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MBI: Rollout of Pole Surveys in Several ‘Last Mile’ Municipalities to Begin
WESTBOROUGH – The Massachusetts Broadband Institute at MassTech (MBI) has selected a vendor to begin pole surveys in unserved Western Mass towns, a critical first step in the pre-construction phase which ensures that utility poles and other infrastructure can support the build out of broadband infrastructure in the region.
Read MoreBaker-Polito Administration Welcomes Tim Connelly as Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Executive Director
Boston – Today the Baker-Polito Administration announced the appointment of Timothy J. Connelly as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Connelly was most recently a General Partner at Brown Brothers Harriman, an international financial services firm. His appointment is effective immediately.
Read MoreDare to be a Data Scientist
Boston is at the forefront of a revolution in data science. We encourage the innovative mindset that doesn’t shy away from the most complex problems, identifies those unasked questions, and then employs science and art in trying to answer them.
Read MoreHow Big Data Keeps our Favorite Athletes Healthy
“Big Data” has promised to change or improve many industries. Until recently though, it hasn’t done much to help athletes understand their bodies.
Read MoreBoston Globe: With Watson Health, IBM bets big on health care
Massachusetts eHealth Institute director Laurance Stuntz quoted in a Boston Globe article on the move of IBM's Watson Health to Cambridge.
Read MoreHigher Education a Driver in Commonwealth’s Big Data Leadership
A blog submission from Sears Merritt
Read MoreAgreement Reached To Extend Broadband Coverage In Nine 'Partially Served' Western Massachusetts Towns
WESTBOROUGH – The Massachusetts Broadband Institute at MassTech (MBI) and Comcast have reached an agreement that will extend broadband access in nine municipalities in Western and North Central Massachusetts, a project which is estimated to deliver broadband connectivity to 1,089 new residences and businesses, and will bring the overall coverage level in each town to 96% or above. The grant will provide up to $4 million in state funds to reimburse partial project costs for Comcast, which has existing networks in each of the towns, to construct broadband internet extensions to additional homes and businesses.
Read MoreState House News Service: UMass cybersecurity efforts get a boost
In August 2016, Governor Baker joined executives from MassTech, the University of Massachusetts system, MassMutual, and other Western Mass institutions in Springfield for the announcement of a $5 million grant to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to establish the UMass Amherst Data Science/Cybersecurity Research and Education Collaborative.
Read MoreDaily Hampshire Gazette: "Nine partially served towns to get broadband boost"
Pioneer Valley publication The Daily Hampshire Gazette covered the recent grant from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute at MassTech to Comcast which will extend broadband access in nine municipalities in Western and North Central Massachusetts.
Read MoreCommonwealth Awards $5 Million to UMass Amherst to Support New Data Science Collaborative
SPRINGFIELD – Today the Baker-Polito Administration announced a $5 million grant to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to establish the UMass Amherst Data Science/Cybersecurity Research and Education Collaborative, a public-private partnership designed to accelerate data science innovation in the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts. The Commonwealth’s investment will help drive the commercialization of new products and ideas, train a leading data science workforce and support collaborative regional economic development activities.
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