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Since January, the VA Central Iowa Health Care System reported a 904% increase in video-to-home services. VA telehealth staff said COVID-19 is behind the surge.
Source: We Are Iowa 5 News
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Healthcare
Ultrasound machines that connect to smartphones are helping doctors safely scan COVID-19 patients
"I don't need to transport that patient to another area of the hospital for additional imaging and exposure ... along the way."
Source: KCCI News
Telehealth can improve cancer care in rural areas
Death rates from cancer are higher in rural America – in part because of reduced access to high-quality care.
Source: Health IT News
Digital Divide
Iowa Economic Recovery Advisory Board eyes rural broadband as key issue in second meeting
The challenge facing many rural Iowans came up repeatedly in Thursday’s Zoom meeting in categories ranging from health care to workforce.
Source: The Gazette
Chicago Wants to Make Its Student Broadband Program Permanent
The program will provide 100,000+ Chicago Public School students with Internet at home, with the goal to make sure those students are never without broadband again.
Source: Center for Digital Education
Georgia launches broadband availability map
New tool that will bring more transparency about the internet marketplace and clarify which Georgia households do not have access to high-speed internet.
Source: Savanna Business Journal
USDA Highlights Accomplishments in Rural High-Speed Broadband Deployment Under American Broadband Initiative
June progress report shows USDA played a key role in connecting 430,000 rural Americans, improving investment data, and cutting red-tape.
Source: US Dept of Agriculture
Education
Five growing post-COVID industries and where their jobs are
The state of Iowa is a leader in education technology, with more than 3,100 people working in the industry, and a diverse mix of startups and larger companies.
Source: MarketWatch
Here’s What to Know About Moving Classroom Management Online
Promoting student independence is key to creating productive online learning environments.
Source: EdTech K-12
Secure Your VPN, No Matter What
Modern VPNs work so well that they get little attention, leaving them open to cyberthreats and tampering from the outside.
Source: EdTech Higher Ed
Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid-19
A lack of dedicated funding and resources made it hard to keep data secure—and that was before classes moved almost entirely online.
Source: WIRED
Cybersecurity
As classes move online, here's how to keep your child safe from internet predators
Experts tell Local 5 the solution is limiting the number of hours your kids are online and having access to their passwords.
Source: We Are Iowa 5 News
How to protect yourself from cyberattacks while working from home
Experts say they have seen a surge in "phishing" attacks targeted at people working from home; clicking on a link in an email could lead to installing malware on your device.
Source: KCCI News
University of Iowa Computer Science researcher is part of $10 million NSF cybersecurity grant
Shafiq's team's project is titled "ProperData: Protecting Personal Data Flow on the Internet." Great job with the cybersecurity research.
Source: University of Iowa
Government
Tama, Monticello, Starmont get Iowa innovations grants
A northeast Iowa school district and two area communities are receiving $20,000 Rural Innovation Grants to help support the development of creative, non-traditional ideas.
Source: The Gazette
Marion, Iowa, Officials Mull Public Wi-Fi in Response to Virus
The council is expected to direct city staff Thursday to prepare a plan for a citywide fiber-optic network.
Source: Government Technology
Wyoming Gov. Announces COVID-19 Contact Tracing App
The app, which was launched in N Dakota and S Dakota in April, keeps record of a person’s location for potential use in contact tracing if the user tests positive for the coronavirus.
Source: Government Technology
Public Safety
AT&T invests over $100 million for reliable coverage
The investment went towards its wireless and wireline networks in Iowa and improved critical communications services for Iowa’s first responders using the FirstNet network.
Source: Siouxland Pride
New Partnership Sends Alerts from Cameras to Cops
A new partnership between ZeroEyes and RapidSOS aims to automatically identify weapons in video feeds, then alert local 911 systems in order to hasten police response to potential mass shooters.
Source: Government Technology
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