At a City Hall news conference on Monday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a 60-page plan to make New York City the number one digital city in both the public and private sectors.Read more

New York has become one of the first areas in the country to have competing 4G networks. The companies offering the services say their wireless 4G broadband speeds operate at an average of 3 to 6 megabits a second, nearly four times faster than the typical 3G network. In some cases, the 4G network has been reported to be as fast as 10 megabits per second.

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With $129 million in state and federal funding, the New York eHealth Collaborative is beginning work on what will be the largest statewide health information exchange in the nation. “New York’s system will ultimately dwarf them when completed, given the scope of the state’s medical facilities,” said the group’s executive director, David Whitlinger.

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New York has awarded an $8.7 million grant to the Taconic Information Network and Community (THINC) a nonprofit that seeks to improve care coordination for mental health patients using Health IT.

The grant comes from the New York State Department of Health and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York. Some highlights:Read more

This week, the Commerce Department announced its final round of broadband stimulus project grants. Here is a closer look at some of those projects that are now getting underway.

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Here is a closer look at four new broadband projects getting underway in New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia:

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