Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:54PM EDT
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Here in Silicon Valley, we pride ourselves in our tech-savviness, but it turns
out Massachusetts is once again the top tech-savvy state in the nation beating
out California, Texas, and New York. The Milken
Institute's 2008 State Technology and Science Index looked at five major
areas before compiling the list below, which included the state's ability to
attract funding, skilled tech workers, and new businesses. Here is the list
of the top ten most tech savvy states:
1) Massachusetts
2) Maryland
3) Colorado
4) California
5) Washington
6) Virginia
7) Connecticut
8) Utah
9) New Hampshire
10) Rhode Island
Massachusetts remains the "gold standard" for other states thanks
to its institutions, cutting-edge firms, and ability to retain a skilled work
force. Living up to its reputation, the state just passed a $1 billion life
sciences bill to invest in high-tech infrastructure over the next 10 years,
which puts it in the best position to achieve high economic growth from its
technology assets, according to the
Milken Institute study.
California, on the other hand, slipped from second place to fourth place, while Maryland jumped from fourth place to second place. Some of the reasons California is slipping, according to the report, is the state's faltering efforts to capture federal funding and failure to build a skilled work force.
On the bright side, a different report from AeA says New York, Washington, Silicon Valley, Boston, and Dallas currently have the highest number of high-tech jobs. New York leads the pack with a total of 316,500 high-tech jobs, and Silicon Valley with 225,300. There may be more high-tech jobs in New York, but high-tech workers there get paid an average of $91,451, while Silicon Valley tech workers average the highest pay at $144,800.
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I knew that massachusetts is coming up
wow man never knew that!
Sox,Pats,Celtics...Tech Savy! Not bad for a little state up in the corner of the country..Now pay the Techs like they pay them in NY & CAL
At first I didn't believe it but I guess it's believable if you look jobs and companies in the top tech cities!
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