State Statistics

• Ranks first in employment in IT occupations in non-IT sectors, at 2.36% of all jobs. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)

• Ranks in the top 5 for the percentage of the total workforce holding high tech jobs, at 5.80%. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)

• Ranks in the top 5 in the percentage of the workforce holding “knowledge jobs”. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)

• Total economic impact of $3,764,632,826 if broadband deployment were increased at a reasonable level. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)

• Net job growth of 63,344 jobs from increase in broadband deployment. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)

Podcasts

Videocasts

• Telemedicine in Real Life – Inova Health System
• NXTComm Live: Theresa Davis
• NextGenWeb Talks with the President & CEO of the Global Telemedicine Group

News and Blog Clips

• Going Green in Virginia
• VA Eyes Shore Network
• A “Health Care and Broadband” Webinar Recap with Neal Neuberger

Studies

• State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access