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Let’s Be Honest
The Internet is for Porn
and Netflix and Gaming and
Streaming Games…
And Connected Cows
But What If…
The Internet Connected
Communities
The Internet Inspired
Innovation…
Hi I’m Jim TeeceI invented
the Active Teams Network
10
Jim Teece
• Parallel Entrepreneur
• Programmer
• Dreamer
• Medical Imaging, Promising Practices in Primary Education (Apple)
Project A
• Custom Database Driven Mission Critical Software
• Clients include Apple, Pitney Bowes, Dr. Martens, McMenamins, Cities, Counties, School Districts and more… 650 Active Clients.
Ashland, Oregon
x2
Jackson County, Oregon
• < 200K
• County Fair
Ashland, Oregon
Ashland Fiber Network
• ~ 20 years ago
• Richard Holbo - SOU > AFN > EOT
• Rich Ryan - Hunter
• Joe Frannel - EOT
Never fast enough
Requirements of Life
• Air
• Water
• Electricity
• Internet
Future Proofing Oregon
Homogenization
Really Fast Internet in Rural Oregon with No
People is not the Answer
Don’t educate to get people to leave
Empower them to stay
One Laptop Per Child
Every CS Student gets a computer
What if
Channel 20
What if
Ashland Home NetLargest ISP in Ashland
Internet, Cable TV, Phone
What if
Challenge 38:Carriers owning the
Content
How Do We ___ Everyone?
EducateGovernConnect
FeedInspire
Educate :Reading About Me
Art Authority
Govern:Priority Based
Budgeting
Connect :Rogue Broadband
Feed:Rogue Valley Food System
Inspire:County Fair
Robots, Drones, Making
Southern Oregon Innovation
• Batteries - Electric Motorcycles, Electric Farm Bots
• Medical - Emergency Room iPhones
• Education - Intelligent Audio Books
Google eCounty
• Innovation
• Disruption
• Celebration (Even Failure)
What’s Next:
How are you feeling?
Senior Advocacy
Inspire Innovation in your community
Don’t just build the foundation
Dream and Do it!
