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Kentucky Mapping Initiative: Connecting Communities with Broadband

The Kentucky Mapping Initiative aims to increase broadband utilization and awareness across the state by collecting data, providing educational resources, and supporting local action groups. Our goal is to improve the lives of Commonwealth citizens by promoting the importance of broadband connectivity for all.

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Kentucky Mapping Initiative: Connecting Communities with Broadband

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  1. Brian E. Kiser Executive Director Steve Landers, Program Manager Dana Case, Program Administrator

  2. January 2010– Mapping Initiative • Researched best practices for broadband programs • Identified Providers and began collecting data • Made the foundation Map • Employed Independent third party validation • Update the mapping twice a year

  3. October 2010 – Office is Created • Outreach and Development focusing on awareness and education • Expanding Our Data Collection • Fall 2011 – Phase I - Collaboration • Work with the Area Development Districts to have a Statewide presence. • Develop a network to facilitate swift communications with local communities and vendors

  4. Spring 2011 – Phase II – Collection of Adoption Data • Understand each region’s needs and objectives through data collection to provide info on utilization to improve social and economic development • Administer five targeted outreach workshops, each tailored to specific region • Create broadband utilization profile for each region

  5. 2013-2014 – Phase III – Assist Communities • Using previous data we are to assist targeted communities with improving their broadband awareness, value and adoption rates. • Develop educational material for local action groups • Promote the sustainable adoption , utilization and support of broadband • Develop outreach campaigns for community stakeholders and general public

  6. FIRST THOUGHT: CONNECTIVITY – AVAILABILITY TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT

  7. KENTUCKY DEMOGRAPHICS Population 4,273,951 Total area 40,411 square miles Households 1,686,618 2,250,000 Live on 12.5% of our land (50% of our population is in the Golden Triangle) TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT

  8. AVAILABILITY 91.5% OR 3,890,0000 Kentucky Citizens have access to broadband - (Kentucky Ranks 40th in availability) 8.5% do not have access to broadband ~400,000 people – this doesn’t mean they don’t have access, it just means they don’t have access at their home. Many drive to public wi-fi spots. TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT

  9. IT IS MORE ABOUT: UTILIZATION or USE TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT

  10. National Statistics: Internet Use by State – Rankings Top 5 1.) UTAH – 80% 2.) New Hampshire – 78% 3.) Washington – 77% 4.) Massachusetts – 76% 5.) Connecticut – 75% 47.) Kentucky – 58% TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT

  11. UTILIZATION 1.4 Million HAVE ACCESS to broadband but DON’T use it. Reasons: 1.) Its TOO EXPENSIVE 2.)They DON’T see a value in broadband -We may be able to help with expense, but we know we have a responsibility to educate those that DON’T see the need for broadband. TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT

  12. - We are working to empower and educate the Commonwealth about Broadband and its potential to improve the lives of all citizens. - Universal Access has meant that all citizens have the opportunity to have electric service, telephone service – and now, should mean broadband service. Broadband needs to be viewed as a critical, necessary resource for ALL Americans. So that ALL Commonwealth citizens can have a better quality of life – broadband can improve the way we live, work, learn, govern and compete . With this Goal the Federal Government has made funding available to the States. We are using these funds to better understand how broadband services are used in the Commonwealth today. TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT

  13. - What are the needs of your constituents? How are they using broadband today? How might they reap the benefits tomorrow? - The Goals of our Office: - To Increase the use of broadband across the Commonwealth. To Increase the awareness among our citizens of the benefits of using broadband, and: Improving the quantity and quality of information and content that is available to broadband users in the Commonwealth. TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT

  14. Our future, in every walk of life, will depend on this new infrastructure. Whether available down the hall or down the street, we must all, sooner or later, embrace it, just as we have electricity, rail lines, and our roads. Those who embrace it faster have an advantage, Personally, and economically. A student can attend a college without stepping foot onto campus Entrepreneurs can sell a product from their home Any Doctor, no matter of their physical location, could help a patient anywhere. A newly diagnosed individual could research options for treatment Technical Professionals can live in Kentucky and work ANYWHERE Broadband IS the Highway to more opportunities TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT

  15. WITH YOUR HELP, beginning today, we want to: Take a closer local look at the regions of Kentucky. Determine the areas where we should focus our attention. Figure out how to best address the need to make broadband services more available to Kentucky citizens . Help people learn about, and realize the benefits of broadband. TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT

  16. Or through our office: • Commonwealth of Kentucky • Office of Broadband Outreach & Development • 101 Cold Harbor Drive • Frankfort, KY 40601 • Broadband@KY.gov • Steve Landers, Program Manager • Phone: 502.564.4792 • E-mail: Steve.Landers@KY.gov • Dana Case, Program Administrator • Phone: 502.564.4421 • E-mail: Dana.Case@KY.gov • Brian E. Kiser, Executive Director • Phone: 502.564.0314 • E-mail: briane.kiser@ky.gov More information is available online: Kentucky’s Broadband Mapping Initiative http://technology.ky.gov/oet/Pages/Broadband.aspx Kentucky’s Broadband Mapping Viewer http://www.bakerbb.com/kybroadbandmapping/ Kentucky @ Work Broadband Page http://kentuckyatwork.ky.gov/Pages/Broadband.aspx The US Broadband Plan http://www.broadband.gov/ The US Broadband Map (and Data Sets) http://broadbandmap.gov/ Broadband Mapping & Community Search Tool http://broadbandsearch.sc.egov.usda.gov/DefaultARRA.aspx?program=ARRA US FCC Broadband Opportunities Page http://wireless.fcc.gov/outreach/index.htm?job=broadband_home And, our interactive Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/KentuckyBroadband TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR 21ST CENTURY GOVERNMENT

  17. Northern Kentucky Population 427, 000 Louisville and Surrounding Counties Population 1,100,000 Lexington and Surrounding Counties Population 647,000

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