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Comcast Local Edition host, Steve Mumm, interviewed WSU Extension Rural Bridges, Co-Director, Monica Babine, about our ways to increase information technology-enabled work in rural communities. The program aired in December 2006 to an audience over 100,000 customers in the Inland

by Jutta Tobias Jutta is a PhD Candidate at Washington State University who was a member of the CBDD student team responsible for launching the Maraba Vision Telecenter in Rwanda this summer. This activity was part of an internship opportunity

by Lisa Holmes , Director of Education & Technology Networks Washington State University Center to Bridge the Digital Divide Glistening, goldish white sand as far as the eyes could see was my first look of Africa from the plane 35,000

Does your agency staff share online resources with clients? Does your nonprofit offer participants the opportunity to grow their comfort with technology? Does your organization use technology to enhance service delivery? If you can answer "Yes" to any of these

by Bill Gillis of the Center to Bridge the Digital Divide The principle that modern telephony services should be available to "all Americans" has been an explicit public policy goal for nearly as long as the existence of the telephone

by Monica Babine of the Center to Bridge the Digital Divide It is baseball season and this week I watched an outstanding game. A big, strong group from Seattle came to town and played my son's team. Only nine of

Our friends at the WSU Jefferson County Extension office documented some of the more interesting discussions and talks that we shared with a delegation from the Taiwanese Ministry of Education last month. A variety of videos are available on the

Bill Gillis, Director WSU Center to Bridge the Digital Divide A 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Puget Sound Region in Washington State at 10:59 a.m. on February 28th, 2001. While the tremor was relatively minor, communication in and out of

Bill Gillis, Director WSU Center to Bridge the Digital Divide Redistributed with permission of the Puget Sound Business Journal 01-13-06 Today's information business entrepreneurs have the opportunity to live, work, and play where they desire—whether that preference be one of

When: October 19, 2005 from 10a to 4:30p Where: Ellensburg, Washington - Kittitas County Fairgrounds This all-day meeting will be the first Communities Connect meeting to which all persons in Washington State who are interested in Community Technology are invited.

The Rural Telecommunications Congress and Connect Kentucky, the host of Rural Telecon '05', are pleased to announce that on-line registration for the conference is now open. The Rural Telecommunications Congress (RTC) is a national membership organization dedicated to assuring that

Marlon K. Schafer Owner Odessa Office Equipment (509) 982-2181 Well, I've FINALLY had time to sit still and write the story of how I started my WISP. Back in '96 while I was working on copiers and other assorted office

By, Hillary Rossi Don Schluter is the founder of a digital imaging / photography / teaching / web design business called Natural Settings Digital Imaging and Design. http://www2.localaccess.com/naturalsettings/ Don has a great story to tell about how a loan from

by by Steve Rynecki, Senior Program Officer dot-ORG/RITI Access Project Academy for Educational Development www.aed.org www.dot-com-alliance.org In April 2005, Last Mile Coordinators Michael Tetelman and Steve Rynecki of AED's dot-ORG team conducted assessments in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The focus of

by Darrell Owen The focus of this Mongolia LMI Assessment was to identify and evaluate potential opportunities for expanding rural telecommunications access in Mongolia. This assessment took into account the USAID Mission's programmatic components as they relate to rural development,

by Corry BregendahlWhile the notion of rural often conjures up singular images of remote places with small and scattered populations, rural areas are anything but homogenous. Some are racially and culturally diverse; others are not. Some are economically distressed; others

by Nicolas Zavala, Yakima School DistrictImmigrants have always played a crucial role in contributing the US economy both in starting new entrepreneurial businesses and meeting critical labor force needs. Today, particularly as our agriculture and broader economy faces pressures meeting