Missaukee County, Mich., announced its Technology Action Plan to...
Missaukee County, Mich., announced its Technology Action Plan to set county-wide broadband connectivity goals to support “economic development and residential quality of life,” said Connect Michigan in a press release Friday (http://bit.ly/14v1B0y). The plan uses the Community Technology Scorecard to…
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determine if the county meets the FCC’s National Broadband Plan (http://bit.ly/13zXm96). The community scored 19 out of 40 points in broadband access, 30 in broadband adoption, and 37 in broadband use, the report said. Missaukee County scored 86 out of 120 points for overall broadband technology readiness, which indicates “the community is exhibiting high success in technology adoption and use,” the report said. The plan proposes the county apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to build broadband in the community and to identify, map and validate broadband demand. Public-private partnerships were proposed in the plan to deploy broadband service for middle-mile access. Digital literacy initiative proposals include broadband training for small and medium businesses, new technology initiatives in schools and promoting telemedicine in rural areas. “Fostering broadband adoption, education and access is critical to addressing the challenges of bringing Internet services into a rural community like Missaukee County,” said Linda Hartshorne-Shafer, the county’s emergency management and planning director. “Better broadband use and understanding are vital to so many facets of the broadband issue in Missaukee County and Northern Michigan, whether it’s from a residential or economic development standpoint."