§ 10-3-2502 - Findings. - Arkansas Statutes

10-3-2502. Findings.

In establishing the Arkansas Cyberinfrastructure Task Force, the General Assembly finds that:

(1) Implementation and sustainment of the 2008 Cyberinfrastructure Strategic Plan and associated policy development for cyberinfrastructure are crucial to the future of the state and its citizens and that the General Assembly must approach cyberinfrastructure policy development thoughtfully and consider both near-term and strategic goals in its deliberations; and

(2) The state will benefit from an improved understanding of cyberinfrastructure and the recommendation of cyberinfrastructure policies to leverage technology investments in order to:

(A) Energize the economic development system of the state; and

(B) Evolve cyberinfrastructure for the benefit of education, research, and business creation, including specifically commercialization of value-added products and services that increase gross state product, per capita income, and job and wealth creation in the state's economic development strategies.