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SubcommitteeoftheCityCouncilandSchoolBoard | 2016-06-27 | 6 | technology transfer from the Universities and National Labs in the East Bay is leading to business development. d) The East Bay region is becoming a national leader for Broadband enabled home-based businesses, virtual companies, and flexible production networks 4. E-Education: a) K-12 schools are becoming increasingly effective with Broadband- enabled curriculum and parent involvement and schools are connecting electronically with the households of students. b) Educational institutions are improving at using technology to gather data to inform themselves in relation to policies and strategies, and to connect with school families. c) Universities/community colleges/workforce agencies are offering widely available Broadband access to a growing range of curriculum/distant learning and providing Broadband-related entrepreneurship, management, and workforce education. 5. Telehealth: a) The California Telehealth Network is becoming fully built out so that providers/patients have access to records and services. b) Established health care providers have improving Broadband technology systems for delivery of services. c) A growing number of clients have the access/understanding to receive digitally- enabled health care including facilitating communication between practitioners and patients and home access. d) Educational institutions/workforce training providers are offering education and training that is producing a well-trained health information technology workforce. 6. Social Services: a) Social Services throughout the region are becoming fully Broadband- enabled. b) Social Services providers in the region are connected to digital literacy programs, enabling their clientele to become digitally literate and to acquire Broadband access. c) Social Service providers are beginning to use Broadband to work together in teams with government and educational institutions to address coordinated neighborhood improvement in challenged neighborhoods 7. E-Government: a) Jurisdictions throughout the East Bay utilize Broadband to help facilitate more widespread, user-friendly citizen participation and engagement. b) Residents can access public services and resources electronically. c) Most public libraries/recreation centers provide free Broadband. d) Public safety agencies and local and regional emergency services are becoming optimally Broadband-enabled. To produce a Strategic Plan guided by this vision, EBBC has used a Broadband Technology Committee meeting, three East Bay Broadband Roundtables, and a Funders' Forum in 2012, all leading up to the 1st East Bay Broadband Summit in 2013. The Broadband Technology Committee, made up of IT Directors and CTOs from throughout the East Bay, considered the current state of East Bay Broadband infrastructure and the infrastructure needed. 2 | SubcommitteeoftheCityCouncilandSchoolBoard/2016-06-27.pdf |