N I T C . n e w s

Next NITC Meeting
The next meeting of the Nebraska Information Technology Commission is scheduled for May 1 at 1:30 pm. The location and agenda are posted on the NITC web site.

Submit comments by May 22, 2006 to rick.becker@nitc.ne.gov.

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News for...

Communities

Education

State Government

Communities

USDA Rural Development Community Connect grants available Application deadline is May 15, 2006.

USDA Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants available
Application deadline is June 12, 2006.

FCC releases data on high-speed Internet access

NIN/NTA study finds broadband available to 93% of Nebraska's population
Information on broadband availability by location is also available.

Funding resource directories available

Meetings
Telehealth Subcommittee, Lincoln and video sites, April 25, 2:00-3:30
Broadband Services Task Force, Lincoln and video sites, April 26, 1:30
Public Health Preparedness: Cross-Borders Issues Roundtable, Bloomington, MN, May 2, 2006

Education

NETA Conference features Jason Ohler and Dan Beuttner

LB 1208 is signed into law

Microsoft foresees laptop for every student

The next regularly scheduled Education Council Meeting will be Friday, May 19, 2006, 9:00am-12:00pm, at ESU 16, at Creighton University.

Upcoming Conferences
NETA, Omaha, NE, April 27-28, 2006
NDLA, Grand Island, NE, June 1, 2006
NECC, San Diego, CA, July 4-7, 2006
Syllabus, Boston, MA, July 31-August 3, 2006
EDUCAUSE, Dallas, TX, October 9-12, 2006
NSBA T+L2, New Orleans, LA, November 1-3, 2006
CoSN, San Francisco, CA, March 28-30, 2007

Other Conference Information: http://www.nitc.state.ne.us/itc/education/IT_conferences.htm

State Government

Standards and Guidelines
The Technical Panel is seeking comments on the following draft standards:

Web Cookie Standard
Wireless Local Area Network Standard
Information Technology Disaster Recovery Plan Standard
Submit comments by May 22, 2006 to rick.becker@nitc.ne.gov.

New Shared Service Deployed
The SAN (Storage Area Network) shared service was deployed on April 13, 2006. Click here for SAN rates and contact information.

Nebraska State Patrol Awards Contract for Computer Aided Dispatch System
The Nebraska State Patrol awarded a contract to provide a statewide Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System. The new CAD system automates the state patrol's currently manual dispatch operations and will allow dispatchers to respond to, manage and track emergency calls more efficiently.

LB 921 - CIO Responsibilities
The Legislature passed and on March 13 Governor Heineman signed LB 921, a bill which provides the state Chief Information Officer with oversight responsibilities for the Division of Communications and IMServices.

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April 26, 2006