts industries. GEIA represents the "high-tech" industry doing business with government. Our members are companies which provide the government with electronics and information technology (IT) solutions.

IEEE Computer Society
Advancing the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing technology. Founded in 1946, it is the largest of the 36 societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Information Technology Assoc. of America
Provides global public policy, business networking, and national leadership to promote the continued rapid growth of the IT industry. ITAA consists of over 500 corporate members throughout the U.S., and a global network of 46 countries' IT associations.

Information Technology Assoc. of Canada
ITAC's mission is to identify and lead on issues that affect our industry and to advocate initiatives, which will enable its continued growth and development.

International Software Process Association - ISPA
To organize, schedule, promote, sponsor, and arrange publication of the proceedings of a series of international workshops, the International Software Process Workshops (ISPW's), and a series of international conferences, the International Conferences on the Software Process (ICSP's).

Software and Information Industry Assoc.
We seek to show the world that the software and digital information industry is the fastest growing industry sector and a major contributor to the global marketplace. Second, we protect the intellectual property of members, and advocate a legal and regulatory environment that benefits the entire industry. Finally, SIIA empowers our member companies with knowledge by serving as a resource to them on a wide range of traditional and emerging subjects that affect their businesses.

Women in Technology International
WITI provides women who consider technology central to their businesses, careers and professions, inspiration, education, conferences, on-line services, publications and an exceptional worldwide network of resources.

World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)
A consortium of 46 information technology (IT) industry associations from economies around the world. WITSA members represent over 90 percent of the world IT market.

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