Digital Government
Colorado online campus achieves record enrollment
Money for school technology would double, community centers could tap into federal technology discounts and a national corps of volunteers would fight the "digital divide" under a plan announced Monday by a Maryland senator.
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Senator introduces plans for National Digital Empowerment Act
Money for school technology would double, community centers could tap into federal technology discounts and a national corps of volunteers would fight the "digital divide" under a plan announced Monday by a Maryland senator.
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Florida Gov. Bush unveils state's first e-budget
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's budget for fiscal 2000-2001 is the state's first ever in a World Wide Web-based, fully searchable format. The goal of the electronic budget is to give Florida residents greater access to the budget so they can see where every tax dollar is going, Bush said of his $49.8 billion plan.
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North Dakota students to go online to discuss governor's speech
North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer is asking high school students to react to his upcoming State of the State address through a special e-mail account. He'll visit classrooms that offer the best ideas for North Dakota's future.
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Ohio Gov. Announces Creation of E-Commerce Council
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft announced Wednesday the creation of a Governor's Council on Electronic Commerce to provide leadership for establishing e-commerce throughout state government.
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Microsoft, Intel Donation to Help Train 400,000 Teachers
Microsoft Corp. announced Thursday that it will donate $344 million in software to Intel Corp.'s Teach to the Future program, which is designed to train more than 400,000 classroom teachers to use technology to improve teaching and learning.
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New hi-tech projects bring health info to underprivileged
Technologically underserved areas in 34 states will soon have greater access to health information from the world's largest medical library thanks to the Internet and funding from the National Library of Medicine.
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Bank's Online Auction Format Being Reviewed by Treasury
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency at the U.S. Treasury is seeking comments on whether a Pennsylvania statute regulating auctioneers applies to a national bank that uses an online auction format to market and sell certificates of deposit.
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North Dakota IT Department Moving Problem Tracking Software Online
North Dakota's Information Technology Department is preparing to track the state's software problems on the World Wide Web, a move that will enable customers to keep an eye on glitches to make sure they're fixed.
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Virginia DMV First in Nation to Offer Online License Renewals
Virginia drivers with a clean record and Internet access can now renew their licenses without having to visit a customer service center.
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Federal Grants Available to Improve In-school Communications
Schools and libraries nationwide can apply for federal E-rate grants to install communications systems that deliver phone service via existing local-area networks, allowing administrators and parents to have direct telephone contact with teachers in the classroom.
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Commerce to measure business-to-business e-commerce activity
For the first time, businesstobusiness electronic commerce activity will be measured in a survey, U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley announced last week.
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Montgomery County, Md., moving ahead with FiberNet
The first phase of FiberNet, a multimillion-dollar broadband network that will connect all Montgomery County, Md., facilities on an efficient, speedy system, has been finished in the second year of the five-year project.
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EFed expanding into state, local market
EFed, a subsidiary of National Information Consortium Inc., recently signed a letter of intent with Bank of America Corp. to create a company designed to offer state and local governments a business-to-business procurement system.
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Commerce Secretary Details E-Commerce Plans
U.S. Commerce Department Secretary William Daley plans to work with states and localities to identify and amend outdated commercial laws impeding the growth of e-commerce.
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Netivation.com Announces Deal to Expand Political Content
Netivation.com, which operates the Votenet.com online political services, recently announced an exclusive agreement with the Initiative and Referendum Institute to provide nonpartisan information about local, state and national referendums on the World Wide Web.
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Web Site Monitors Northern Virginia Traffic Cameras
HighwayNet.com, launched last week by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and EyeCast.com, enables Internet users to see real-time images from 25 traffic cameras on four Northern Virginia interstates.
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Supreme Court Bars States from Releasing Driver Information
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled this week that states can be barred from selling private companies the personal information drivers supply to state motor vehicle departments.
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Pennsylvania Gets Federal Approval for Work Force Plan
The Labor Department last week authorized Pennsylvania to begin its five-year work force plan, which includes attracting and retaining skilled workers for the commonwealth's technology companies.
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