Blandin Blandin Foundation Foundation Broadband Broadband InitiativesInitiatives

Why Broadband?Why Broadband?Communities must be connected to Communities must be connected to maintain vitality and economic maintain vitality and economic competivenesscompetiveness

People must be connected to fully People must be connected to fully participate in the community.participate in the community.

Access denied = opportunity deniedAccess denied = opportunity denied

ApproachApproachPolicy via Blandin Broadband Strategy Policy via Blandin Broadband Strategy BoardBoard

VisionVisionPrinciplesPrinciplesConveningConvening

On the Ground ResourceOn the Ground ResourceCommunity Technical AssistanceCommunity Technical AssistanceOnline tools and ongoing communicationsOnline tools and ongoing communicationsProject FundingProject Funding

PlanningPlanningUtilizationUtilization

LeadershipLeadershipSuccessful ARRA Broadband Stimulus Successful ARRA Broadband Stimulus Application with multiple state partnersApplication with multiple state partners

Policy OutcomesPolicy Outcomes2006 Vision2006 Vision

To ensure a high To ensure a high quality of life and a quality of life and a globally competitive globally competitive future for its citizens, future for its citizens, businesses and businesses and communities, communities, Minnesota is Minnesota is committed to making committed to making the necessary the necessary investments to investments to become a world leader become a world leader in the universal in the universal deployment and use of deployment and use of ultra high speed next ultra high speed next generation broadband.generation broadband.

PrinciplesPrinciplesUbiquityUbiquity

SymmetrySymmetry

AffordableAffordable

CompetitionCompetition

World ClassWorld Class

CollaborationCollaboration

NeutralityNeutrality

InteroperabilityInteroperability

On the Ground On the Ground Resource Resource EvolutionEvolutionPilot Project – MN Broadband Promotion Pilot Project – MN Broadband Promotion

ProjectProject15 communities assisted via technical 15 communities assisted via technical assistance to implement broadband promotion assistance to implement broadband promotion and market development projects - completedand market development projects - completed

Get Broadband ProgramGet Broadband Program28 communities assisted via technical 28 communities assisted via technical assistance and $15,000 seed grants to assistance and $15,000 seed grants to implement broadband promotion projects - implement broadband promotion projects - completedcompleted

Community Broadband Resources ProgramCommunity Broadband Resources ProgramOngoing program that provides up to 32 hours Ongoing program that provides up to 32 hours of technical assistance to assist communities of technical assistance to assist communities with a flexible menu of assistancewith a flexible menu of assistance

Grant ProgramsGrant ProgramsLightSpeed Grant ProgramLightSpeed Grant Program

Provides funding of up to $50,000 for matching Provides funding of up to $50,000 for matching grants for broadband application grants for broadband application implementation for tele-health, distance implementation for tele-health, distance education, e-government focusing on education, e-government focusing on applications that reach the home.applications that reach the home.

Examples include: tele-pharmacy, small business Examples include: tele-pharmacy, small business networking, enhanced k12 videoconferencingnetworking, enhanced k12 videoconferencing

Robust Network Feasibility FundRobust Network Feasibility FundProvides funding to assist communities analyze Provides funding to assist communities analyze alternatives for building high speed networks. alternatives for building high speed networks. Provides $25,000 for one community or up to Provides $25,000 for one community or up to $40,000 for multi-community or countywide $40,000 for multi-community or countywide efforts.efforts.

Five of six funded studies now have funding in Five of six funded studies now have funding in placeplace

MN Intelligent MN Intelligent Rural Rural

Communities Communities ProjectProject

A $4.8 million dollar grant A $4.8 million dollar grant to drive broadband to drive broadband adoption and use in adoption and use in

greater Minnesota using greater Minnesota using the Intelligent the Intelligent

Community economic Community economic development frameworkdevelopment framework

INNOVATION

The ICF Framework

Partners and RolesPartners and RolesBusiness TrainingBusiness Training

UM ExtensionUM Extension

MN Renewable Energy MN Renewable Energy MarketplaceMarketplace

Citizen TrainingCitizen TrainingMN Learning CommonsMN Learning Commons

DEED Workforce DEED Workforce CentersCenters

OutreachOutreachRegional Development Regional Development CommissionsCommissions

SupportSupportPC’s for PeoplePC’s for People

University of MN – University of MN – CrookstonCrookston

Intelligent Community Intelligent Community ForumForum

11 Demonstration 11 Demonstration CommunitiesCommunities

Others?Others?

Utilizing the Utilizing the Intelligent Intelligent Community Community approachapproachBroadbandBroadband

Increased public accessIncreased public access

Possible hotspot Possible hotspot creationcreation

Digital InclusionDigital InclusionPublic accessPublic access

Digital literacy trainingDigital literacy training

PCs for PeoplePCs for People

Knowledge WorkforceKnowledge WorkforceMore access to WFCMore access to WFC

Digital Literacy TrainingDigital Literacy Training

Knowledge Worker Knowledge Worker Career informationCareer information

Atomic LearningAtomic Learning

InnovationInnovationNew uses of New uses of technology within technology within business, education business, education and governmentand government

Small business Small business technology assistancetechnology assistance

Assistance provided by Assistance provided by MES and MNREMMES and MNREM

Marketing/AdvocacyMarketing/AdvocacyFocusing on internal Focusing on internal technology advocacytechnology advocacy

Local messagingLocal messaging

Community teams Community teams focusing on project focusing on project development and development and implementationimplementation

11 Demonstration 11 Demonstration CommunitiesCommunities

Each community has a commitment of up Each community has a commitment of up to $100,000 in funds to implement their to $100,000 in funds to implement their Intelligent Community InitiativeIntelligent Community Initiative

Steering committee drives assessment, Steering committee drives assessment, coalition building and project developmentcoalition building and project development

Communities must implement a minimum Communities must implement a minimum of four projectsof four projects

All must fit into one of the Intelligent Community All must fit into one of the Intelligent Community elementselements

At least one project must address digital inclusionAt least one project must address digital inclusion

Why this Why this framework is framework is

successfulsuccessfulBrings diverse partners and stakeholders Brings diverse partners and stakeholders together around a larger visiontogether around a larger vision

Magnifies the importance of collaboration Magnifies the importance of collaboration between key public and private sectorsbetween key public and private sectors

Demonstrates the “essential utility” Demonstrates the “essential utility” nature of broadband and its support of nature of broadband and its support of economic developmenteconomic development

People and groups love recognition!People and groups love recognition!

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http://broadband.blandinfoundation.org

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Bernadine JoselynBernadine Joselyn Director of Public Policy and Community Director of Public Policy and Community EngagementEngagement(218) 327-8728(218) 327-8728

brjoselyn@blandinfoundation.orgbrjoselyn@blandinfoundation.org