National Collabortion for Digital Equity Work

BonnieBracey-Sutton1 — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 13:38:25 GMT

I am working for change. Some of what I am doing is from NTIA. We have webinars like this.

You are invited to join NTIA’s BroadbandUSA Practical Broadband Conversations Webinar:

Topic: Smart Agriculture: Increasing Productivity Through Technology

Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET

Overview: Smart agriculture engages technologies such as Big Data, GPS, IoT and connected devices to help farmers and ranchers better manage their production. Using these technologies, farmers and ranchers can improve water efficiency, produce higher quality crops and raise healthier livestock. Reliable and robust rural connectivity are fundamental to helping farmers gain benefits from new technologies. The speakers will cover advances in smart agriculture equipment and sensors, the use of big data analytics for decision-making and highlight new innovation hubs, entrepreneurial support and test beds. The webinar will also feature the work of the NTIA/NIST jointly facilitated Global Cities Team Challenge Smart Agriculture and Rural SuperCluster to develop best practices.

Speakers:

· Mark N. Lewellen, Manager of Spectrum Advocacy, John Deere

· Aaron Ault, Senior Research Engineer for the Open Ag Technology and Systems Center, Purdue University

· John Selep, President of AgTech Innovation Alliance

· Moderator: Don Williams, Senior Specialist for Broadband Development, BroadbandUSA, NTIA

Please pre-register for the webinar using this registration link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Want to access past Practical Broadband Conversations webinars? Visit our webinar archives for past presentations, transcripts and audio recordings.

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Who are we?

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the principal advisor to the administration on telecommunications and information policy issues. NTIA, through its BroadbandUSA program, works to further the deployment and use of broadband and other technologies across America.

How does BroadbandUSA do?

BroadbandUSA serves as a trusted and neutral strategic advisor, working with federal, state and local government, community, and industry leaders working to advance smart community and broadband public-private partnerships designed to attract new employers, create quality jobs, improve educational opportunities, increase health outcomes and advance public safety. Check out https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov for more information.

Educate. Arm stakeholders with solution-neutral guides and tools that help them engage in more effective discussions with broadband partners and providers
Convene. Lead workshops and events to advance the conversation and share lessons learned regarding broadband connectivity and digital inclusion
Assist. Provide technical assistance to stakeholders seeking support for their broadband and smart urban and rural projects

How can BroadbandUSA help?

BroadbandUSA works in a number of areas to remove barriers to broadband deployment and enhance connectivity through its work on

Broadband Interagency Working Group. NTIA and USDA’s Rural Utility Service co-lead BIWG’s work to enhance broadband deployment by streamlining federal broadband permitting, enhancing broadband funding information and leveraging federal assets. Agency contacts are available here.
State Broadband Leaders Network. SBLN is a community of practitioners who work on state broadband initiatives. Is your state involved? .
Smart City and Smart Ag and Rural. NTIA works with NIST’s Global City’s Team Challenge to help lead the Public WiFi and Ag and Rural Superclusters.
One-on-One and Group Technical Assistance. Email us at broadbandusa@ntia.doc.gov, if you are interested in technical assistance.

A lot of the places in DC that I want to work are not well connected. SMIRK and a lot of the places that are well connected I am not in their network or a teacher that they know. So I am going to work with GenYes and the National Collaborative for Digital Equity to make a difference. There are CRA funds that groups can apply for from Banks and we have a template to share.

Since I know that funding is a problem for many here is the link to CRA on the site. Home http://www.digitalequity.us/index.html

DOWNLOAD OUR GUIDE TO GRANTMAKING FOR DIGITAL EQUITY AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION from that link.

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