Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
By: Sunday working group (teluride) on Sun, Jul 25, '93
	16 responses so far



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Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
#  1: Rick Fawcett (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:14)       9 lines

 attendees:  Rick Fawcett, Routt County Government, session leader,
 rfawcett@csn.org
 Jerry McCarthy, Access Colorado, (303) 733-4020
 Gary Malet, Healthnet Corp.  
 Ed Lyell, Education
 Steve Boone
 Debbie Thomas, US West
 Bonnie Pehl-Petersen, US West, (303) 244-4600
 

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
#  2: Rick Fawcett (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:18)       9 lines

 Discussion was openned with the question of "What role should government
 play in information utilities?"
 
 The current state of the question in Routt County Colorado was discussed. 
 Routt County, working with the Yampa Valley Telecommunication Coalition,
 has install a community BBS and is exploring way to privide remote access
 to assessor and clerk information.  There is also efforts to create a
 combined city/county GIS system and this information would also be made
 available remotely.

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
#  3: Gary (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:26)       4 lines

   Medical information is different -- it is basically large databases. 
 The future access may be BBS, bu for now we need access to those
 databases. 
 

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
#  4: Jerry (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:27)       3 lines

 Private sector somtimes limits access.  The private sector must also
 realize the economic potential.  However, the history of public channels
 have shown unfullfilled promises.

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
#  5: Jerry (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:29)       3 lines

 Because of the low cost of technology we risk providing information
 without knowing what people want or need.  There needs to be a better
 ability to provide only the information people need.

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
#  6: Debbie (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:29)       2 lines

 We may find only a small percentage want to talk to government.
 

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
#  7: Rick (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:30)       2 lines

 Routt has concentrated on making public information available more than
 ability to contact government officials.

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
#  8: Jerry (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:32)       2 lines

 State libraries and other state agencies have used email to participate in
 government.

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
#  9: Ed (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:33)       3 lines

 The State of Colorado will host a fall focus meeting to develop a vision
 of telecommunication.  This will include what ew are doing now and what we
 would like to do.

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
# 10: Rick (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:33)       1 line

 Will this be the beginning of a State Telecommunication Plan?

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
# 11: Debbie (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:34)       1 line

 Not so much a plan as a policy.  

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
# 12: Jerry (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:35)       2 lines

 This could help reduce the problems with incompatable technology.  CARL
 currently has problems with terminal types.

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
# 13: Gary (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:36)       3 lines

 There is a need for a mediator.  This would access requested information
 and turn it around for the public.  This is needed in both the public and
 private sector.

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
# 14: Jerry (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:39)       4 lines

 The libraries are already in this business.  This could be the model for
 mediators, since librarians are already crossing boundries of information
 and technology.  They could even travel, like the bookmobile model, to
 help people in remote areas.

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
# 15: Group Discussion (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (12:40)       3 lines

 As a group we discussed issues about privacy.  As more public and private
 information becomes available, traditional areas of privcy will fall.
 

Topic  34:  What roll should government play in information utilities?
# 16: David Kline (kline)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (17:37)       2 lines

 Could someone please post a more precise pointer to the upcoming
 conference on Colorado State policy toward telecommunications?  Thanks.
.