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A Broadband Initiative from the Iowa Communications Network
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Iowa has a talented teacher workforce and the AEAs have a nationally-recognized collection of digital resources for Iowa students and educators.
Source: Greater Des Moines Partnership
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USDA Making $500K Investment in Rural Broadband in Iowa
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture & Senator Joni Ernst spoke with US Secretary of Agriculture as he announced the USDA investment to bring high-speed broadband to parts of rural Iowa.
Source: WHO-TV
Education
9 Ways That Corona Will Improve K-12 Education
Some of our emergency strategies look a lot like best practices.
Source: Medium
Iowa Classical Music Education Moves Online
Top-notch classical musicians and music schools in Iowa are teaching online music lessons right now using Facetime, Zoom, Skype & Google Hangouts to keep music education alive during the pandemic.
Source: Radio Iowa
Secure Video Conferencing for Schools
A tips to keep schools, staff, and students safe.
Source: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Digital Divide
Under Social Distancing, Rural Regions Push For More Broadband
As the coronavirus pandemic lays bare America’s digital divide, some advocates argue now is the time to make a big, bold investment in the country’s broadband infrastructure.
Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts
Five views on rural broadband
While the current health crisis has boosted the need for virtual care as most states have stay-at-home orders, it's also been a proving ground for remote care as part of the healthcare system.
Source: RCR Wireless News
Uncertain Times Fueling a Shift in State Broadband Efforts
The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired the birth of new state broadband programs, and raised questions about funding & the longer term future for programs to bolster connectivity.
Source: Government Technology
FCC Authorizes Over $7.5 Million for Rural Broadband Projects
Funding to expand rural broadband in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, and Oklahoma. Connecting over 3,100 unserved rural homes and businesses.
Source: Broadband Communities
Healthcare
Mayo Clinic receives grant to improve telehealth technology
Mayo Clinic Health System received a $1 million grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement video telehealth services and remote patient monitoring.
Source: WXOW Television
Microsoft, UnitedHealth launch COVID-19 screening app for the workplace
The ProtectWell app uses Microsoft’s chatbot interface to ask the user a series of daily questions.
Source: Fierce Biotech
Cybersecurity
Ohio Cybercrime Bill Passes House, Moves to Senate
Bill would create a group of state-level penalties for illegal hacking and other cybercrimes and allow victims to file a civil lawsuit seeking compensation from convicted hackers.
Source: Government Technology
Health groups vulnerable to cyberattacks as coronavirus crisis ramps up
Hackers are zeroing in on government health agencies and hospitals as a way to make money and cause disruptions in the midst of a global crisis.
Source: The Hill
State Government Technology Response to COVID-19
In this exclusive interview, Mississippi CIO Craig Orgeron & CISO Jay White offer their perspectives on how technology & security are shaping the response to the global coronavirus pandemic.
Source: Government Technology
Government
Coronavirus Is Creating a Fundamental Shift in the Way We Work
The coronavirus has revolutionized how Americans work & those changes could be permanent. The coronavirus-caused shift to working from home could be a welcome excuse for change.
Source: Governing
Risks Overshadow Benefits with Online Voting, Experts Warn
A number of states have recently launched Internet voting pilots. But many experts argue that these programs could easily be co-opted by malicious actors.
Source: Government Technology
Public Safety
City of Alexandria, VA Utilizes FirstNet for 911 Remote Call Taking During Pandemic
Hotspots and smartphones powered by the FirstNet are enabling 9-1-1 dispatchers to take calls from their homes and remote locations.
Source: FirstNet
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