ALS Technology Initiatives ALS Technology Initiatives One of ALS' key goals is establish a statewide technology infrastructure which will allow the seamless exchange of courses and administrative information among Arizona's community colleges. ALS Technology Standards ALS has developed an initial set of technical standards to promote interopeability in the areas of personal computers, statewide networking, and video conferencing.
Page contains meeting agendas and minutes and various standards documents.
As a large and rural state, Arizona lacks the telecommunications infrstructure to support effective statewide distance learning. To address this need, ALS will issue an RFP to seek qualified vendors to help develop this statewide infrastructure. Other information pertaining to the development of the RFP is listed below. Issued in October 1996 to gather information from vendors about possible solutions for Arizona, process concluded in Jan 1997. Page contains RFI documents, meeting minutes, and public reports.