3. Technology Work Group Purpose To Promote Ocala Marion County as a technology aware community and to provide local businesses with educational opportunities to improve through the use of available technology . Video The Question we have to answer: Will we embrace and help lead businesses and the community in the current and future technology environment?
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7. Infrastructure/Education Awareness Short Term Goal: Provide a resource for local businesses (new or expanding) with detail on fiber network and list of local technology work force educational opportunities Long Term Goal: Updates on map and educational opportunities as needed, Web Awareness campaign, Career lunch and learns Example: Infrastructure map, Lists of available programs from Rasmussen College, St. Leo, UCF, FSU CFCC, CTAE, MTI Progress: Complete Cost: None
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Editor's Notes
Survey to assess knowledge, perceptions
What people know What people know they don’t know What people don’t know they don’t know What people don’t know they know! Awareness of what infrastructure exists today, how it can be leveraged opportunities to bring high speed connections to a lot of locations in the county, often for free Training People don’t have to be experts, but they have to see how technology can raise the efficiency of business, and that without it they simply won’t be competitive From the smallest retail store or sole proprietor to the largest corporations, it’s critical Customer, product and sales information