The Strategic Plan: The what, the why and the how
The world’s next Global Internet Hub isn’t a city, but a megaregion:
The Richmond region and Hampton Roads
Presented at the Convergence 2023 conference on September 28, 2023
The Global Internet Hub Steering Committee identified 10 strategies in order to make the I-64 Innovation Corridor one of the world’s recognized Global Internet Hubs.
This bold plan – a once-in-a-generation opportunity – will be transformative for the megaregion.
The key to the I-64 Innovation Corridor becoming a Global Internet Hub is combining the digital assets of both the Richmond region and Hampton Roads.
Global Internet Hubs have seven core interrelated components that define their world-class digital infrastructure. The Richmond region and Hampton Roads have all seven of these components and more.
Accelerating the buildout of the digital infrastructure in the I-64 Innovation Corridor will ensure that the high-paying jobs of the future and the industries of tomorrow will be here.
Virginia, and specifically the megaregion, needs to have those kinds of jobs to grow our economy. The Richmond and Hampton Roads markets are behind in growing their IT/tech talent workforce when compared to the national average and to their peer markets.