OT Files Strategies for Creating a Technically Literate Society. Strategies for Promoting Electronic Commerce. Central to Minnesota's vision for the future are the four interdependent goals of value, choice, quality and equity. Value is the worth of a service or product to a consumer. Choice means providing consumers alternatives between services, prices, terms and conditions for which the products and services are offered.
Quality is a critical component of telecommunications services and products.
Equity is the goal of fairness. Ensure the development of a statewide network. The network links together K-12, libraries, and higher education. The Minnesota Education Telecommunications Council has overseen the growth of the network and is evolving into broader areas of education technology leadership. This ongoing program also involves the development of new, automated library systems and provides on-line access to catalogs of participating libraries.