General University of Maine Publications
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
12-31-2004
Abstract/ Summary
In 1997, the Maine Legislature established the Maine Economic Improvement Fund (MEIF) to help increase federal and private investment in university-based research. The action responded to the documented cause-and-effect relationship between university research activity and economic growth specifically, the creation of new products, new technologies, new industries, and new jobs. By creating and funding MEIF, Maine policy makers forged a successful partnership between the State and its University System, one that is helping accelerate and facilitate a stronger, healthier, and more vibrant economy and economic climate. MEIF was created to focus on seven key areas of great importance and potential to Maine: Aquaculture and Marine Sciences; Biotechnology; Composites and Advanced Materials Technologies; Environmental Technologies; Information Technologies; Advanced Technologies for Forestry and Agriculture; and Precision Manufacturing.
Repository Citation
University of Maine System, "Maine Economic Improvement Fund Annual Report, FY2004" (2004). General University of Maine Publications. 3571.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/3571
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