COMMITTEES | State Connectivity and Broadband Working Group
About the Working Group
Issue Statement: NASCIO continues to recognize that the economic vitality of the nation and individual states is tied to the capacity and reach of the Internet as it is made available to an ever-increasing number of citizens. Almost every state government has made efforts to increase broadband penetration using a variety of means and fiscal resources, both public and private. As a consequence of broadband's economic importance, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) includes significant new monies for broadband investment. A significant portion of those funds will be expended in the coming months, and in the context of a new national broadband plan being developed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). State CIOs have a critical need to assess and analyze the NBP as their states continue to invest in broadband initiatives.
Goals and Objectives: The goal of the work group will be to ensure that State CIOs are fully cognizant of the intent and direction of the National Broadband Plan, as well as the continuing broadband investments made through ARRA through the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) BTOP and Rural Utilities Services (RUS) BIP funding programs.
Deliverables: The primary purpose of the workgroup is to provide a forum for discussion as the National Broadband Plan is released, and as Federal grant, loan, and mapping programs under ARRA continue execution. Briefings by federal and state officials on policy and technology issues are expected. No specific issue brief is contemplated unless the need for one is identified through work group discussion.
Meeting Schedule:
Meeting schedule is TBD.
Committee Roster
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Co-Chair: George Boersma, State of Michigan |
Co-Chair:Otto Doll, State of South Dakota |
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Jim Barnhart, Commonwealth of Kentucky Al Benek, infogroup Lon Berquist, State of Texas Raymond L Blair, IBM Amy Caldeira, State of Florida Roy Cales, NSI Rob Casselman, Accenture Joseph Cassis, State of Iowa Sharon Cates-Williams, State of New York Jodi Chapin, AT&T Rachelle Chong, State of California Dick Clark, State of Montana Greg Coleman, Harris Corporation John Conley, State of Colorado Jon Dickinson, State of California Chris Dixon, INPUT Katrina Flory, State of Ohio Kathleen Franco, AT&T Randall Frantz, ESRI Marjorie Fredd, Qwest Duncan Friend, State of Kansas Eric Greenman, Intel Dara Hessee, State of Colorado Erik Hoiekvam, infogroup David M. Houle, Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker Jim Hueser, IBM Candy Irven, NIC Norman J Jacknis, Cisco Systems Inc Karen Jackson, Commonwealth of Virginia |
Steven Jennings, Alcatel-Lucent Paul Koch, State of South Carolina David N Kroening, State of New York Mr. Richard Leadbeater, ESRI Lisa Leahy, State of Maine Robert Lutz, ACS Government Solutions Sudah Maheshwari, PhD, Sanborn Sean McSpaden, State of Oregon Luc Miron, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Paula Newsome, State of Oregon Wes Olson, Cisco Systems Inc Dr. Craig P Orgeron, PhD, State of Mississippi Brenda Orth, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dugan Petty, State of Oregon Carolyn Purcell, Cisco Systems Inc Mario Rebello, Microsoft Caroline Rinker, Juniper Networks Juan E Rodriguez de Hostos, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Jason Sajko, INPUT Kurt Snodgrass, State of Oklahoma Galen Updike, State of Arizona Robert von Wolffradt, State of Wyoming Bob Walker, State of Oklahoma Clay Whitehead, Motorola Jim Winner, infogroup Angela Wu, State of Washington Glenn Yarbrough, State of Tennessee Charlie Zeberlein, State of South Carolina |
Committee Publications
Bowling for Broadband 2: Toward Citizen-Centric, Broadband-Based E-GovernmentAugust 2006
This brief highlights the continued evolution of the broadband environment and the need for states to understand both the enhanced public service opportunities and citizen expectations of high-speed Internet access.
Bowling for Broadband: The Role of the State CIO in Promoting High-Speed Internet Access
September 2004
