Over the last decade San Diego has become increasingly competitive as its international relationships are strengthened. It is now ranked 5th among regions worldwide in attracting venture capital, including $665 million from outside the United States between 2001 and 2006.
But San Diego must pursue its own collaborative strategy or risk playing a diminishing role in the global innovation economy. That's why in late 2007 EDC launched an initiative called Partnership for the Global Economy to convene business and community leaders together to tackle problems together. The Partnership participants identified workforce and infrastructure issues as some of the region's most critical challenges to competing in the global economy. Learn more about the Partnership here.