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NITC Meeting
The Nebraska Information Technology Commission will be meeting on Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at 1:00 PM.

Digital Cities Survey
Lincoln was recently recognized as one of the top "digital cities" in the nation by the Center for Digital Government in the 2003 Digital Cities Survey.

Statewide Network Update
On December 2, Lt. Governor Dave Heineman, Chair of the NITC, announced the extension of the statewide telecommunications network backbone to North Platte, Alliance, and Norfolk. Lt. Governor Heineman was joined by University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith, Dean Bergman of the Nebraska Department of Education, State Telecommunications Director Brenda Decker, State CIO Steve Schafer, Public Service Commissioner Jerry Vap, University of Nebraska Chief Information Officer Walter Weir, and President of Qwest-Nebraska Rex Fisher.
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Communities

Technologies Across Nebraska to meet via computer conferencing
Technologies Across Nebraska will meet on January 13 at 2:00 CT.

Communities encouraged to apply for interns
The deadline for Nebraska Rural Initiative interns is January 15.

TANgents highlights community success stories and more
If you didn't read it last month, be sure to check out the winter 2003/2004 issue of TANgents, Technologies Across Nebraska's quarterly newsletter.

Pew Internet Study finds 63% of adults use the Internet
Although e-mail continues to be the most used application, the number of people making Internet purchases grew by 63% since 2000.

High-speed Internet connections increased 18% in first half of 2003
A new FCC report examines broadband deployment.

NCSC honors communities for grassroots entrepreneurship development

Library Commission collaborates on Western Trails online image catalog

Meetings and conferences
Technologies Across Nebraska, Jan. 13, 2:00 CT
Telehealth Subcommittee, Jan. 21, 2004, 1:30 PM, Lincoln
Telefuture: Opportunities, Jan. 21-22, McCook, (800) 658-4348 ext. 8122
Community Council, Feb. 12, 10:00 AM CT

Education

Commissioner Christensen elected to USAC Board of Directors

Western Trails project reveals digital images from Nebraska and three neighboring states

CIO Magazine provides interesting I.T. predictions

Univ of Maine takes novel approach to content sharing

FCC adopts new rules to improve e-Rate

Six companies awarded contracts to build new global network

Japan, China, South Korea make strides toward IPv6

New search engines put pressure on Google

Microsoft minimizes support for Windows 98 and 98SE

The next Education Council Meeting will be held Friday, January 16, 2004 from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM CT in the administration building of Millard Public Schools, 5606 S. 147th, Omaha, Nebraska.

Upcoming Conferences
CoSN, Crystal City, VA, March 2-4, 2004
NETA, Omaha, NE, April 29-30, 2004
NDLA, Lincoln, NE, June 16-18, 2004
NECC, New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2004

Other Conference Information: http://www.nitc.state.ne.us/itc/education/IT_conferences.htm

State Government

Nebraska Legislature
The 98th Legislature, Second Session, convened on January 7.

Click here to see a list of bills relating to information technology maintained by the NITC

Click here to visit the Nebraska Legislature Online site

Computer Security Report
The CERT Coordination Center has issued a report entitled "State of the Practice of Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs)." The report includes information from Nebraska, including the NITC's Incident Response and Reporting Procedure for State Government.

Online Privacy: The Hidden Challenge to Digital Government
Online privacy is the topic of a special report by Governing magazine. Click here to read the article.

10 Technologies to Watch in 2004
From Business 2.0 and CNN.

Nebraska eGovernment Conference
The fifth annual Nebraska e-Government Conference was held on November 18 at the Cornhusker Hotel. Click here to view the conference presentations.

Meetings and Conferences
State of Nebraska Webmasters Group - January 14, Lincoln

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