Tag: internet studies

By Marnie Werner, Vice President, Research & Operations The beating heart of what we do here at the Center for Rural Policy and Development is our research—research pure and simple on policy issues that matter to rural Minnesota. It’s the beginning of the fiscal year for us, which means a new start to not just ...

What is “Letters to the New Governor”? A compilation of essays giving insights and recommendations by experts from around the state writing on issues of importance to Greater Minnesota. They comment on the ideas and motivations behind some of our most difficult policy questions facing our state, including the region’s changing demographics, the rural economy, the ...

  Our newest publication is “Letters to the New Governor,” a collection of essays by experts around the state writing on an overview of the issues in Greater Minnesota. Some of the authors include Tim Penny and Charlie Weaver on why the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota need each other, Gary Wertish and Kevin Paap ...

Examining the current state of Internet access in Minnesota and how the digital divide is redefined now that Internet access is here to stay. The 2012 Minnesota Internet Survey is the ninth in a series of surveys looking at the state of Internet access in Minnesota since 2001. This latest survey looks at where we’re ...

Looking at the growth of broadband access and use for clues to what’s next.

Each school district in the state has varying levels of internet speeds and accessibility. Whether because of cost or physical infrastructure, schools have online access at different rates, which affects their capability of using online resources in the classroom and in the school office. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding ...

An examination of issues surrounding broadband speeds in schools.

This survey was conducted via telephone interview in December 2007 and January 2008 across the entire state using samples generated through a random-digit dialing method for the Twin Cities area and Greater Minnesota. The data collection process yielded 757 completed interviews from the 80 counties defining Greater Minnesota and 776 from the seven-county Twin Cities ...

Our statewide estimate at the end of 2006 is that 1,393,267 households, or 68.7 percent of all Minnesota households, currently possess at least one working computer., and socio-demographic factors such as age, income, or whether school-age children are present in the home continue to be excellent predictors of technology adoption in both rural and metro ...