by JAM | Feb 8, 2012 | Broadband, Health IT, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Skills
Takeaway: Many of your users are coasting along without adequate computer knowledge. Help them close the gap by sharing this list of essential skills. It is tempting to think that because you have used a computer for a long time, you are “computer literate†or...
by JAM | Jan 13, 2012 | Broadband, Government, Health IT, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Social Media, Workforce Development
Among the many surprising applications for social media besides its original core mission of encouraging idleness, one of the most interesting and useful has been for public health, where sites like Twitter and Facebook can help track outbreaks of disease, gather...
by JAM | Dec 15, 2011 | Broadband, Government, Health Information Technology, Health IT, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Workforce Development
Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam plans to end his company’s wireless LTE partnership with pay-TV operator DirecTV and will stop its build-out of FiOS television and Internet services during the next two years, the executive confirmed Dec. 8 during a speech at the UBS...
by JAM | Nov 16, 2011 | Broadband, Government, Health Information Technology, Health IT, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Policy, Workforce Development
Diversity Advisory Panel –> Several Hispanics have been appointed to the Federal Communications Commission’s rechartered Federal Advisory Diversityfor Communications in the Digital Age.The first meeting has been scheduled for Dec. 6, according to the...
by JAM | Oct 12, 2011 | Broadband, Government, Health IT, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Policy, Social Media
The mission of the Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age is to make recommendations to the FCC regarding policies and practices that will further enhance the ability of minorities and women to participate in telecommunications and...
by JAM | Aug 7, 2011 | Broadband, Foundation Work, Government, Health Information Technology, Health IT, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Menus, Policy
Steven VanRoekel, a former Microsoft executive, will become the next chief information officer for the federal government — a bigger, more policy-oriented technology job than any he held at the software giant. Steven VanRoekel, a former Microsoft executive, was...
