Archive for the ‘Telecommunications’ Category

Reminder: Infrastructure in the Afternoon

Monday, November 14th, 2011

 November Public Forums at the Boston Public Library Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116 November 15, 2011, 4:00 – 5:30 PM The Massachusetts Infrastructure Investment Coalition (MIIC) is identifying the long-term needs for infrastructure investments to support economic development and improve the quality of life for the citizens of Massachusetts. The coalition [...]

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Infrastructure in the Afternoon

Monday, October 31st, 2011

November Public Forums at the Boston Public Library Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116 November 1, 15, 29, 2011, 4:00 – 5:30 PM The Massachusetts Infrastructure Investment Coalition (MIIC) is identifying the long-term needs for infrastructure investments to support economic development and improve the quality of life for the citizens of Massachusetts. The [...]

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October 11th-13th: 3rd Annual North America Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum

Friday, September 9th, 2011

From CG/LA Infrastructure On October 11-13, 2011, over 500 executives from the public and private sector will gather in Washington, DC for the 3rd Annual North American Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum. The Forum is a dynamic 2.5 day conference, focused on infrastructure development in North America, designed to facilitate business and promote projects across the [...]

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Thierry Geiger, Economist & Associate Director, Centre for Global Competitiveness and Performance

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Thierry Geiger is Economist and Associate Director with the Centre for Global Competitiveness and Performance and an alumnus of the Global Leadership Fellow Programme at the World Economic Forum. His responsibilities include the development and computation of a wide range of composite indicators as well as analysis for regional and topical projects. His areas of [...]

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Networking the Green Economy: How Broadband and Related Technologies Can Build a Green Economic Empire

Monday, September 5th, 2011

BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE

Broadband and information communication technologies have the potential of revolutionizing energy management and economic development. With less than five percent of the world’s population, the United States accounts for about a quarter of the world’s energy consumption. A poor communications infrastructure underlies much of our wasted energy use. In order to reduce energy, new communication technologies can be an important tool to better monitor and more effectively use natural resources. Advanced communications, including a more robust wired and wireless web, will play an essential role in facilitating and integrating these technologies.

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Google Fiber and Kansas City

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

“Imagine sitting in a rural health clinic, streaming three-dimensional medical imaging over the web and discussing a unique condition with a specialist in New York. Or downloading a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five minutes. Or collaborating with classmates around the world while watching live 3-D video of a university lecture. Universal, ultra [...]

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The Promise & Challenge of Community Broadband Models

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

CENTER FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION
While most of us have access to broadband, more than 28 million Americans today live in areas where Internet access is not available. Communities of color bear the brunt of this digital exclusion even as broadband Internet technologies become more crucial to our nation’s social and economic development. With access to broadband affecting more and more aspects of our lives, digital exclusion creates additional barriers to opportunity and sustainable livelihoods for people already constrained by their race, gender and geography.

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Transportation 101: An Introduction to Federal Transportation Policy

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA
The next transportation bill must address the many challenges our nation is facing: crippling commutes, rising costs, wasteful spending, lack of options and economic development in our urban, suburban and rural communities. As Congress prepares to debate the next bill, Transportation for America offers this guidebook as a reference to existing policies and programs, their historical background and the issues that numerous stakeholders believe must be addressed this time around.

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Broadband Visualized: States Map High-Speed Internet Data

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Broadband.gov’s map shows broadband availability around the country, and many states are displaying their own broadband data on interactive maps.

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NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN: CONNECTING AMERICA

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

An interactive map of broadband stats including use and availability across the country is offered by the National Broadband Plan of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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