Fort Wayne, Indiana Graham Richard, Mayor Fort Wayne, Indiana Wired and Inspired to Compete in the Flat World www.cityoffortwayne.org

Fort Wayne in the Flat World Strategic Action Plan (BHAG) Urgency/Immediate Action Partnerships Bipartisan

Strategic Action Plan (BHAG)

Urgency/Immediate Action

Partnerships

Bipartisan

“ The jobs are going to go where the best-educated workforce is with the most competitive infrastructure and environment for creativity and supportive government” -John Chambers CEO Cisco Systems Source: “The World is Flat”, pg. 323

Invest in Infrastructure Libraries Airport Sewer/Water Streets Broadband Schools Parks Greenways Universities

Building a Better City Quality Jobs Safe City B.E.S.T.

Quality Jobs

Safe City

B.E.S.T.

Challenges More People, More Territory Revenue Down Demands for Service Up State and Federal Mandates Up Tornadoes, Terrorism, Floods January 1, 2000 – January 1, 2007

More People, More Territory

Revenue Down

Demands for Service Up

State and Federal Mandates Up

Tornadoes, Terrorism, Floods

More Services, Fewer Employees 1999 2007 Change Population 190K 252K 33% Employees* 1027 1028 0% Miles of Roads 850 1200 41% Square Miles 79 109 39% *non-public safety employees

Increased Demand for Services 1999 2007 % Chg Fire Rescue Runs 7507 10300 37% Miles of Paving 20 50 150% Miles of Crack Sealing 11 95 764% Miles of Chip & Seal 10 14 40% Animals Handled 11241 16038 43% Animals Adopted 966 2076 115%

1999 2007 % Chg

Fire Rescue Runs 7507 10300 37%

Miles of Paving 20 50 150%

Miles of Crack Sealing 11 95 764%

Miles of Chip & Seal 10 14 40%

Animals Handled 11241 16038 43%

Animals Adopted 966 2076 115%

Strategic Focus Building a Better City to Retain and Gain Jobs Leverage Talent, Teams, Technology, Training, Tools, Trust Imagination, Investment, Innovation

Building a Better City to Retain and Gain Jobs

Leverage Talent, Teams, Technology, Training, Tools, Trust

Imagination, Investment, Innovation

Wired and Inspired Broadband Access for All!

Broadband Access

for All!

Public Safety Wireless Broadband

Indiana Data Center Fort Wayne Area WiFi Coverage

ACE Link Broadband Network 87 Schools 3,000 Teachers 54,000 Students First community in Indiana to link all schools with broadband.

87 Schools

3,000 Teachers

54,000 Students

First community in Indiana to link all schools with broadband.

AceLink Teacher Training Distance Learning Virtual Town Hall Meeting

Teacher Training

Distance Learning

Virtual Town Hall Meeting

Broadband 900 New Jobs Over 128,000 Homes & Businesses FTTP – Fiber To The Premises

900 New Jobs

Over 128,000 Homes & Businesses

Fort Wayne, Indiana April 30 – May 2 www.killerappexpo.com

Mayor’s Innovation Initiative Innovators Forum Formation of Seed Capital Fund iTeams For Broadband

Innovators Forum

Formation of Seed Capital Fund

iTeams For Broadband

iTeams iTeam Coordinator City Government iTeams Medical iTeams Private Sector iTeams Service iTeams United Way Youth Day of Caring ZOOM Hearing Impaired Virtual Medicine (Camera ) Intelligent Traffic Control Digital AV Bio-Fuel 21 st Century Scholars Education iTeams Net Literacy E-Learning Sister City Connects Museum Consortium HAP Medicare Internet Training

Net Literacy/Senior Connect Empowering young people to increase computer availability and Internet literacy for underserved youth, families and seniors.

Net Literacy

Enabling the Hearing Impaired Greater independence of the deaf and hearing impaired community using the Video Relay Service over broadband

Enabling the Hearing Impaired Applications Using full motion video over broadband, provide interpreter between a hearing individual and a hearing impaired caller Reduce work load for DeafLink and League for the Blind and Disabled

Applications

Using full motion video over broadband, provide interpreter between a hearing individual and a hearing impaired caller

Reduce work load for DeafLink and League for the Blind and Disabled

Matthew 25

Power of Web Collaboration Stages 1 One – to – One 2 One – to – Many Now Many – to – Many

Stages

1 One – to – One

2 One – to – Many

Now Many – to – Many

Massive Broadband Deployment Real Time Interactivity Rich Media Experiences High Value Distance Collaboration Quality Face to Face Interaction

Real Time Interactivity

Rich Media Experiences

High Value Distance Collaboration

Quality Face to Face Interaction

Internet 2 Abilene Lambda Rail

Regional Public Safety Academy

Regional Public Safety Academy BUSINESS SECURITY CYBER SECURITY HAZMAT OSHA POLICE FIRE EMS REGIONAL LEADERSHIP NATIONAL GUARD HEALTH DEPT NATIONAL GUARD REGIONAL LEADERSHIP DOD TECH TRANSFER CADET CORPS 21st CENT SCHOLAR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SAFETY TRAINING EMERGENCY RESPONDER TRAINING ANTITERRORISM TRAINING SAFE CITY AND REGION IVY TECH ANTHIS IPFW TAYLOR TRI-STATE INDIANA TECH ST FRANCIS

Broadband for Your Community Convene Broadband Action Teams Collaborate with Partners Create Broadband Strategic Action Plan Carryout the plan

Convene Broadband Action Teams

Collaborate with Partners

Create Broadband Strategic Action Plan

Carryout the plan

“ Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must out run the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.” Source: “The World is Flat”, pg. 323

“ Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.

It knows it must run faster than the lion or it will be killed.

Every morning a lion wakes up.

It knows it must out run the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.”

“ It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better start running.” Source: “The World is Flat”, pg. 323

“ It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle.

When the sun comes up, you better start running.”

Wired and Inspired to Compete in the Flat World www.cityoffortwayne.org