HealtH caRe 04 a newport Pediatrician goes Paperless
touRism 08 mobile makes sense for a manchester mom-and-Pop
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agRicultuRe 12 a Westford farmer finds an ag app
communitY 16 rural residents socialize on the Web
education 20 vermont teens trade Writing tips online “tapping tech 2.0” is brought to you by the vermont technology alliance and the vermont technology council. the vtta is a trade group, formerly known as the vermont software Developers’ alliance. it was founded in 2004 — by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs — to support and promote vermont’s thriving software and technical community. its members share ideas, expertise and strategies for success. the technology council was founded in 1994 to support technology-enabled economic development, and it serves as the statewide board for the national science foundationsponsored vt ePscor program. the vtc also creates the state science and technology plan, and has helped found organizations such as the vermont center for emerging technologies, vermont academy of science and engineering and vermont manufacturing extension center. vtc and vtta created this publication to tell the story of the state’s growing tech sector, which is one of vermont’s best-kept secrets.
24 investing in vermont’s future
complete tHe ciRcuit 26 supporting and Promoting vermont innovation 30 meet vtta members and friends
tapping tech 2.0 was published in march 2012. read, download and share this document at
www.tappingtech.org
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