In February, the Tech Council’s Infrastructure Committee members reported on the Broadband Research Project and heard presentations from Recharge Massachusetts and Avangrid. The Broadband Research Project held a meeting in […]
December Infrastructure: digital equity and clean energy
December 30, 2022 by
The recent Broadband Resource Webinar, hosted by the Technology Council, was attended by representatives from the towns of Bourne, Falmouth, Harwich, and Orleans, as well as the Cape Cod Commission. […]
November Infrastructure: digital equity & energy efficiency
November 26, 2022 by
At its November meeting, the Infrastructure Committee discussed the Mass Broadband Institute’s municipal digital equity planning program to assist towns in planning for digital equity. David Isenberg, chair of the […]
October Infrastructure: deploying municipal broadband
October 17, 2022 by
In October, the Infrastructure Committee discussed what role the Tech Council can play in supporting groups who have obtained or are applying for grants for deploying municipal broadband. When the […]
September Infrastructure: resources for municipal broadband
September 27, 2022 by
September’s Infrastructure Committee meeting began with a report from our new EarthTech Committee, chaired by Jane Ward. Jane has been gathering a network of interested people and projects to consider, […]
August Infrastructure: broadband funding and water treatment tech
August 27, 2022 by
At its August meeting, the Infrastructure Committee discussed funding for broadband and new technology for water treatment. ARPA-funded grants were made available this past spring to Massachusetts towns for broadband […]
July Infrastructure: Broadband Funding
July 26, 2022 by
At its May meeting the Infrastructure Committee received a request for a letter of support from a consortium of Community Colleges, including Cape Cod Community College. They are requesting a […]
April Infrastructure: Mayflower Wind
April 26, 2022 by
At the Infrastructure Committee’s April meeting, Mayflower Wind community liaison officers Kelsey Perry and Dugan Becker reported on the offshore wind project slated for Falmouth. Mayflower Wind is a wind […]
March Infrastructure: Sustainability
March 24, 2022 by
Over the years, the Infrastructure Committee has incubated other committees and projects. Open Cape was originally conceived within this committee, as was Smarter Cape. At the Infrastructure Committee’s March meeting, […]
February Infrastructure: ARPA priorities
March 10, 2022 by
Following the Infrastructure Committee’s January meeting, the Tech Council’s Board of Directors approved the Committee’s recommendation on ARPA spending that included broadband as well as transportation and renewable energy. It […]