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NITC Meeting
The Nebraska Information Technology Commission will be meeting
on Thursday, November 13, 2003 at 1:00 PM.
Additional information will be posted on the NITC
Web site.
Statewide Network Update
- PHASE II
On September 18, the State of Nebraska issued an 'Intent to Award'
the contract for the Phase II RFP
to Qwest Corporation. There are three segments covered in
Phase II: Omaha to Norfolk; Grand Island to North Platte; and
a "Western Nebraska" aggregation site.
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Crawford
receives broadband grant
Crawford, a participant in Technologies Across Nebraska's IT Planning and Mini
Grant program, received a $153,328 grant from the USDA Rural
Utilities Service Community Connect Broadband Grant program.
Communities
complete technology plans, begin implementation
After one year, six of the eight communities participating in
Technology Across Nebraska's IT Planning and Mini Grant program have
completed their technology plans. Read about their progress in the
year-end report.
Grant projects demonstrate effective
technology use
A new report highlights the projects funded from the 2002 Community
Technology Fund and shares lessons that can be learned from these
projects.
Public
Policy Center receives TOP grant
The Bridging the Gap Project will develop an interactive tool that
facilitates sharing of data, which often exists in incompatible formats,
among social services organizations and the residents they serve.
Meetings and conferences
Telehealth Subcommittee, Oct. 17, Lincoln
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Education |
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October
Update from the NITC Education Council ESU
5 receives $153,300 RUS grant from the USDA Congress
authorizes $232 million for school and public libraries HR
3039 would affect 50% rule for higher education distance ed Virginia
Tech builds Macintosh supercomputer for $5.2 million New
Hampshire follows Maine and Michigan with laptop program K-12
schools wrestle with use of handhelds in classrooms Students
rate professors and teachers on national website Student
technology "Speak Up Day" is October 29 The next
Education
Council Meeting will be held Friday, October 17, 2003 from 9:00
AM-12:00 PM CT at the Millard Public Schools administration building, 5606
S. 147th Street, Omaha, Nebraska.
Upcoming Conferences
TechXperts 2003,
Kearney, NE, Oct. 20, 2003
NSBA T+L2, Anaheim, CA, Oct. 22-24, 2003
EDUCAUSE,
Anaheim, CA, Nov. 4-7, 2003
CoSN, Crystal
City, VA, March 2-4, 2004
NETA, Omaha, NE,
April 29-30, 2004
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