Keep pushing to bring tech to the Midwest, Ohioans!
News broke today revealing Cleveland-based BoxCast's purchase of Stream Monkey, another streaming service. Congratulations to CEO & Co-Founder Gordon Daily and BoxCast for the continual success and growth.
See more at ... Cleveland-headquartered start-up BoxCast buys competitor after big gains during pandemic
TechCred Application Period Now Open
The seventh TechCred application period opened today, January 4th and closes January 29th at 3:00 p.m.
TechCred helps businesses upskill their current and incoming workforce with tech-focused credentials. Businesses can receive up to $2,000 for each tech-focused credential earned, up to $30,000 per employer each application period.
Since the program’s start, a total of 966 Ohio employers have been approved for funding, supporting the earning of 15,105 tech-focused credentials by Ohio employees.
Businesses can learn more and apply at TechCred.Ohio.gov.
Long-time member and supporter of OITA, Google, continues to help local and state governments in the fight against COVID-19. Check out this article to learn more about the states Google Cloud has helped and what’s next in #covidresponse, #techindustry and #telehealth.
See more at ... Road to recovery: How Google Cloud is helping states get the COVID-19 vaccine to more people
Google respond’s swiftly and forcefully to DOJ lawsuit.
See more at ... A deeply flawed lawsuit that would do nothing to help consumers
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The money will go to establish Northeast Ohio as a high-tech and health innovation hub, according to JumpStart, Inc., a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs and small businesses with seed money.
“For any new company and new technology company or a new innovation, they very much need this capital to get going because getting going means creating jobs,” said Ray Leach, CEO and president of JumpStart. “Thousands of new jobs over the next three to five years.”
See more at ... Northeast Ohio gets ‘game changing’ investment for high-tech startups
A Message from Ervan Rodgers, Chief Information Officer for the State of Ohio and Assistant Department of Administrative Services Director.
From LinkedIn
Broadband Ohio RFI Opportunity Alert🚨: K-12 children are one of my passions that I enjoy advocating for, especially from a technology perspective. Attention ALL telecom vendors!!! If you have an offering, I am asking you to consider responding to the RFI. I’m excited about the RFI and the grant for schools being offered by our Broadband Ohio initiative, which extends internet connectivity to all students to ensure everyone gets the same opportunity to exceed!
See more at ... Ervan R. LinkedIn and RFI Number RFI210001
Great work Dana Saucier Jr and JobsOhio. Our members are ready to work with you on this effort!
See more at ...Tech Elevator and Ohio to Work partner to launch tech worker careers
On Monday Google announced it is offering new IT certifications that allow employees to get skilled and find work without needing a four-year degree. The company also announced it will provide 100,000 need-based scholarships for individuals enrolled in these certification programs. See more ... A digital jobs program to help America's economic recovery
OITA President Nick York calls for "Tech Re-Volition"
COVID-19 has been described as the great accelerant — forcing dramatic changes in travel, entertainment, education, retail and just about every other segment of our economy and society. Some of the changes will be temporary — i.e., the NBA bubble season — but others will be permanent — the dramatic reduction in retail space/shopping, etc. — simply because they were "on their way out" anyway. And most will be modified to a lesser or larger extent depending on people's ability to access and become comfortable with advances in technology. See more at ... Personal View: A technology re-volition is coming - I hope
The Ohio IT Association (OITA) and its member companies and organizations stand ready to support the State of Ohio in the battle against COVID-19 as well as the state’s eventual economic and social recovery.
If you have ideas, suggestions and/or solutions to help in the fight against COVID 19 and the economic and social recovery — Contact OITA
