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Tekne 2012 – Innovative Collaboration  of the Year

Tekne 2012 – Innovative Collaboration  of the Year. Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities. Let’s face it - the Internet is critical to Everything these days. Increases in broadband adoption result in higher levels of median household income and total employment.

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Tekne 2012 – Innovative Collaboration  of the Year

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  1. Tekne 2012 – Innovative Collaboration  of the Year Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities

  2. Let’s face it - the Internet is critical to Everything these days

  3. Increases in broadband adoption result in higher levels of median household income and total employment

  4. Broadband adoption thresholds have more impact on changes in economic health indicators than do broadband availability thresholds

  5. At its heart, MIRC was about helping create a “culture of use”

  6. “It is hard to not connect the MIRC project, as well as the overall broadband effort by the Blandin Foundation since 2003, as a contributor to Minnesota’s leading position in rural broadband adoption.” Dr. Jack Geller, University of Minnesota, MIRC project evaluator

  7. Thank you! Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities

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