As a starting point to begin maximizing our community's ability to take advantage of the opportunities of the new global economy, five key initiatives have been identified and are being developed. For more information on a specific initiative, please contact the team leader(s). These initiatives are:
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Assess public awareness of and attitudes toward Internet and
telecommunications technologies in rural communities to measure uses of information technology in those areas. The initial step in this initiative will be a representative sample survey of Kern County rural area residents. |
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Team Leaders: |
Allan Jaffe, Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce |
Phone:
E-mail: |
(760) 378-4424
allanjaffe@msn.com
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| Angel Sanchez, California State University, Bakersfield |
Phone:
E-mail: |
(661) 664-2409
asanchez6@csub.edu
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Continue utilizing the Connecting Kern County Steering Committee to manage the various technology and technology-related initiatives in the community. |
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Team Leaders: |
Patrick Collins, Kern Economic Development |
Phone:
E-mail: |
(661) 862-5150
collinsp@kedc.com
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| Rick Rodriquez, Kern County Information Technology Services |
Phone:
E-mail: |
(661) 868-2000
rodriquezr@co.kern.ca.us
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Train and educate businesses throughout Kern County in high speed technology to help businesses take advantage of these resources. |
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Team Leader: |
Jeff Johnson, Small Business Development |
Phone:
E-mail: |
(661) 322-5881
weill@lightspeed.net
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Develop state-of-the-art building practices to ensure that new residential and commercial developments include cutting edge networks and technologies to allow for high-speed access to the network. |
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Form a partnership between technology-related businesses, education, and training providers to develop and deliver training and education programs and resources to ensure Kern County maintains a well-trained and capable workforce to meet the requirements of this industry cluster. |
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Team Leader: |
Verna Lewis, Kern County Employers' Training Resource |
Phone:
E-mail: |
(661) 336-6900
vernal@co.kern.ca.us
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