[1st-mile-nm] Obama Broadband Executive Order

[Owen Densmore]

Thanks John.

If this is legit, I think the Ignite project could be of interest to
several of us local developer types.  We have folks (SFX, 1st-mile,
Friam/WedTech) quite expert with "apps" .. both phone and browser (or
both!) with the appropriate server side capabilities.

This might just be the time for our JavaScript Everywhere approach to
seriously take off, especially if their "programmable broadband networks"
really imply a distributed computational approach with light weight, REST
or similar protocol between the parts.

And using JSE, w/ node.js as service nodes and JS/HTML5 webapps as "views
and controlers" is a sweet-spot fit.

So how could we get a really specific (but readable!) description of Ignite
and how we might participate?  Is there a proposal process of some sort?

As an example of a JSE stunt, we're building a very simple subset of
NetLogo but in JavaScript.  Our first stage is fairly simple: build enough
of NL in JS to support a few simple agent based models.  But then we want
to extend it into the JS ecology, including distribution of the agent
behavior and agent "site" (i.e. have models running distributed across
multiple machines), being phone-friendly, and with JS-GIS libraries and
WebGL 3D as an option, and using the huge new set of HTML5 capabilities,
from audio/video to web sockets to GPS and so on.

We just visited Disney World, and experienced something like this.  It used
an app for iOS/Android phones.  It knew where we were (quite accurate).  It
accessed Disney servers to advise on wait times and "fast pass"
availability.  It had maps of the parks.  And it seriously depended on good
data capabilities in the phones. And oddly enough, it was written by
Verizon engineers!

   -- Owen

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:16 AM, John Badal <jbadal at sacred-wind.com> wrote:

