Sunday, August 21, 2005
Municipal WiFi has become a significant concentration focus area. The moves are controversial, as this article from Iowa illustrates. Read more.
The City of Cleveland will be accelerating its wireless local area networking to transform city based permitting. Read more. Cleveland is one of a small number of pilot cities that Intel has selected to pioneer wireless applications. Corpus Christi is another. Read more.
San Francisco has announced ambitious plans for a city-side wireless. Read more here and here.
Here's an update of what has been going on in Philadelphia, one of the first cities to announce ambitious WiFi plans. Read more.
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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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Muni WiFi heating up
