Bridging the knowledge gap from elections to Federal Policy and State Economic Plans that ensure all communities benefit from technology investments
Our Accomplishments
The Emerging Technology Consortium's accomplishments include: Publishing Technology Incubator Study for the District of Columbia, Economic Partnership | Sponsored the Emerging Technology Opportunity Development Act for the District of Columbia Government | Authored and created the HBCU Plan, Toyota North America | First Round Awardee, Minority Business Development Agency, Broad Agency Announcement, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation for the HBCU Path to Sustainability. The concept created HBCU/Minority Business Enterprise partnerships to build the contracting capacity of the schools | Partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to establish the HBCU NDAA Advisory Board, comprised of predominantly HBCU graduates from academia and industry | Advisor to Congressional Black Caucus and HBCU Caucus for defense issues that increased HBCU/MI Appropriation in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) from $20M to $100M annually.
Our Mission
The Emerging Technology Consortium (ETC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to using technology to create opportunities in all urban communities. The ETC advocates for all communities to participate and own next generation industries. It also recommends that local governments lead public private partnerships that will result in globally competitive commercial businesses that are located in all communities and run by members of their respective communities. The Consortium recommends that the local innovative businesses in the community will be the catalyst to new jobs and training. Innovation can transform urban centers and cities.