A growing information sector does not necessarily lead to economic growth, however. Information technology must be made available to all industries that contribute to Virginia' s economy. To provide this service, the CMIT will work towards the goal of creating a trained workforce as well as educating companies about mobile information technologies. Such Centers will be critical in the growth of Virginia's information industries. It is not possible for new technology to be rapidly adopted by every company in the State of Virginia, however.
Training is required before the use of new technology can lead to productivity gains.
The effective use of new technologies requires structural change at both the firm and industry level. Thus, productivity gains are not instantaneous. However, if correctly implemented, the CMIT will make it possible to ease the transition of mobile information technologies to Virginia's industries and to further the development of new technologies.