Each constituency has been encouraged by the Kan-ed User
Advisory Council to create a whitepaper on their position
and expectations of Kan-ed. Here you will find copies of those
created thus far.
Strategic Implications for Kansas Hospitals and Kan-ed
(October, 2003)- A key to KAN-ED’s success
will be its ability to meet the needs of the various constituents.
Recognizing this fact, KAN-ED created a useful infrastructure
to involve parties of all three groups. Hospital representatives
and KHA staff have been participating in the KAN-ED User Advisory
Council and Delegate Assembly process. This involvement has
been important in helping shape the direction and conceptual
framework of the KAN-ED network. However,
KAN-ED, a program housed in the Board of Regents, is staffed
by individuals whose background and experience is primarily
based in the educational field. As the KAN-ED
network continues to be developed, the partnering organizations
feel it is important to make sure the technology needs of
hospitals are clearly communicated and understood by the KAN-ED
leadership and staff who are creating the network. Click
here for full report.
Kansas Library Association Position Paper (April,
2005) - Libraries in Kansas have long recognized
the need for statewide broadband access to the Internet and
other computer networks as a means of delivering electronic
information and communication to residents of the state. Over
a two-year period, advocacy from Kansas libraries and other
constituencies led the Kansas legislature to pass laws that
established Kan-ed to meet the need for broadband electronic
networking in the state. Click
here for full report.
