Future Opportunities for the Partnership

Idea: There is investment capital "out there"
Individuals and foundations seeking to invest in potentially rich market of online education
Idea : Access to corporate research support
As a partnership, the new organization is in a stronger position to compete for "applied research" funds
Idea : Growing demand for Corporate Training and D/E content
Estimate for 2000 -- $750 billion (USA) to $2trillion (world) market for D/Ed and training content; demand is out there
Idea : The Partnership, in turn can develop new partnerships
With other universities, private sector organizations
Idea : DE audiences are beginning to expect PTV-type production quality
Idea : University faculty is still relatively untapped resource
Partnership can create and market this talent better than they can individually