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Transcript of UW-Extension Wisconsin Rural Partners Summit: Keynote 2015
Tying Technology to Development in Rural Wisconsin
Richard Klemme
Dean and Director, Cooperative Extension
April 23, 2015
Wisconsin Rural Partners Summit
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How can we develop people and communities with technology?
In order for people to gain the most benefit from the technology available today, they need to
• Have it• Know how to use it• Create with it
Infrastructure: Access
Adoption of technology Application
Technology is changing our lives
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Flipped classrooms
Interaction between school-student-parent
Fab Labs
Education
Technology is changing our lives
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Herd management in the Cloud
Robotic milking
Drones monitoring crops
Smart phone management apps
Agriculture
6By Gunnar Richter Namenlos.net (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Broadband is responsible for 23.4% of all new jobs
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Percent of New JobsRelated to InternetBy Size of Employer Group
Small businesses create 12x more Internet jobs relative to large firms
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Technology is changing our lives
30.9%29.1%
21.1%19.1%
23.4%
Source: SNG Digital Economy Database n = 6,177
Economy
American Community Survey asks what means of transportation people take to work
State of Wisconsin
2005 – 3.8% of population reported “work from home”
2013 - 4.1 % of population reported “work from home”
Rural counties, 2013:
Adams – 4.1%
Trempealeau – 4.5%
Iowa – 7.4%
Clark – 10.2%12
Telecommuting
Work from anywhere!
Nationally…
85% of the US population have access to what the FCC defines as broadband: 25 Mbps download, 3 Mbps upload.
The breakdown
94% in urban areas
55% in rural areas
32% on tribal lands
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Broadband access disparities
Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration: March 2015
Research in the U.S. shows…
56% of businesses and organizations say broadband is essential for remaining in current location
56% of households say they would definitely/likely relocate if broadband was not available
32% of households work from home or have a home-based business
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The Internet has become the highway for technology
Source: SNG Digital Economy Database n = 19,951 businesses and 9,318 households
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The cost of internet exclusion to organizations
photo credit: HA! Designs - Artbyheather
The Biggest Barrier is Not KnowingFear of the unknown overrules slow Internet as a barrier
Security concerns
Privacy concerns
High cost of development/maintenance
Available Internet is too slow
Lack of internal expertise and knowledge
Loss of personal contact with clients
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Percentage of Establishments defining above barriers to using the Internet as “Very Important”
Source: SNG Digital Economy DatabaseN = 18,086
44.3%
33.6%
24.7%
22.1%
18.1%
23.1%
access (availability)
adoption (how to use it)
utilization (being creative with it)
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UW-Extension is your partner
We help people with
Broadband Boot Camps
UW-Extension educators and community partners
Sponsored by the Broadband and E-Commerce Education Center
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Access to technology
Agriculture: helping farmers learn how to manage nutrients to save on fertilizer costs
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Adoption of technology
Students are generators, not just consumers, of knowledge through programs in 4-H and Youth Development
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Utilization of technology