- Strengthen the competitive advantage of member companies and the regional technology economy by:
- Advocating for state, federal and regional public policies that advance tax and cost-competitiveness, defense technology and technology transfer, education and talent development, and clean energy and sustainability
- Facilitating collaboration and rapid access to innovative technologies across sectors
- Providing cost-saving and best practice programs
By becoming a member of the Mass. High Tech Council, you will increase your company’s profitability and profile by:
- Increasing your competitiveness and talent pipeline through support of the Council’s public policy agenda and opportunities to help shape it by participating on policy teams. For nearly 35 years, the Council has played a pivotal and unique role in achieving significant, bottom-line results on public policy issues most important to members’ continued success in Massachusetts. These include reducing taxes and energy costs, and strengthening the state’s talent pool through investments in STEM. For an overview of the Council’s public policy victories click here; for an overview of its public policy agenda, click here.
- Developing new business opportunities through programs and partnerships like the Defense Technology Initiative, the Innovation Access Network, the Advanced Cyber Research Center (Mass Insight/MITRE), and an emerging University Technology Transfer Initiative. Through these initiatives and partnerships with groups like the New England Clean Energy Council, the Council sponsors focused action-oriented efforts to inform and advance your company’s operations.
- Saving money through economies of scale programs. By joining the Council, you can increase your organization’s profitability through access to our members-only programs:
- Workers’ Compensation Self Insurance Group – The SIG is the most successful program of its kind in the state and has resulted in workers’ compensation premium savings and safer facilities for participating members. Since 1994, more than $5 million in dividends have been received by SIG members with another $2 million to be returned. Learn more.
- Energy – Participating members have saved nearly $100 million since 1998. EnerNOC, the Council’s recently announced program partner, can help Council members achieve up to 20% savings in locations across the United States in annual energy spend through its suite of energy management applications. Learn more.
- Building connections, knowledge, impact and visibility. Members benefit from cutting-edge data and trend analysis provided by the Council and its partners, access to key policy leaders from across sectors, and opportunities that facilitate civic engagement and member visibility.
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