Opportunity Detroit Tech

 

Opportunity Detroit Tech is a collaborative body that envisions the greater Detroit Region as a place where an improved information technology ecosystem can be the answer to industry and community economic success!

Opportunity Detroit Tech provides a network of support consisting of industry peers and labor market experts to identify and collectively address the needs of the region’s local businesses. The network works collaboratively to showcase the diverse companies engaged in these efforts, highlighting southeast Michigan as an innovation hub to attract and retain top-tier talent and industry partners. Together, we can raise awareness of and shape community response to the industry’s talent, customers, supply-chain, and other growth needs to improve both the industry itself and the region as a whole.

Mission:

To shape the technology industry’s talent, customer-base, supply-chain, and other growth needs in Southeast Michigan and raise awareness among industry partners in this high growth sector.

Vision:

To enhance the regional tech-based ecosystem to support economic success for both the industry and the surrounding community.

Goals:

• Communication and Education: Attracting and retaining top talent and industry partners in the region using consistent and effective communications techniques, which present southeast Michigan as both a technology and innovation hub as well as a great place to live and work, while also highlighting the diverse companies engaged in this effort.
• Identification of Needs: Thoroughly exploring and understanding the regional technology industry to best identify talent needs and thus develop strategies and encourage solutions that support short- and long-term national competitiveness.
• Network Capacity: Support area technology firms by providing a network of industry peers, potential partners, suppliers, and customers, as well as direct access to workforce development partners, community-based organizations, higher education institutions, economic developers, and other regional stakeholders to collectively and effectively address industry-identified projects and challenges.