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Montana’s Digital Opportunity Plan listed barriers to digital access, which include broadband availability, service affordability, device access, and digital skills – with access and affordability being the top two. |
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We’ve bought into the idea that education is about training and “success,” defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically and challenge. We should not forget that the true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers. A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management techniques for wisdom, which fails to understand that the measure of a civilization is its compassion, not its speed or ability to consume, condemns itself to death.Chris Hedges |
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Come Home MontanaDorsey & Whitney LLPMEDA -Montana Economic Developers AssociationTOMISBig Sky CommerceFive Valleys Archery ClubMontana BusinessNext Generation Broadband in MontanaHousingWyoming Business21st Century Education Initiative – “You Should Care…”- Vision Magazine 2024 – University of Montana Research, Innovation & Imagination
Welcome to another edition of Vision, the magazine of research and creative scholarship for the University of Montana. I’m happy to report that the research enterprise at UM continues to grow. This past year we set another record for the University: Our research expenditures in fiscal year 2023 were $134 million — an $8 million increase over our previous high mark set in FY22.
Government TechnologyNon-Profit NewsTransportation- Intersection roundabouts drive discussion at Helena open house
The city had an open house to discuss proposed changes to the Last Chance Gulch Five Points intersection in Helena’s downtown, which would include building one or two traffic roundabouts that would aid vehicle flow and increase pedestrian safety. - The EV Revolution Has Passed A Tipping Point
You might not know if it you live in the United States where anti-EV fervor is rampant, but the EV revolution is alive and well in many parts of the world. In those places, it has zoomed past the 5% of sales mark that is commonly understood to be an important milestone on the so-called S curve. If you are not familiar with the term S curve, here’s a primer.
VR/AR, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Artificial Intelligence and The Internet of Things |
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