Disaster Recovery Planning Workshop for K-12 Education
A full-day Disaster Recovery Planning workshop was held February 29th, 2012 at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney, NE. The event, co-sponsored by the Office of the CIO, ESU Coordinating Council, Nebraska Educational Technology Association, Nebraska Council of School Administrators and the Nebraska Department of Education, attracted representatives from over 60 entities from across the state of Nebraska. Organizations represented included 49 public school districts, 4 non-public schools, 9 educational service units, 1 higher education institution and 1 state agency. Click here to read the article and see the event pictures.
Governor's Weekly Column - Get to Know the Office of the Chief Information Officer
Health information exchange efforts in Nebraska expand
On March 15, 2010, The Nebraska Information Technology Commission received $6.8 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT through the HITECH ACT enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Jan. 2012 progress report details the progress to date. Additional metrics are available from the Nebraska Chartpack produced by ONC. The implementation of the grant is guided by Nebraska's strategic and operational eHealth plans.
Webinars highlight broadband issues
Monthly webinars on a variety of topics related to broadband are presented by the Broadband Planning project as part of the Nebraska Public Service Commission's Broadband Mapping Grant. On Feb. 15, Deb Bass will give a presentation on how NeHII is transforming health care. More information is available at broadband.nebraska.gov .
Map shows broadband availability
Check out Nebraska's broadband map at broadbandmap.nebraska.gov. |
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