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Working Towards a Connected Colorado

Working Towards a Connected Colorado. OIT’s Role in Statewide Broadband Collaboration. What is OIT’s Broadband Role ?.

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Working Towards a Connected Colorado

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  1. Working Towards a Connected Colorado OIT’s Role in Statewide Broadband Collaboration

  2. What is OIT’s Broadband Role? OIT’s primary role with regards to statewide broadband collaboration is to educate and support broadband activities from a local, regional and state perspective to ensure Colorado has a coordinated and efficient broadband strategy.

  3. OIT’s Broadband Efforts • Broadband Mapping • Coordination & Collaboration • Broadband Knights of the Roundtable • Collaboration Portal and Monthly Newsletter • Supporting and coordinating federal programs • Planning • Local Technology Planning Team (LTPT) support • Initiation and expansion of regional planning • Supporting Legislative Efforts • Distance Learning Coordination • State-Owned Broadband Asset Inventory • FirstNet

  4. CO Broadband Map • BY THE NUMBERS • ~4,400 unique visitors to the CO Broadband map this fiscal year • 105providers shared their data • Over 9,500speed tests received this fiscal year to help validate & drive greater accuracy • Collecting broadband data from over 5,000Community Anchor Institutions across the state http://maps.co.gov/coloradobroadband/

  5. Collaboration Portal and Monthly Newsletter

  6. Supporting LTPT’s and Regional Planning All identified regions have held initial regional planning kick-off meetings

  7. Supporting LTPT’s and Regional Planning • Working with local leaders to organize initial meetings • Identification and coordination of key stakeholders • Supporting the development of statements of work and requests for proposals

  8. Coordinating Federal Opportunities • Worked with local stakeholders on FCC IP-Transition Trials • Working with USDA to understand specific programs • Currently working with Bureau of Reclamation to identify possible tower colocations

  9. Broadband and • Telecommunications Legislation • Worked to coordinate state agencies • Educated legislators • Supported community/stakeholder meetings

  10. Other Key Activities Distance Learning Coordination State-Owned Broadband Asset Inventory

  11. What Lies Ahead? • Improve and expand broadband map • Continue to support local & regional planning efforts • Coordinate federal efforts • Support Broadband Deployment Board • Develop statewide plan

  12. QUESTIONS? Monica Coughlin Director of IT Economic Development and Broadband Strategy Governor’s Office of Information Technology 303-764-7710 Monica.Coughlin@state.co.us

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