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Blog // Connect Iowa

05/14/13

WATCH: Iowa’s First Broadband Summit

By CIA Staff

Contributor: Amanda Laverman The first Iowa Broadband Summit: Empowering Communities was held Tuesday, April 9 in Des Moines and the video is now available! The event had more than 100 attendees eager to discuss the state of broadband and Iowa’s future. Connected Nation's Tom Koutsky opened with the Iowa Broadband Landscape. He touched on the Supply, Demand, and Consumer and Social Welfare of broadband. He also spoke of the importance of broadband as the world becomes an information economy full of knowledge workers. “Diffusion of knowledge exchange is becoming critically important,” said Koutsky. “Every generation has invested a significant...

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03/14/13

WATCH: Connecting Newton - How Broadband is Creating Jobs in Jasper County

By Jeremy Thacker

The manufacturing jobs that were once Newton's bread and butter have been quickly vanishing. But now, thanks to high-quality broadband connection, many of the town's skilled workers are finding new ways to use their talents and protect their small-town quality-of-life by joining the new digital, global economy directly from the heartland. Connecting Newton - How Broadband is Creating Jobs in Jasper County from Connected Nation on Vimeo.  

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02/08/13

Indianola is Iowa’s Very First Certified Connected Community!

By CIA Staff

Contributor: Amanda Laverman Indianola is Iowa’s very first certified Connected community! Indianola’s accomplishment is the result of more than a year of hard work. The process began back in November 2011 when Connect Iowa held a meeting with Indianola Municipal Utilites (IMU) and Warren County Economic Development (WCED). These organizations continued to be vital during the process and many of their employees served on the community team.   “Indianola is a very visionary, advanced community. Their community team did a great job collaborating together and implementing their plans. They have prioritized projects that will help bolster...

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06/14/12

State Libraries Share Connect Iowa Goal

By Jeremy Thacker

“Libraries have a big role to play in terms of making Iowans more digitally literate.” And that’s the mission that Iowa State Librarian Mary Wegner says is being undertaken at local library branches across the state. Wegner is a member of the new Connect Iowa Advisory Committee that was formed earlier this year. She’s already hard at work helping librarians grow the Connect Iowa initiative. “We will work together to improve broadband adoption in Iowa, improve the speed, get more Iowans using broadband, and help them understand what they can do when they have access to really high-speed Internet.” Wegner is excited to see librarians take...

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