Mountain View's Meraki Proposes free Wi-Fi Network for S.F.
San Francisco's plan to provide citywide wireless Internet access, which foundered last summer when EarthLink pulled out, is being revived by a Mountain View company that wants to turn the city into a test site for its vision of a low-cost, community-powered system.
From SFGate.com, January 04, 2008
Wanted: Educated Work Force
No one is sure how to fix an American education system that churns out workers who are unprepared for the U.S. labor market. But there is a near unanimous consensus that the business community needs to take a leadership role if the U.S. wants to maintain its competitive edge in the global economy.
From Financial Week, December 28, 2007
State Plans to Expand Louisiana Health Information Exchange
Over the next year, Louisiana plans to spend as much as $5 million to build out the electronic health information exchange created following the 2005 hurricanes, and physicians who treat Medicaid patients will be a major part of the expansion.
From Louisiana Medical News, December 21, 2007
Millions allocated to improve broadband in rural areas
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) yesterday allocated $100 million over two years to the new California Advanced Services Fund (CASF), which will provide incentives to companies to bring broadband service to unserved and underserved areas of California, a recent press release announced.
From Siskiyou Daily News, December 21, 2007
More Than 100 Maryland Nonprofits Received Nearly $1.3 Million in Verizon Foundation Grants This Year
Easter Seals Greater Washington Baltimore Region, the Living Classrooms Foundation, the Independent College Fund of Maryland and the University of Maryland School of Medicine were among 169 nonprofit groups in Maryland to receive nearly $1.3 million from the Verizon Foundation this year.
From PressMediaWire, December 21, 2007
One-Laptop-Per-Child project paves way for low-cost computing
Critics of the One-Laptop-Per-Child (OLPC) Project like to point out that it has not yet lived up to its goal of putting US$100 notebooks in the hands of millions of kids in poor countries, but that's a short-sighted view considering the impact it's already having on the computer industry.
From Canadian Technology News, December 21, 2007
TIA backs rural broadband legislation
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), tired of hearing excuses of why rural America is not equipped with broadband capabilities, has sent letters to a bipartisan list of Congressional committee leadership supporting pro- broadband legislation, including a 2007 farm bill reauthorization measure that would enhance rural broadband deployment through improved data mapping, tax incentives and an expanded broadband loan program.
From Telecommunications Online, December 20, 2007
Senators Push FCC on White Space Spectrum
Five U.S. senators urged the Federal Communications Commission Dec. 20 to approve the unlicensed use of the interference buffer spectrum—known as white space—between television channels.
From eWeek.com, December 20, 2007
St. Mary's Library Grant
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the St. Mary's County Library system an "Opportunity Online" hardware grant of $18,200, library Director Kathleen Reif announced.
From Washingtonpost.com, December 20, 2007
Officials consider connecting elementary school to computer network
Terri Hoffman, business manager for Windsor Locks Public Schools, said her office was proposing $75,979 for connecting North Elementary School to a centralized computer network with a fiber optic cable
From Windsor Locks Journal, December 20, 2007
