NextGenWeb: New. Comprehensive. Innovative. » Tennessee http://www.nextgenweb.org Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:38:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Connected Tennessee: One Community at a Time http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/connected-tennessee-one-community-at-a-time http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/connected-tennessee-one-community-at-a-time#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:30:05 +0000 Shana Glickfield http://www.nextgenweb.org/?p=3234 Connected Nation’s Tennessee program recently donated 20 brand new Dell computers to the Saint John Baptist Church After-School Program in Haywood County, a program that is serving as a hub of connectivity to a community with limited access to broadband technology. Currently, the program has 31 kids signed up to participate, but hopes to eventually be able to open its’ doors to at least 200 – 300 children. The program also plans to ultimately welcome the entire community to come and use the computers at designated hours throughout the week. A great story in connectivity and broadband empowerment.

]]> http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/connected-tennessee-one-community-at-a-time/feed 0 The March To Next-Generation Bandwidth: The View From Tennessee http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/the-march-to-next-generation-bandwidth-the-view-from-tennessee http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/the-march-to-next-generation-bandwidth-the-view-from-tennessee#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:02:27 +0000 admin http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/the-march-to-next-generation-bandwidth-the-view-from-tennessee The March To Next-Generation Bandwidth: The View From Tennessee
The Tennesseean
September 21, 2008

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Heartland Institute
July 2008

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]]> http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/tennessee-att-partner-to-develop-e-health-info-system/feed 0 Health Information Gets Boost http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/health-information-gets-boost http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/health-information-gets-boost#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:13:26 +0000 admin http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/health-information-gets-boost Health Information Gets Boost
Chattanooga Free Times Press
June 8, 2008

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]]> http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/health-information-gets-boost/feed 0 The State Of The Internet http://www.nextgenweb.org/states/alaska/the-state-of-the-internet http://www.nextgenweb.org/states/alaska/the-state-of-the-internet#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 19:44:47 +0000 admin http://www.nextgenweb.org/states/alaska/the-state-of-the-internet The State Of The Internet
Akamai Technologies
1st Quarter 2008

  • The report cites the United States as 7th fastest county in the world for broadband speeds.   20% of the broadband connections in the US are faster than 5 Mbps.  
  • The report also lists the 10 fastest U.S. states.   Delaware leads with 60% of connections from the state connecting to the Akamai network at speeds over 5 Mbps.

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State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access
National Governors Association
May 20, 2008

  • Broadband communication is radically transforming the way in which Americans use the Internet by providing the ability to access voice, video, and data through a single network.
  • There are benefits in having access to educational institutions or telemedicine applications through the Internet.
  • The study recommends a variety of successful approaches to spur broadband in the states.

Click here to read an executive summary of the study.

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]]> http://www.nextgenweb.org/studies/state-efforts-to-expand-broadband-access/feed 0 NextGenWeb Speaks with the Delta Regional Authority on the Importance of Broadband Deployment in Rural America http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/nextgenweb-speaks-with-the-delta-regional-authority-on-the-importance-of-broadband-deployment-in-rural-america http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/nextgenweb-speaks-with-the-delta-regional-authority-on-the-importance-of-broadband-deployment-in-rural-america#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 14:52:09 +0000 NextGenWeb http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/nextgenweb-speaks-with-the-delta-regional-authority-on-the-importance-of-broadband-deployment-in-rural-america Rex Nelson of the Delta Regional Authority delivered a podcast interview with NextGenWeb discussing the social and economic conditions of the Mississippi Delta Region and why he believes broadband access is vital to the region’s future. Mr. Nelson explains the mission of the federal-state partnership to give a voice to the residents of the region and identify economic growth opportunities. In this podcast interview he highlights the role technology plays in rural communities of the delta region and how residents have leveraged information technology to improve the quality of life in one of the poorest areas of the country. Mr. Nelson also highlights several e-health and distance learning initiatives currently in the Delta Region, as well as the specific details of workforce programs in the Delta Regional Authority development policy plan. These initiatives have been highlighted in a comprehensive plan titled “iDelta: Information Technology in the Delta”.

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]]> http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/nextgenweb-speaks-with-the-delta-regional-authority-on-the-importance-of-broadband-deployment-in-rural-america/feed 1 Computers 4 Kids http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/computers-4-kids http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/computers-4-kids#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 15:25:29 +0000 Michael Ramage http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/computers-4-kids I would like to invite you to watch an inspiring video about “Computers 4 Kids,” a program just launched by Connected Tennessee.   You will hear the story of Lotez Holloway, a foster care child who has been in six homes in five years, but retains his enthusiasm and drive for educational excellence. “At school these days, basically you need a computer to get along,” Holloway says. “It’s like your pencil now.”

Through the Computers 4 Kids program, Connected Tennessee and its partners are placing 1,000 computers in the homes of underprivileged children each year for the next three years.   Why are we doing this?   Simple.   Students need a computer at home in order to succeed at school.  

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]]> http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/computers-4-kids/feed 3 Connected Tennessee’s Computers 4 Kids http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/connected-tennessees-computers-4-kids http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/connected-tennessees-computers-4-kids#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:56:18 +0000 admin http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/connected-tennessees-computers-4-kids

]]> http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/connected-tennessees-computers-4-kids/feed 0 Broadband: The Next Big Step http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/broadband-the-next-big-step http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/broadband-the-next-big-step#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:28:58 +0000 admin http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/broadband-the-next-big-step Broadband: The Next Big Step
Chattanooga Now
September 25, 2007

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