> Owen,****
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> I don’t believe this is an election year stunt and do think it may have
> some good consequences for NM.  I’ve been involved in many meetings &
> presentations with the FCC, BIA, and USDA over the last 4-5 years regarding
> the federal government’s arcane rights of way and land use permitting
> requirements.  (I even went as far as to say that the feds could have kept
> its $7.2 Billion in broadband stimulus money if it only freely opened up
> federally funded highways to private fiber placement.)  More aware than
> ever before of the land use permitting impediments to development
> especially in rural and tribal areas, the White House late last year
> released a proposal to accelerate land use permitting on federally managed
> lands for alternative energy projects.  My immediate response was:  WTF!!!
> What about telecommunications facilities needed for the data management of
> those energy projects!  What about telecommunications facilities for basic
> voice service and broadband to tribal areas!  In sum, I believe this latest
> Executive Order has been long in coming.  ****
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> I may eat my words.  God knows, I’ve had to eat a lot worse dealing with
> officials in Santa Fe.****
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> John****
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> *From:* 1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org [mailto:
> 1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org] *On Behalf Of *Owen Densmore
> *Sent:* Friday, June 15, 2012 9:49 AM
> *To:* rl at 1st-mile.com; Complexity Coffee Group
> *Cc:* 1st mile nm
> *Subject:* Re: [1st-mile-nm] Obama Broadband Executive Order****
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> We just got back from a week traveling (Disney!) and saw this.****
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> Richard: the big question is how does this effect NM & Santa Fe?  Is it
> just an election year stunt?****
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>    -- Owen****
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> On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 9:47 PM, Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.com>
> wrote:****
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> http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/06/13/we-can-t-wait-president-obama-signs-executive-order-make-broadband-const
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> We Can’t Wait: President Obama Signs Executive Order to Make Broadband
> Construction Faster and Cheaper
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> White House Also Announces 100-Partner “US Ignite” Broadband Initiative
>
> Tomorrow, the President will sign an Executive Order to make broadband
> construction along Federal roadways and properties up to 90 percent
> cheaper and more efficient. Currently, the procedures for approving
> broadband infrastructure projects on properties controlled or managed by
> the Federal Government—including large tracts of land, roadways, and
> more than 10,000 buildings across the Nation—vary depending on which
> agency manages the property. The new Executive Order will ensure that
> agencies charged with managing Federal properties and roads take
> specific steps to adopt a uniform approach for allowing broadband
> carriers to build networks on and through those assets and speed the
> delivery of connectivity to communities, businesses, and schools.
>
> "Building a nationwide broadband network will strengthen our economy
> and put more Americans back to work," said President Obama. "By
> connecting every corner of our country to the digital age, we can help
> our businesses become more competitive, our students become more
> informed and our citizens become more engaged."
>
> The White House is also announcing that nearly 100 partners—including
> more than 25 cities as well as corporate and non-profit entities—will
> join with more than 60 national research universities to form a new
> public-private partnership called “US Ignite.” The US Ignite Partnership
> will create a new wave of services that take advantage of
> state-of-the-art, programmable broadband networks running up to 100
> times faster than today’s Internet. By bringing software developers and
> engineers from government and industry together with representatives
> from communities, schools, hospitals, and other institutions that will
> benefit from faster and more agile broadband options, the partnership
> aims to speed up and increase the development of applications for
> advanced manufacturing, medical monitoring, emergency preparedness, and
> a host of other services. These applications will improve services to
> Americans and drive job creation, promote innovation, and create new
> markets for American businesses.
>
> Executive Order
>
> The Executive Order (EO) will require the Departments of Agriculture,
> Commerce, Defense, Interior, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs as
> well as the US Postal Service to offer carriers a single approach to
> leasing Federal assets for broadband deployment. The EO also requires
> that available Federal assets and the requirements for leasing be
> provided on departmental websites, and it will require public tracking
> of regional broadband deployment projects via the Federal Infrastructure
> Projects Dashboard (permits.performance.gov ). In addition, the
> Executive Order will direct departments to help carriers time their
> broadband deployment activities to periods when streets are already
> under construction—an approach that can reduce network deployment costs
> along Federal roadways by up to 90 percent.
>
> US Ignite
>
> Today, more and more of the Nation’s broadband infrastructure is
> capable of moving huge amounts of information quickly and in novel,
> programmable ways, but software developers have been unable to create
> applications that take full advantage of this new capacity—in part
> because potential user communities such as factories and hospitals have
> lacked the means to coordinate their needs with developers capabilities.
> The new US Ignite Partnership (www.us-ignite.org) will create a national
> network of communities and campuses with ultra-fast, programmable
> broadband services, operating at speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second.
> This network will become a test-bed for designing and deploying
> next-generation applications to support national priorities areas such
> as education, healthcare, energy, and advanced manufacturing. US Ignite
> will challenge students, startups, and industry leaders to create a new
> generation of applications and services that meet the needs of local
> communities while creating a broad range of job and investment
> opportunities.  This initiative will open up countless new opportunities
> for households and small businesses, helping them experience the
> economic and community benefits of next-gen applications while
> demonstrating a path for other communities to join.
>
> Among the commitments being announced today by participants in the new
> partnership:
>
> - Industry partners offer support to partnership: Global industry
> leaders including Cisco, Juniper, NEC, and Hewlett-Packard are offering
> programmatic and in-kind support to communities while carriers, like
> Verizon and Comcast, are announcing new pilot cities on their network
> that will participate in US Ignite.
> New tools for communities: Non-profits, like the Mott Foundation, are
> working with the partnership to deliver new community programs, such as
> hack days and startup weekends, to accelerate the transition these
> applications into the marketplace.
>
> - National coalition of universities: The National Science Foundation
> (NSF) is committing $20 million to prototype and deploy new technologies
> to advance the development of ultra-high-speed, programmable broadband
> networks. That is in addition to the ~$40 million that NSF has invested
> over four years in the Global Environment for Networking Innovations
> (GENI) project, which currently connects more than a dozen universities
> with next-generation broadband connections. Built with the technological
> contributions of more than 300 NSF-funded researchers at more than 60
> universities, GENI is already serving as a virtual laboratory and
> testbed for next-generation applications in healthcare, energy
> efficiency, education, and other national priority areas.
>
> - Next-gen apps challenge to spur innovation: NSF and Mozilla
> Foundation, with support from the Department of Energy, are announcing a
> $500,000 design competition to develop applications for high-speed
> communities around the country.
> Building on current broadband investments: Departments of Commerce and
> Agriculture are announcing their support for US Ignite with over six
> carriers that received funding for expanding their broadband networks
> while creating new community-based services.
>
> - Supporting military families and communities with new applications:
> Department of Defense is connecting military families on base with new
> US Ignite services, while creating new research opportunities to
> students at West Point. HHS’s Beacon Community Program, starting with
> the Mayo Clinic, and the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural
> Healthcare Pilot Program are partnering with US Ignite to provide new
> healthcare applications, such as remote surgical theatre and patient
> monitoring.
>
> - Additional details on these public and private commitments, and on
> the participants in today’s activities, are detailed in a Fact Sheet
> HERE:
>
> www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/broadband_fact_sheet_06_13_2012.pdf
>
> Building on Success
>
> These announcements build on past successes and the President’s
> commitment to deploying high-speed broadband networks as a nationwide
> foundation for sustained economic growth and prosperity.  Broadband
> deployment programs already underway include:
>
> - NTIA’s Recovery Act projects are increasing broadband access in
> communities across the country, with more than 56,000 miles of networks
> providing broadband access to more than 8,000 schools, libraries,
> hospitals, and public safety entities.
>
> - USDA’s Rural Utilities Service is currently on target to complete
> over $3 billion in Recovery Act investments ensuring that rural
> communities and anchor institutions are connected to high-speed
> broadband networks.
> By taking full advantage of the latest broadband technologies as they
> evolve, the United States can continue in its role as a global leader
> while strengthening its economy, building new industries and creating
> jobs.
>
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> Richard Lowenberg
> 1st-Mile Institute
> Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
> 505-989-9110 / 505-603-5200
> www.1st-mile.com   rl at 1st-mile.com
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