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Lawmakers hear bill to create state technology research center and $5 million grant fund
Summary
House Education Committee heard testimony on HB1265, which would establish a State Information Technology Research Center, an Advanced Technology Review Committee, compute-credit grants, and a $5 million advanced technology grant fund to support startups and R&D.
Lawmakers in the House Education Committee heard testimony on House Bill 1265, a proposal to establish a state information technology research center, a review committee to oversee grants, compute credits for advanced computing, and a $5 million advanced technology grant fund.
Representative Josh Christie, the bill sponsor, said the bill would create a "state information technology research center" initially listed at the University of North Dakota and would establish an advanced technology review committee and a $5,000,000 advanced technology grant to support early-stage companies. Christie described the intent as economic and workforce development: to "support innovation, attract investment, and equip our workforce for high demand industries."
Supporters from higher education and research stressed existing…
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