Summer/Fall 2012 Blogspot
Subject: 2012 CELEBRATING 12th GENERATION OF BEN
FRANKLIN’S ALMANAC & DASHBOARD CALENDAR TOOLS
It’s been 6 years since 2006 blogspot posting to commemorate
Paul Revere as America ’s
first digital citizen (one if by land, two if by sea… etc Redcoats are coming
to Lexington and Concord ).
http://thehandyplace.blogspot.com/
Since then, widening people + communication networks have
walked many miles, in many seasons to improve lives and communities “thru
broadband” infrastructure and services.
Calling
again on history in 2012, we recall Ben Franklin who began as an apprentice printer,
and then distributor of Poor Richard’s Almanack, beginning in 1732, 280 years
ago. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Richard's_Almanack,
Among
Ben Franklin’s contributions was the start of a lending library in Philadelphia . In celebration, see Reading with Turtles and Tortoises graphic in
commemoration of a library Grandparents Reading to Kids program, described in
Awareness section below.
We
now have an opportunity to begin and share a calendar of 4 season postings about
improving lives and communities through people + communication tools. We know that with communities working
together we can build and sustain “real and permanent” community business and
anchor institution activities, each in its season. These activities - from winter visioning
events, to spring cleanup, plantings and ground-breakings, to summer fairs and
community expo’s, and to fall back to school and health outreach events.- are
“building blocks” to improve every community, lift every boat, in America, and
partner with public-private-Watershed communities around the World. As a side note on the impacts of people
working together, see interesting article on Community Collaboratives: 12 Profiles of Community-Wide Change
Meanwhile,
below are thoughts and resources to share in A, B, C, D, E form (Awareness and
Access, Building Blocks, Connectivity
Centers , Documents for
Decision making, and Everything Else) to use everyday, and in times of
emergency. Let the seasonal
conversations begin!
A AWARENESS AND
ACCESS. 150TH anniversary of
combining research, education and community extension to improve lives
Let’s remember: 2012 is the150th anniversary of
Morrill Land Grant Act, signed into law July 1862 in the middle of the civil
war, and creating America ’s
research, education and community service institutions reaching eery community
college area of the nation, and providing one model for human and natural
environment sustainability in many landscapes of our world.. Internet Extension in 2012 & 150th Anniversary of the
Morrill Act: Connecting Residents and Businesses to Fiber and Wireless — Broadband Illinois
http://broadbandillinois.org/news/101
2012 is also the 40th Anniversary of Pell Grants
and Title IX (women’s and girls’ equality in sports) in the Federal Education
Amendments of 1972, highlighted again this summer in the Olympics in London . I was present in Washington , D.C.
in 1972 and a participant in the process. See my reflections on Federal financial access to
higher education, 18 year old vote and national university student leadership
2971-1980 in Washington , D.C.
_______ needs posting
The year started off with a
graphic-based commemoration of Grandparents Reading to Kids volunteer program
at the local library in Los Angeles ,
where my mother was a longtime volunteer.
It underscores the value of consumer-friendly graphics in helping us
work together on many important tasks.
See _______ needs posting of graphic
It was created by Charles Boyce , Chicago
syndicated cartoonist and creator of The KeyPad Kid Project on Facebook to help
youth, adults and seniors gain second-nature comfort with today’s digital
tools. The KeyPad Kid Project works on
Bridging the Digital Divide for new users at homes, in businesses, churches and
special groups
B BUILDING BLOCKS OF CONTENT SHARING.. 6 Years since 2006, Content sharing starting
in 2011
Since
2011 I have written about Improving Lives of families, enterprises and
communities in 7 national needs areas of FCC’s National Broadband plan. Most recently on state and local planning for
$7 bill ion Federally-sponsored First
Net for car-to-car mobile communication among public safety responders (police,
fire, emergency service) and coordinate with community response parties. Broadband Illinois From
June 2011 Healthcare and a Digital Card in Every Pocket
— Broadband Illinois
http://broadbandillinois.org/news/37
To
July 2012 $7 Billion
Public Safety Communication: States Get Ready for Planning Grants — Broadband Illinois
C CONNECTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNICATION
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY DASHBOARDS. Local Civic and Killer App Expos and Fairs,
and Community Dashboard services.
2012
is a year for getting ready for urban
and rutal Civic Apps and Killer App expos and fairs in areas of 150,000 to
250,000, including models for Community Hall Dashboards of business
intelligence tools for local public officials, businesses and community
institutions.. For model, See 2007
Killer App Expo in Ft. Wayne ,
Indiana among public agency,
business and community institutions in community of 250,000. Welcome to the Killer App Expo and Conference 2007
Community dashboard services provide “overnight” data on
what’s happened, as reported by patterns of 911, 311 and other calls and filings from digital government, business and
institutional databases. For background on value of such 24/7 data
365 days per year, see article on NYC
trend database that is shared among public agencies citywide and in
local areas. __________________________
Wired Magazine November 2010.
D DOCUMENTS FOR
DECISION MAKING.AND CIVIC PRODUCTIVITY.
Using broadband infrastructure + use partnerships, see (1)
article on History of Partnership for a Connected Illinois and Internet
Extension in Illinois 1996 – 2011, by Drew Clark and Layton
Olson , in spring 2012 regional and intergovernmental planning
journal, American Planning Association.
See link on ________ (2) article
on regional planning and broadband See
link ___________, and (3) Stay tuned for Community Hall Dashboard resources in
the fall.
E EVERYTHING ELSE. Stay tuned for Fall 2012 –
Digital Government and Public Safety Updates, Health for the Winter, Getting
Ready for Smart Grid + Internet Installations and Cost Reductions. See Illinois
Digital Government Summit Illinois Digital Government Summit
2012 Home Page
- FOR
THE FUTURE. Formulas and Function;
G General indicators of quality of life, and H Heritage archives)
See you later this fall.