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Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities. MnAPA Conference September 2011. MIRC: Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities. Broadband is essential infrastructure for the 21st century, yet hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans don't have access.
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Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities • MnAPA Conference September 2011
MIRC: Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities • Broadband is essential infrastructure for the 21st century, yet hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans don't have access. • MIRC is an ARRA-funded project of the Blandin Foundation and draws on the Intelligent Community Framework to mobilize partners across Greater Minnesota. • Focus: Education, training, technical assistance, removing barriers to broadband adoption
MIRC: Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities • Bill Coleman, Community Technology Advisors • Jacki Anderson, Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission • Nancy Hoffman, Benton County Economic Develoment • John Shepard, AICP; Southwest Regional Development Commission