A second GeekWire report on yesterday’s annual Technology Alliance “State of Technology” luncheon:
“Despite the fact that Washington state is actually falling behind in key areas, [Technology Alliance Chair Cheryl] Vedoe said the tech industry is moving forward and thriving. However, the innovation economy is moving forward, largely through the import of talent from other places.
“‘It seems you can grow an innovation economy by largely relying on imported talent. And that’s what we are doing — relying on imported talent. The question for us to consider as a state is: Is that really what we want to do? Don’t we want those children who grow up here in Washington, our own citizens, to have a fair shot at the jobs that we are creating here?'”
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