Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Not surprisingly, high speed Internet access has become a keep factor driving business location decisions.
Bill Hanna, EDPro for the city of Valpariso in northwest Indiana, puts it this way: "The bottom line from an economic development view is that providing high band access boosts the capabilities of existing businesses and helps attract new ones as well." Read more.
Yet, despite its importance, the U.S. lags Canada in rolling out broadband. Here, regional carriers are more risk averse than Canada. (Read one perspective from Canada. Go.)
INdiana INterconnect is leading Inidiana's push into broadband. Visit their site.
Two presentations from their recent conference focus on funding opportunities. Go.
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Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
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Northwest Indiana focuses on high speed Internet
