Idaho Update: Northern Tier

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Idaho Update Northern Tier
Glenn Wilde University of Idaho 5 November 2004
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• It is not the strongest of the species that
  survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones
  most responsive to change.
• Charles Darwin

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Education, Infrastructure and Development

• Where Idaho Ranks National Rank
• Workforce Education/Training 38
• Broadband Communications 34
• Digital Government 39
• Prod./Retention of Scientists Engineers 24
• Source Progressive Policy Institute, 2002

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Education and Economic Development

• Where Idaho Ranks Aggregate Regional
  Rank
• Washington 2
• Oregon 11
• Utah 12
• Idaho 20
• Nevada 32
• Montana 37
• Wyoming 46
• Source Progressive Policy Institute, 2002

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Education Infrastructure and Development

• Smart State Strategies
• Focus on the Quality of Jobs
• Co-Invest in Work Force Education and Training
• Co-Invest in Infrastructure
• Leverage Higher Education
• Source Progressive Policy Institute, 2002

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Education and Economic Development

• Elements of the New Economy
• Industrial and Occupational Change
• Transition for Working Americans
• Foundations for Growth in the New Economy
• Pace of Transition into a Digital Economy
• Investment by Business and Government in
  Technology
• Education and Skill Development

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Education and Economic Development

• Conclusion
• . . .if states do not invest in a knowledge
  infrastructure, world-class education, training
  and technologycompanies will not have the
  skilled and cutting edge tools needed to grow and
  create well-paying jobs.
• Source Progressive Policy Institute, 2002

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Infrastructure for Development

• Essentials
• Broadband Connection
• Site Based Access
• Technical Support
• 24x7 Network Operations Center
• Cost-Effective Communications

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Intrastate Virtual Network Backbone

• Network utility for Idaho economic and research
  development
• Connecting Idaho colleges, universities and K-12
• Collaborative Research, Training in Support of
  Economic Development and Technology Transfer
• WWAMI Support
• BRIN Lariat Support
• Collaboration with INEEL and PNNL
• Expandable

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No Child Left Behind Public Education

• K-12 Network Requirements
• Student Assessment
• Access to Online Resources
• Library and Learning
• Resources
• Curriculum/Faculty Enrichment for Rural Schools
• Communications and Collaboration

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Strategies

• Implement BRIN Lariat Network and the Campus
  Network with PNWGP
• Collaborate with BSU, ISU, SBOE, and INEEL to
  build out the network
• Collaborate on EPSCoR, USDA and Other Grant
  Opportunities with Northern Tier
• Collaborate with State Agencies