planning for the broadband future in wisconsin
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Planning for the Broadband Future in Wisconsin. Progress Report. Connecting Southwest Wisconsin Broadband Conference April 22, 2010 Belmont WI By Bill Gillis, LinkAMERICA Alliance /LinkWisconsin. The Price of US Broadband Access Gaps. LinkWISCONSIN Mapping and Planning Process. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Planning for the Broadband Future in Wisconsin
Connecting Southwest Wisconsin Broadband ConferenceApril 22, 2010 Belmont WI
By Bill Gillis, LinkAMERICA Alliance /LinkWisconsin
Progress Report
The Price of US Broadband Access Gaps
LinkWISCONSIN Mapping and Planning Process
What we are asking?
How we are asking
What we are learning:General observations
Wisconsin takes pride in its leadership in almost everything and the belief in:Encouraging collaboration to solve problems.Empowering local government.Preserving natural resources for public use. Promoting quality education as the foundation
for any positive change.
What we are learning:Health care
Wisconsin and the nation face the challenge of making sure adequate health care is available and affordable.Broadband can reduce the cost and improve the
sharing & the management of patient data. People can utilize specialized devices to monitor
health conditions communicate with doctors from home.
Physicians and clinicians can access critical training and up-to-date information from anywhere.
What we are learning:Education
Today’s economy demands an educated workforce. With expanded access to broadband:Courses for workforce & economic development
can be accessed anywhere.People can avoid expensive and sometimes risky
travel necessary to reach 2 year and university campuses.
Costs can be reduced with integration of on-line tools into school administration & classrooms.
What we are learning:Government & Citizens
With more widely available broadband:Government can reduce costs and improve
service with better assembly, sharing and use of state agency data.
Citizens can more effectively connect to others with common public issues interests.
Technologies such as GIS and GPS can be used to better manage land and water resources.
What we are learning:Public Safety and Security
Broadband improves the effectiveness of public safety and homeland security in many ways.Sharing of data, video & voice among all
emergency response & security agencies is enhanced.
IP registered devices can alert first responders, pinpointing emergency response locations.
Real-time data devices can provide access to critical patient medical records remotely in the field.
What we are learning:Energy & environment
Wisconsin is a leader both in advancing clean energy solutions and protection of environmental assets. Broadband is a new important tool that can help.Smart-grids reduce costs and maximize efficiency in
the generation, distribution & consumption of electrical energy.
IP devices can monitor electrical use, peaks & cost-per-hour for energy resulting in reduced energy bills.
GIS & GPS can be used to manage environmentally sensitive public resources and tribal lands.
What we are learning:Economic opportunity
Broadband has become essential component of economic opportunity. Just-in-time delivery improves production &
streamline inventory control.Origin tracking distinguishes products &
companies in the marketplace. New-knowledge industries & enterprises can be
grown, especially in rural areas.
What we are learning:Quality of Life
Broadband can improve quality of life in Wisconsin in many ways. Among many examples:People can use remote IP connections to home for
many purposes. Even to let the dog out from work rather than take time to drive home over the lunch hour.
Grandparents can stay in touch with their grandkids.
Families can gain flexibility to manage busy lives through opportunities to work at home.
Isolation in rural communities can be reduced.
Next StepsDevelop short videos to promote awareness of
Wisconsin broadband opportunities.Coordinate with existing regional initiatives to:
Conduct regional broadband planning workshops. Form regional broadband planning teams.
Develop regional broadband “business plans” with defined actions that are Doable – realistic and possible Effective – address meaningful needs of region Fundable – tied to national priorities Measurable – specific benchmarks & assigned
accountability
For more information,Bill Gillis
Telephone: 509-432-4243Email: [email protected]
Please visit our web site:http://www.linkamericaalliance.com