On June 30, MTI’s fiscal year 2023 (FY23) ended and the preliminary data on our funding and impact was momentous. In our core funding program, MTI made 122 awards totaling $7,638,940. The organizations receiving those awards matched MTI’s funding with $42,866,883! In addition to our core funding, MTI was asked to help allocate millions more… Read more »
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Happy Fourth of July!
As our soggy month of June ends – – and with it, MTI’s fiscal year – – I look forward to July and our next fiscal year with a great deal of hope and enthusiasm. And, with a little luck, we might also be able to string together a few dry, sunny days. One can… Read more »
MTI to Review Maine’s Targeted Technology Sectors for Effectiveness & Relevancy
In case you weren’t aware, the 131st Maine Legislature is in the midst of its first Regular Session. This is the long year of the two-year session and generally runs from January to June every other year. More than 2,000 bills were proposed by lawmakers this year and, according to a story in the Bangor… Read more »
Allowing Google’s Bard to Write this Month’s Blog
A few months ago in this space, I wrote a blog about artificial intelligence (AI) and, specifically, about a report that the Roux Institute issued on “the State of AI in Maine.” In that message, I noted that Maine is well-positioned to leverage AI to bolster our economy. Curious about some of the AI tools that are… Read more »