Don Sundquist:
Wire government plus libraries and schools
We’ve taken government online and made it easier to access services and locate information. We were the first state to connect every public school and library to the Internet.
The number of computers in our classrooms has gone from 6,000 to over 150,000 in just four years.
Judy Martz:
Eliminate geography as a business issue, via E-Government
The new Research and Commercialization Board offers an excellent balance of scientific credentials and business sense, demonstrating that research is a state priority. 100% of the state now has local dial-up connection to the Internet. High-speed cable
modem and DSL services are being deployed not only in Montana’s large population centers but also in remote communities with populations of 1,000 people or less. The Advanced Telecommunications Infrastructure Act passed in the last legislative session has helped accelerate the growth of high-speed telecommunications infrastructure throughout the state. The tax credits issued under the Telecommunications Act will keep us in the forefront.
Elimination of geography as a business issue means more and better jobs for Montanans statewide. With our new E-Government initiative, citizens will be able to dial up to find out about the expenditures of their tax dollars, register to vote, and obtain licenses and permits online.
Ruth Ann Minner:
Implement e-government, starting with DMV
Today, we are in the middle of several important e-Government projects. First, a complete overhaul of the State’s web site. On our new home page, we will organize services and information in a way that makes the user’s experience easier, more efficient
and more enjoyable. Second, a new state-of-the-art web presence for the Division of Motor Vehicles. This “next generation” website will utilize the latest technologies to meet the needs of DMV customers in a way no other state is today.
Angus King:
High-speed Internet connection for rural parts of Maine
I am announcing tonight that this winter, Maine really goes on-line. To anyone who has waited for an Internet site to open or a file to download, the key is speed and the key to speed is something called bandwidth-the size of the “pipe” that carries the
phenomenal resources of the Internet to our homes and businesses. In the age of e-commerce, bandwidth is the essential commodity. Just as the roads and railroads defined economic opportunity a century ago, these wires or the lack of them - will spell the
economic difference between businesses, towns, and states in the new century. And tonight, we’re hitting the bandwidth jackpot. First, Time Warner is extending their cable-based high speed internet service, called Roadrunner to northern Maine, the first time Roadrunner has been deployed outside an urban area anywhere in the country. For the rest of the state, Bell Atlantic will be bringing to Maine their own high speed Internet service over ordinary phone wires-called DSL-within the next month.
Bob Taft:
New programs for high-tech skills training
Ohio’s workers must be trained and retrained to meet the demands of the 21st Century. Therefore, we’ll expand Jobs Challenge funding to enable two-year campuses to provide more training courses.
We will create the Higher Skills Partnership to marshal the resources of two-year colleges and career centers, to jointly align and market their training services for Ohio businesses.
Bob Taft:
$52M to support high-tech research
More Ohioans with higher skills are needed to attract the high tech jobs of the future, and we have an ambitious technology agenda. The Ohio Plan will provide $40 million to support research and development in bio, nano and information technology.
A new Biomedical Facilities Fund will provide $12 million to leading research institutions. And our Technology Action Fund will strengthen our ability to compete for federal research dollars and provide funds for promising technology initiatives.
Benjamin Cayetano:
$21M for computers in public schools
In addition, I propose spending $21 million to buy 18,000 new computers for our public schools. This will bring down the ratio of students to computers from 6:1 to 4:1. Hawaii’s children must learn to use this technology because it will open doors of learning and knowledge ordinarily not available to them. It will help teach them the skills of critical thinking. It will allow them to learn from student counterparts around the world.
Frank O'Bannon:
$50 million more for 21st Century Research Fund
We created the 21st Century Research and Technology Fund to stimulate economic development by supporting cutting edge research. We’ve funded over 30 projects for private companies in partnership with our outstanding universities. All across Indiana,
advances are being made in agricultural genomics, tissue engineering, engine design, and high speed Internet video. We need to reauthorize the 21st Century Research and Technology Fund and invest $50 million in it over the next two years.
Mike Leavitt:
Merit pay & scholarships for high-tech teachers
We need 15,000 engineering and computer science students by 2005.Our economic future depends on it. We need to nurture math and technology skills among our students in junior high and high school, especially among young women. We are losing from our public schools too many teachers in high demand areas of math and technology. It is time to do something unconventional.
I propose a plan of financial incentives similar to those used in private industry to keep the qualified teachers we have in these areas, and add at least 850 teachers who have master’s degrees in learning technology. I propose a one-time benefit of as much as $20,000 on top of their existing salaries in exchange for a commitment to stay in Utah schools for four years. Outstanding teachers in other disciplines willing to retool themselves in these high demand areas are also eligible. The state will pay for their master’s degree in technology or their certificate in math and give them a retention contract when they graduate.
William Owens:
More restrictions on Internet crime & porn
We must take steps to increase the penalties for those who engage in identity theft. Crucial to our prosperity are the economic opportunities created by on-line commerce and the Internet. Our citizens must feel safe that they can conduct business on-line
without people stealing personal information.I believe we must also do more to protect our children from hate, pornography and violence on the Internet. It seems clear to me that any computer used by a child in a Colorado public school or public library should include filtering software to limit our children’s access to hate, pornography and violence on these publicly-funded computers.Our libraries don’t use taxpayer funds to buy hate magazines or pornographic magazines - they shouldn’t use taxpayer funds to allow access to the same material on-line.
Jim Gilmore:
We should “think new”, like Founding Fathers did
The issue before this Assembly is whether we continue to advance or whether, at the first sign of trouble, we back away. I believe we should stay the course of change, even accelerate reform,
and use every tool of management, financial or otherwise, to achieve our policies and principles. As our Founding Fathers “thought new” in the 18th century, we must continue to “think new” at the beginning of the 21st century.Education must be more than an opportunity for the young, but a lifelong quest for all Virginians to acquire new skills and greater knowledge. Transportation must be more than building roads the same out-dated way, but innovating to shorten commutes and improve the safety and efficiency of our system. Technology must be more than hardware and websites, but a real opportunity to break down the walls of bureaucracy and bring a more responsive government closer to the people.
Mike Huckabee:
Arkansas becoming a leader in e-government
I got a phone call from former Gov. Pete Wilson of California. Pete Wilson is now in a global telecommunications and technology business. He said one of the things he does is evaluate states that are moving toward e-government. He said, “Mike, we have
looked at all 50 states, and Arkansas is leading the nation in moving toward e-government. No state has quite moved forward as your state has in becoming a leader in bringing its state services on-line and using technology effectively for its taxpayers.”
Jane Dee Hull:
Targeted tax cuts to attract high-tech companies
I propose that our tax cuts build upon our success in creating high-paying jobs. In particular, I suggest that we: Target a tax cut to high tech companies. They bring wealth into our state through their exports and create quality jobs.
I also suggest that we lower our insurance premium tax by 15 percent, to return it to a level that is competitive with other western states.
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