The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has launched RINexus.com.

“If we’re going to build a 21st-century innovation economy, what does that mean?” said Andy Cutler, an EDC spokesman. “For the EDC I think it’s pretty clear – building an infrastructure where you’re attracting and retaining high-wage jobs, plain and simple.”

In particular, economic development officials believe Rhode Island should capitalize on its small size by seeking to build an IT and digital media cluster that brands the entire state as a national hub for the sector, Templin and Cutler both said.

Next, Templin will take RINexus on a “road show” to personally introduce the Web portal to the state’s IT and digital media community, starting with faculty and students at colleges and universities throughout the state and eventually bringing it to cafés and coffee shops where techies are known to gather, he said.

“We think that knowledge about what’s going on in the state is absolutely key,” Templin said, discussing the role that RINexus should play. “We’re providing a platform for people to create connections, meet one another and communicate.”