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Communications & Information Policy Committee
 

Handouts & Presentations
Communications and Information Policy Committee
NCSL Annual Meeting
July 23-28, 2002
Denver, Colorado

Wednesday, July 24, 2002

Intelligent Transportation Systems: Saving Lives, Time & Money
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
(Co-Sponsored with the AFI Energy & Transportation Committee)
States are using a broad range of diverse technologies-including information processing, communications and advanced electronics-to develop intelligent transportation systems that can make the most out of existing highways and transit systems and promise to save lives, time and money. This session will focus on new developments in transportation technology and the potential benefits for states.
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Using IT to Improve Health Care Quality & Timeliness
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Information systems are a critical component of effective health care systems.  And, recently promulgated federal regulations now require health care providers to use a new set of standards for electronically managing medical information.  The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations, which must be implemented by August 2003, are designed to simplify billing and reporting of medical transactions and protect the privacy of individual's health information.   This session will explain importance of these regulations for state policymakers and examine progress to date in implementing them.
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Show Me the Money: Measuring the Value of Technology
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
(This is a NALIT staff section program co-sponsored by the CIP Committee)
A tightening economy, escalating security concerns, and ever-increasing technology costs-these new circumstances raise the stakes for legislators and legislative staff who make technology funding decisions.  IT projects can have a profound effect - positive or negative - on organizations, and not all effects are easily quantifiable.  What criteria should you use to evaluate IT funding requests?  How do you measure, evaluate, and justify expenditures - or non-expenditures?  This session will lead you through the return on investment process, from project proposal, through management and implementation, to evaluation.
Moderator:
  • Michael Adams, Director, Legislative Information Services, Colorado
Speakers:
  • Bill Gillette, President, Information Strategy Advisers, Inc., Colorado
  • Senator Robert Jauch, Wisconsin
  • Delegate Joe May, Virginia
  • Bill Schroeder, Manager of Public Affairs, Intermountain Rural Electric Association, Colorado
  • Mary Winkley, MGT of America, California
  • Robert Cameron Nolan, Associate Director, Gartner Consulting, San Jose, California
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Thursday, July 25, 2002

CyberSchools:  Virtual Education for the 21st Century
Thursday, July 25, 2002
(Co-sponsored with the ASI Education Committee)
A growing number of states are authorizing cyberschools for K-12 and higher education, providing greater opportunities for students to learn in an environment not limited by time or location. This session will examine how states are funding, staffing and measuring success in this new world of cybereducation.
Moderator: Speakers: Session Summary
The Changing Landscape of  9-1-1
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Basic 9-1-1 service is available in virtually every neighborhood in the United States.  But approximately 30 percent of 9-1-1 calls are made from wireless telephones, which do not provide the location of the caller resulting in significant delays in emergency services. The Federal Communications Commission, the states, and the telecommunications industry are working on a plan to use existing technology to provide the geographic information necessary for enhanced 9-1-1 services.   This session will examine this plan and the new and improved 9-1-1 system.
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Protection vs. Privacy
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Increased surveillance, including deployment of new technologies in the war against terrorism, brings with it implications for civil liberties.  Explore the trade-off between greater law enforcement and private security surveillance capabilities and the privacy protections to which Americans are accustomed.
Moderator: Speakers:
  • Robert Belair, General Counsel, SEARCH, Washington, DC
  • Barry Steinhart, Director, Technology and Liberty Program, American Civil Liberties Union, New York
  • Charles M. Steele, Deputy General Counsel, FBI, Washington, DC
  • Adam Golodner, Associate Director for Policy, Institute for Security Technology Studies, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire

Friday, July 26, 2002

The Electronic Trail: Perils of Policymakers and Private Citizens
Friday, July 26, 2002
Writing and receiving e-mail or surfing Web pages leaves an electronic trail.  Who has the right to have access to that trail?  Do private citizens have protection at home or work?  Do legislators and legislative employees have privacy rights relating to e-mail and Internet use?  Experts talk about current law, court cases and other developments in this policy quagmire.
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Saturday, July 27, 2002

E-Communications Partners Project Business Meeting
Saturday, July 27, 2002
Members of the E-Communications Partners Project will review results of focus groups held in June and will provide feedback for the project publication and online video.
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