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Wiring the Rural West
This series of articles by David Plotnikoff in the San Jose Mercury News examines IT development in Dillon, Montana; LaGrande, Oregon and Maddock, North Dakota.

Blacksburg Electronic Village Digital Library
Blacksburg, VA has the highest per capita use of the Internet in the world.   This collection of articles and reports is a wonderful resource.  If you only have time to read one article, start with "Building eCommunities:  Getting Everyone Connected."  (PDF documents.)

The Other Digital Divide
A compelling article on the digital divide between small businesses and large businesses.

Getting Online:   A Guide to the Internet for Small Town Leaders
This guide, produced by the National Center for Small Communities, is a useful resource.  

Smart Communities
The Smart Communities Program in Canada has a lot of excellent resources, including profiles of smart communities around the world.  

If you would like to suggest a resource, please e-mail abyers@notes.state.ne.us

 


The Information Technology Toolkit is a cooperative effort of the Nebraska Information Technology Commission's  Community Council and the Technologies Across Nebraska Initiative.