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Initiative Announced to Create a Connected Tennessee
The Tennessee Broadband Task Force announced today that national non-profit Connected Nation has begun work toward ensuring the State of Tennessee becomes a leader in the wired world by launching a statewide initiative called Connected Tennessee.
Subjects: Rural/Hard to Reach Areas, Healthcare, Individual State, Entertainment, Technology, Advocacy, Business
Type: News Item
State(s): Tennessee
Connected Tennessee
Connected Tennessee, Inc., an independent non-profit organization, works with a wide array of Tennessee entities to make the cost of technology expansion go down and the ease of doing business go up. Connected Tennessee will accelerate the availability and use of technology towards creating a better business environment, more effective community and economic development, improved healthcare, enhanced education, and more efficient government.
Subjects: Rural/Hard to Reach Areas, Healthcare, Individual State, Technology, Education & Research, Advocacy, Business, Economic Development, General Public
Type: Organization
State(s): Tennessee
1st-Mile New Mexico
New Mexico 'open' broadband initiative.
Subjects: Rural/Hard to Reach Areas, Healthcare, Individual State, Entertainment, Technology, Policy, Education & Research, Advocacy, Business, Government, Economic Development, General Public, Rates, History
Type: Network/Service Provider, Publication, News Item, Organization, Policy/Regulation, Application, Mailing List, Presentations, Quote, Legislation
State(s): New Mexico
Prescription for Improvement
As Hurricane Katrina swept across the Gulf Coast region and obliterated vital services for millions of people, 400,000 military veterans living in the region didn't have to worry about losing their medical records or access to care.
Thanks to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and its electronic medical records (EMRs) system, all veterans' medical records remained intact.
By linking data across all its medical facilities and departments, the VA guarantees both access and high-quality care to veterans when they need it -- no matter their location.
The VA has embarked on a sweeping effort to use IT throughout its health care system. The federal agency's response during Katrina is but one striking example of what happens when IT is integrated with a mission-critical business need of a government agency.
Subjects: Healthcare, Technology
Type: Policy/Regulation
State(s): NONE
Broadband Deployment Key to Opportunity for Children
The Children’s Partnership (TCP) released an analysis of how the deployment of high-speed Internet (or broadband) affects 73 million U.S. children, nearly 10 million of whom live in California.
Helping Our Children Succeed: What’s Broadband Got to Do With It? reviews concrete ways in which broadband serves as the conduit for delivering valuable opportunities to youth—services that increase educational achievement, improve children’s health, prepare young people for the jobs of today and tomorrow, and enable young people to get involved in their local communities.
Subjects: Healthcare, Technology, Education & Research, General Public
Type: Publication
State(s): NONE