Tag: Technology
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Rural Broadband Education Workshops
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct four educational workshops focused on rural broadband during 2008. The workshops will provide an opportunity for communities and organizations in rural America seeking to bring the benefits of broadband to their communities to learn about the resources, programs, and policies of…
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Government’s Role in the New Economy
Whatever your opinion of government, whether you fall into the pure free-markets, “less is more” camp or the hands-on government camp, there should be one thing we all agree on: government has quite an influence on our state. With up to 52% of our state economy somehow connected to government spending (yes, the highest in…
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“Teach to Test” – not in the 21st Century.
State School Superintendent Steve Paine’s recognition that “we’ve relied too heavily on standardized tests to improve student performance” and that standardized tests like WESTEST are “not good as a tool to improve individual student achievement” (Daily Mail, Jan.2) is a welcome start to making education relevant again for students. Emphasizing fine arts, wellness, global awareness,…
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WV State U Extension Site is Fabulous!
Just ran across a new site today after seeing a comment on Bill Gardners’s Oncee@Blogger blog. By the way, if you’re into blogging and facebook and in the Charleston area, you ought to check out the Charleston Area Bloggers facebook group. So in response to the post Bill wrote about Sarah Winn’s Gazette article on…
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State of the Creative State
Charleston was abuzz this week as legislators opened their 2008 session and Governor Manchin delivered his State of the State address. As with most political speeches, there were things to be excited about and things that left you wishing for more. Here are a few things we’re excited about from a Creative Communities/New Economy perspective:…
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Kudos on Broadband Progress
Several additional communities in West Virginia are enjoying access to DSL broadband thanks for recent efforts by Verizon. And with support from Connected Nation, a DC-based nonprofit technology group, 2008 should be even better. From a Sunday Charleston Gazette-Mail article: Since August, Verizon, along with other high-speed Internet providers in the state, has helped Connected…
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New State Slogan: Open for Immigrants?
Since “Open for Business” has run its course on our welcome signs, perhaps it’s time to discuss who we’re open for as much as what we’re open for. In the New Economy, any discussion has to begin with the global competition for talent. And by global, we do mean global. It’s a simple equation: The…
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The Power of Ph.D.’s
After a string of good news, South Charleston faced some bad news this week: More layoffs from Dow Chemical within their long-suffering research center in the Kanawha Valley. Up to 150 scientists – highly paid Ph.D.’s with salaries north of $100K – will be either relocated or let go in the coming year. Once a…
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What Now?
The sense of excitement and hope was palpable during the Create WV Conference November 12-14 at the Stonewall Resort. The purpose of the conference was to educate, inspire, agitate and empower, and based on the feedback it seemed to have met its goal. The overall satisfaction score from the 230+ attendees was 4.5 out of…
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Scott Doron Stirs the Create WV Crowd
Scott Doron, Director of the Southern Technology Council, describes West Virginia as a high performance race car ready to shoot off the starting line….but with the emergency break on. createwv.typepad.com The publisher of several insightful studies on the economic future of the South, the Southern Technology Council is a non-partisan public policty think tank based…