Opportunities for the Upper Great Plains

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Opportunitiesfor theUpper Great Plains

• Joe Latimer
• College of Business Administration
• NDSU

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Ideas Contributed By
Meridee Anderson Bradley Arbach Travis Bader Jeff
Blaufuss Ryan Bryn Jonathan Bultema Kevin
Ewalt Patrick Fossen Evan Friesen Brian
Gross Daryl Hagen Dan Hodgson Neil Iversen Tyler
Klose Adam Koehler Kasper Kolbe Tyson
Krinke Andrew Leapaldt Gregory Lee Troy
Lillehoff Dustin Masset Blair Mckibbon
Alissa Nelson Kory Nogosek Nathan R
Olson Mitchell S Peterson Ryan Pope Benjamin
Preisler Tyler Randklev Jared Rupprecht Ryan
Sandness Melissa Shellito Thomas Sjule Aaron J
Smith Luke Smith Jessica Stenger Jason
Sutheimer Dustin Ulmer John Wonnenberg Michael J
Zerr Jason Zillmer Scott M Anderson Heidi
Ballinger Daniel Biel
Tiffany Cermak Corey Cossette Masseny
Dosso Nicky Fredrickson Eric Friesen Alison
Heinrich Shawn Jorgenson Erik Kantrud Travis
Keller Chauncey Klein Ryan Kurpiers J
Maddock Robert Maeyaert Molly Messelt Fakarudin
Mohamed Brooke Nelson Lisa Pagels Nicholas
Peihl Douglas Schweigert Brandon Sunde Mark
Timmerman Bryan Trautman
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Singapore HAM

• Hog Auction Market, HAM
• 2,000 hogs per day
• Mitigate influence of hog importers
• Can a virtual auction work for
• livestock
• other farm products

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Virtual Organizations

• Calyx Corolla (Fresh Flowers)
• Unacceptable delays in traditional distribution
  channel.
• Flowers shipped by grower directly to customers
  via FedEx.
• Calyx Corolla markets product, coordinates
  order and delivery.

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The Next Killer Application?

• Steam engines were initially used to pump water
  into water wheels.
• The intended application for radio technology was
  the wireless telegraph.
• Internet2 is an evolutionary technology.
• The revolution will be in the application.

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Will I Be Able To Connect?The Last Mile Problem

• Connection speed to the end user continues to be
  a problem for Internet1.
• Internet2 does not (or at least has not yet)
  addressed this problem.
• Possible solutions
• Fiber in every home
• Wireless

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Will This Be A Must Have?

• Does it provide a strategic advantage?
• Will any advantage be sustainable?
• Will it become a base technology?

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Secondary Findings South Dundas Township Fibre
Network

• 19 of 38 (50) of businesses with broad-band
  access experienced job growth
• 10 of 37 (27) of businesses with dial-up access
  experienced job growth
• 1 of 18 (5.6) of businesses with no access
  experienced job growth
• Note study very limited in scope, no casual
  relationship established, may not generalize.

http//www.dti.gov.uk/industries/telecoms/sdcsfi27
0603.pdf
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Will I Be Too Late?