Partners
The Technology Alliance partners with a number of organizations to advance Washington’s long-term competitiveness in the 21st century global economy.
The College & Work Ready Agenda is a cooperative effort to build awareness and support for providing Washington students with the education and skills they need to succeed in today’s competitive world. This effort began in the fall of 2006, when a group of business and community associations wrote a joint letter to elected officials expressing support for four key education priorities:
- Strengthen the quality of early learning programs.
- Improve math and science education and alignment.
- Increase production of bachelor’s degrees in high-demand fields.
- Enhance Washington State support for public university research and graduate education.
These core priorities comprise the College & Work Ready Agenda, which is supported through contributions provided to Partnership for Learning by businesses and foundations across the state and by the efforts of supporting organizations.
The Prosperity Partnership is a coalition of over 250 government, business, labor and community organizations from King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties dedicated to developing and implementing a common economic strategy. Our shared goal is two-fold: long-term economic prosperity and 100,000 new jobs for the central Puget Sound region.
The WBBA is a not-for-profit association of Washington state biotechnology and biomedical companies, research firms and related organizations. The biotechnology organizations use living organisms and biological research to develop medical, environmental and agricultural products. Biomedical firms develop and manufacture diagnostic and electronic devices or components for use by medical researchers and health care providers. These companies save lives – and reduce health care costs – through the development of science and technology. WBBA member organizations are dedicated to improving health for mankind through innovative and cost-effective use of science.
Washington Technology Center (WTC) is a statewide economic development organization focused on technology and innovation. WTC channels state, federal, and private resources to help companies develop and commercialize new products and technologies. WTC works across all industries and regions. We help maximize and leverage the investment Washington state is already making in university science and technology. No other organization is better at directly and actively maintaining Washington state as a leader in technology.
Washington Technology Industry Association is the largest statewide association of technology companies and executives in the world. With more than 1,000 member companies representing more than 80,000 technology sector employees in Washington state, Washington Technology Industry Association is a catalyst for setting new industry directions, sharing expertise, fostering collaboration, delivering key business services, and advancing the economic value and global impact of technology companies doing business in Washington.