Objectives

Establish a statewide collaborative model that will promote digital media activities, stimulate cross fertilization and idea exchange, foster group learning, create operational economies of scale and decrease individual technology center costs.

Assist technology centers to sustain their efforts to use information technology as a means of enhancing the communities where they are located.

Develop a reliable and visible vehicle for promoting the use of digital media technology in socially and economically diverse communities across Massachusetts.

Develop strategic alliances and partnerships with private sector organizations, academic institutions and local organizations that will foster skills transfer, progressive program planning, capacity building, curriculum development, employment opportunities and Internet-driven entrepreneurship.