[1st-mile-nm] 1st-Mile Initiatives: Update

[Tom Johnson]

Congrats, Richard.  Looks to be a much-needed step.

-tom

On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:11 PM, Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.com> wrote:

> Greetings 1st-Milers,
>     I want to provide some news on 1st-Mile Institute efforts, growing from
> this online community and its exchanges, and from the past year's behind
> the
> scenes work.
>     First of all, the 1st-Mile Institute has been awarded a $10,000
> 'seed-funding' grant from the NM McCune Foundation, via our non-profit
> fiscal
> sponsor, Ars Publica.   Thank you, McCune Foundation, and Ars Publica.
>     Second:  For the past year, I have been formulating and proposing an
> "Integrated Strategic Broadband Initiative" for the State of New Mexico.
> Following on lots of background work and meetings since early this year,
> with
> representatives of State departments and agencies, telecommunications
> companies, university, business and community leaders and others, this
> proposal
> recently moved forward to the Governor's Office, guided by the Governor's
> Science Advisor, Tom Bowles.
>     At the end of July, staff and Advisors in the Governor's Office agreed
> that
> I should be immediately contracted to substantiate the proposed Initiative,
> in
> order to take informed necessary next steps.   The contract, to be issued
> by the
> newly established NM Computing Applications Center, is with Design Nine,
> Inc.,
> Andrew Cohill's national broadband planning firm, with which I am
> associated as
> a Senior Planner.   This initial contract has deliverables due at the
> beginning
> of September.
>      Attached is a three page .pdf that was prepared for and presented to
> the
> NM IT Commission this morning.   It provides a brief outline of the
> proposal
> and work plan for a "New Mexico Integrated Strategic Broadband Initiative".
>      As you will see, there is a lot to do in a very short amount of time.
>  It
> is my hope that this list may be used to help substantiate this effort, to
> share needed information, and to discuss the needs, opportunities and means
> of
> moving this state forward in some pragmatic and example-setting ways.
>      Thanks for your participation on this list to date.   I look forward
> to a
> productive next phase of exchanges.
> Richard
>
> --
> Richard Lowenberg
> 1st-Mile Institute
> P.O. Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
> 505-989-9110;   505-603-5200 cell
> rl at 1st-mile.com  www.1st-mile.com
>
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