tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13207733090693723112024-03-13T20:43:25.853-07:00Community Hall DashboardAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065094277947186215noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320773309069372311.post-52878259614307785572012-09-05T14:35:00.000-07:002012-09-05T14:35:02.906-07:00From Paul Revere to Ben Franklin
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Subject: 2012 CELEBRATING 12<sup>th</sup> GENERATION OF BEN
FRANKLIN’S ALMANAC & DASHBOARD CALENDAR TOOLS<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s been 6 years since 2006 blogspot posting to commemorate
Paul Revere as <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">America</st1:country>’s
first digital citizen (one if by land, two if by sea… etc Redcoats are coming
to <st1:city w:st="on">Lexington</st1:city> and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Concord</st1:place></st1:city>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Since then, widening people + communication networks have
walked many miles, in many seasons to improve lives and communities “thru
broadband” infrastructure and services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See <span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Richard's_Almanack"><span style="color: blue;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Richard's_Almanack</span></a>,</span>
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Among
Ben Franklin’s contributions was the start of a lending library in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:city>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In celebration, see <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Reading</st1:place></st1:city> with Turtles and Tortoises graphic in
commemoration of a library Grandparents Reading to Kids program, described in
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We
now have an opportunity to begin and share <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a calendar of 4 season postings about
improving lives and communities through people + communication tools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a side note on the impacts of people
working together, see interesting article on Community<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;">Collaboratives: 12 Profiles of Community-Wide Change<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Meanwhile,
below are thoughts and resources to share in A, B, C, D, E form (Awareness and
Access, Building Blocks, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Connectivity</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Centers</st1:placetype></st1:place>, Documents for
Decision making, and Everything Else) to use everyday, and in times of
emergency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let the seasonal
conversations begin!<o:p></o:p></div>
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A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AWARENESS AND
ACCESS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>150<sup>TH</sup> anniversary of
combining research, education and community extension to improve lives<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let’s remember: 2012 is the150<sup>th</sup> anniversary of
Morrill Land Grant Act, signed into law July 1862 in the middle of the civil
war, and creating <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">America</st1:country></st1:place>’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..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;">Internet Extension in 2012 & 150th Anniversary of the
Morrill Act: Connecting Residents and Businesses to Fiber and Wireless </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">—</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;"> Broadband <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Illinois</st1:state></st1:place><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="http://broadbandillinois.org/news/101"><span style="color: blue;">http://broadbandillinois.org/news/101</span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2012 is also the 40<sup>th</sup> 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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city></st1:place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was present in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Washington</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">D.C.</st1:state></st1:place>
in 1972 and a participant in the process. <span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;">See my reflections on Federal financial access to
higher education, 18 year old vote and national university student leadership
2971-1980 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Washington</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">D.C.</st1:state></st1:place><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;">The year started off with a
graphic-based commemoration of Grandparents Reading to Kids volunteer program
at the local library in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:place></st1:city>,
where my mother was a longtime volunteer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It underscores the value of consumer-friendly graphics in helping us
work together on many important tasks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;">It was created by <st1:personname w:st="on">Charles Boyce</st1:personname>, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:city>
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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The KeyPad Kid Project works on
Bridging the Digital Divide for new users at homes, in businesses, churches and
special groups<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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B<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BUILDING BLOCKS OF CONTENT SHARING..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6 Years since 2006, Content sharing starting
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Since
2011 I have written about Improving Lives of families, enterprises and
communities in 7 national needs areas of FCC’s National Broadband plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most recently on state and local planning for
$7 <st1:personname w:st="on">bill</st1:personname>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Broadband <st1:state w:st="on">Illinois</st1:state><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>June 2011<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;">Healthcare and a Digital Card in Every Pocket
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To
July 2012 <span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;">$7 Billion
Public Safety Communication: States Get Ready for Planning Grants </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">—</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;"> Broadband <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Illinois</st1:place></st1:state><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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C<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CONNECTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNICATION
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY DASHBOARDS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Local Civic and Killer App Expos and Fairs,
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2012
is a year for getting ready for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>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..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For model, See 2007
Killer App Expo in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ft. Wayne</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">Indiana</st1:state></st1:place> among public agency,
business and community institutions in community of 250,000.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;">Welcome to the Killer App Expo and Conference 2007<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Community dashboard services provide “overnight” data on
what’s happened, as reported by patterns of 911, 311 and other calls and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>filings from digital government, business and
institutional<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>databases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For background on value of such 24/7 data
365 days per year, see article on NYC<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>trend database that is shared among public agencies citywide and in
local areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>__________________________
Wired Magazine November 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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D<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DOCUMENTS FOR
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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 <st1:personname w:st="on">Layton
Olson</st1:personname>, in spring 2012 regional and intergovernmental planning
journal, American Planning Association.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>See link on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>________ (2) article
on regional planning and broadband <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See
link ___________, and (3) Stay tuned for Community Hall Dashboard resources in
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E<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See <st1:state w:st="on">Illinois</st1:state>
Digital Government <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Summit</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;">Illinois</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;"> Digital Government Summit
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