In my previous blogs I’ve written a lot about how Barack Obama’s Internet strategy and technology adherence have helped him to win the Presidential Election. And How technology-oriented he is . And analyze what he will do for technology industry.
So, it’s happened President Obama launch the bill, to be more precise $787bn economic stimulus plan, including the biggest $35bn US technology package for decades, with the goal to build 21st century high-tech infrastructure in the US.
President Obama earmarks billions for 3 main technology projects:
• Some $11bn has been ring-fenced for a smart electricity grid that would provide two-way information between electricity suppliers and consumers. Top suppliers IBM and Accenture have expertise in this area and already setting up a similar grid in Malta and Colorado.
• The largest handful of cash some $22bn – has been dedicated for modernising healthcare IT system, and developing an electronic care record system. Obama wants all patient records to be computerised within five years, as it’ll cut waste, eliminate red tape and reduce the need to repeat expensive medical tests.
• Another $2bn is earmarked for broadband deployment grants to achieve Obama’s vision that “a small business in a rural town can connect and compete with their counterparts anywhere in the world”.
Also, as part of $21bn (£14bn) for education, money will be spent on “new computers, new technology and new training for teachers so that students in Chicago and Boston can compete with kids in Beijing for the high-tech, high-wage jobs of the future,” according to the president.
So seems like President Obama is starting to paying back to technology industry in exchange for its help to him during Presidential Election.