[1st-mile-nm] NM DoIT: Office of Broadband and Geospatial Initiatives (OBGI)

[Richard Lowenberg]

News from Gar Clarke, State Broadband Initiative, at NM DoIT:

"Delighted to announce the establishment of the Office of Broadband and 
Geospatial Initiatives (OBGI).  The OBGI is under the directorship of 
Ms. Kendra Karp who has been a CIO in private industry and just recently 
with the Public Schools Facility Authority.  This is very exciting that 
there is this  level of recognition.  The purpose of the OBGI is to 
coordinate broadband and geospatial activities in New Mexico with all 
levels of governance willing to participate.  In addition, to 
collaborate with and engage State, Local, Federal, and Private entities 
into projects that provide opportunities for leveraging larger returns 
on investments, economies of scale, and a sustainable future with the 
aggregation of shared resources. The outcome being a statewide, 
holistic, and integrated implementation of Broadband 
Infrastructure/Digital Literacy and Geospatial Technology that 
consolidates resources into actionable solutions."

RL


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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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