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Community and Regional Success Stories
Randolph County Conducting Technology Survey – August 2001
Seeking to harness the power of broadband connectivity, the
Randolph County VISION 2010 Steering Committee is conducting a
technology survey, which will become the basis for strategic efforts
to attract telecommuters as well as support eco-tourism and other
economic development strategies.
"We have a technology study action team, Cox Communication is
installing fiber optic cable in Pocahontas, and we will soon have
cable modems. All of this is a direct result of being a Governor’s
Technology Community and support from the Arkansas Department of
Information Systems. Our success is also a result of being a VISION
2010 community, and (because) of Representative Harmon Seawel’s
efforts," states Mark Futrell from the Randolph County VISION 2010
Leadership Team.
Pam Rankin, chairperson of the technology planning committee, is
the sparkplug for the technology survey: "People wanted more
equitable access, particularly out in the rural areas. They want
more training, distance learning, telemedicine, and wireless
(access)."
"We are now looking at eco-tourism and telecommuting to
Jonesboro," states Rankin
(pages@tcac.net)
"I am telecommuting to a job in Australia, so I know it can be done.
We need to give people a reason to use information technology. You
can develop all the hardware, software, and infrastructure, but if
people don’t use it, it is worthless."
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