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J~' . <br />S <br />The Intergovernmental Information <br />ystems Advisory Council (IISAC) in <br />-u-tnership with the Minnesota Office <br />f Technology-Internet Center Project, <br />ill be sponsoring a series of workshops <br />-Minnesota local government officials <br />td "community leaders ~ on <br />:lecommuriications infrastructure <br />inning. . <br />The workshops will benefit <br />mmunities of all sizes and at all stages <br />nformationTechnologypIanning. The <br />:formation presented will be ahands <br />approach-hotiv to do <br />:ecommunications infrastructure <br />inning. Some of the areas to be <br />vered in the workshops include: <br />~~0, continued from page- 4 <br />OR MORE INFORMATION: <br />The ti•linnesota Year 2000 Project <br />;ice has developed a Best Practices <br />ndbook for state agencies, some of <br />ach may be applicable to your agency. <br />s available on the Minnesota Year <br />JO web site <http:// <br />.~w.adrnin.state.r~uz.us/ipo/?000/ <br />•.html>. County human service <br />:~ncies received two copies of the <br />.ndbook to share with other county <br />:ncies in tilarch 1998. Cities and <br />.~nships can contact Barbara Gallo, <br />-ague of lrlinnesota Cities at (6~ 1) <br />1-1200 to request a copy of the <br />ndbook. School districts should <br />.:act Carol Hokenson, Depamnent of <br />• The Benefits of Community <br />Information Technology . ~ (IT) <br />Infrastructure planning <br />® _ How to Do an Information <br />Technology Needs Assessment Report <br />• Understanding the Community's <br />Needs ' " <br />o How to Do an Inventory of Your <br />Current System and Analyzing Your <br />Capacity <br />• Identifying Unmet Needs <br />at <ww~,v.ot.state.mn.us/>; the <br />Minnesota Office of Technology- <br />Internet Centers web site located at <br /><www.intemetcenter.state.mn.us> orthe <br />IISAC web site, located at <br /><www.adminstate.mn.us>. Or call the <br />i~nnesota Office of Technology at (651) <br />215-3878. <br />The workshops will be held early this <br />fall in a umber of locations throughout <br />the state. Specific dates, times and <br />locations will be announced shortly. For <br />updated information on these <br />workshops, please visit the Minnesota <br />Office of Technology web site located <br />Children, Families and L.eaming at (6~ 1) <br />296-4432. <br />The Best Practices Handbook has <br />sections that make findin~• the information <br />you need convenient. For: <br />~ Inti•entorv. Assessment and <br />Desig~z Aids. see Tab ?. <br />ti~ Interface Best Practices, see <br />Tab 4. <br />~ Firmware for Facilities <br />Infrastrucncre, see Tab 8. <br />ti' Year ?000 16'arranty and <br />Dispute Resolcction Language, see <br />Tab 9. <br />UTILITIES BEING POLLED <br />~ The Minnesota Department of Public <br />Service and the Public Utilities <br />Commission have joined forces to assess <br />the Year 2000 compliance progress of <br />l~linnesota gas, electric, and telephone <br />companies. Surveys were sent to <br />approximately 320 organizations with <br />I responses due June 1,1998. A summary <br />j of the responses is planned to be posted <br />on the Public Service web site i <br />~ <wwtiv.dpsv.state.mn.us>. The Public <br />Utilities Commission plans to follow up <br />i with utilities to explore the issues further. j <br />Meetings will be open to the public and <br />~ the schedule will be available on the <br />Commission's web site. <br /><wivtiv.state.mn.us/ebranch/puc> <br />