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OKCID
Challenges
few organizing structures
exist to strategically connect these industries—to one
another and to other regional assets—around common
technology platforms.
With Tinker Air Force Base and Boeing southeast
of the city and the University of Oklahoma’s main
campus in Norman, Oklahoma City’s other innovation hubs are
distributed throughout the region.
density,lacks both density and
diversity in its innovation activities.
does not have
either the density or diversity of anchors—public or private—needed
to support robust regional economic activity.
needs to forge greater
partnerships between the existing anchors as well as consider
strategies to attract new players.
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not connected to broader regional industry clusters,
particularly the energy sector
co-location of the research park and GE’s technology
center offers a rich opportunity to establish a stronger link between
engineering, oil and gas, and medical technologies
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physics and astronomy,
energy, and environmental science are the strongest areas of research
at Norman, but they have virtually no presence at OUHSC
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Other academic institutions in the
region that have research strengths in disciplines highly relevant
to health and energy have not been leveraged in the district
Oklahoma State University in robotics and computer
science and how bringing strategic elements of those programs from
Stillwater to the district would be an important move to increase
density of relevant research assets.
Creating stronger linkages between existing research strengths in the
district and at Norman and other area universities is low-hanging fruit
and would help better connect the district to the regional economy.
OU’s full-time MBA and executive education programs moved
into the district, significantly
increasing the opportunity to link business
faculty, graduate students, and entrepreneurs
with other academic researchers and existing
firms in the research park.
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Health Center’s insular nature and caroriented
development pattern limit walkability and separate it from
surrounding communities.
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Strengths
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proximity to major employment hubs, research
facilities, and amenities
Improved commercialization and applied research and the
presence of business support organizations like i2E
Stakeholders have invested in events, landscaping, and other
improvements,
people are rarely seen outdoors, and public spaces are seldom used for events or community gatherings.
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Little happens in these spaces on an everyday basis, and
there is no unified effort to program them or indoor areas on campus, to encourage networking among all Health Center employees.
The district is located near—and includes—lively, mixed-use
neighborhoods
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Recommendations
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Implement a technology-based economic development
and entrepreneurship effort within the innovation district
overseeing strategic business
development, technology business attraction, marketing,
and regional cluster development between entrepreneurs,
small and medium-sized enterprises, and large firms.
an innovation district seed fund and tailored
accelerator would go a long way toward helping research
entrepreneurs access early-stage capital for prototyping
and market testing.
translational research needs to be seamlessly handed off to a partner with greater capacity to commercialize through company formation.
Potential Programs
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entrepreneurs-in-residence program that attracts seasoned entrepreneurs in the health and energy sectors.
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Create a denser, more active, and better-connected
mixed-use urban environment in and around the
innovation district
undertake new
land use and real estate development efforts that will provide
the types of commercial and residential uses, whether in
new infill development or in existing buildings, that will lead
to a more vibrant, sociable, and around-the-clock district
environment
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Zoning should allow new construction or infill development to be built up to the street—known as zero lot line development
implement new placemaking efforts such as
lectures, networking activities, food events and festivals,
outdoor performances, recreational activities, health fairs,
and opportunities for outdoor play;
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improve bike and pedestrian routes within the
Health Center to allow for easier access between parking
lots and workplaces and between workplaces and new
destinations (such as programmed public spaces)
Oklahoma City leadership should also work to fund the extension of the new streetcar to the Oklahoma Health Center
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University Research Park
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But these firms don’t seem to be well-connected,
either to each other or to the adjacent anchors
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governance
guidance of the implementation of TIF objectives, placemaking and programming activities, and real estate development, among others
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converging
technologies, particularly those related to health and
energy
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