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MESSAGING

Award Information
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 1913
Amount: $44,895.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
120 Admiral Cochrane Drive
Annapolis, MD 21401
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 Leonard A. Blackshear
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (301) 841-6920
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN RURAL AREAS ARE FACED WITH COMMUNICATION GAPS IN THE GATHERING, SHARING, ANDDISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION DUE TO CHANGES IN THE CO COMPLEXION AND NEEDS OF THEIR CONSTITUENCY, NEW LEGISLATION,TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, SOCIAL CHANGES TURNOVERS IN IN LEADERSHIP, AND CHANGES IN THE ECONOMY. UNDER PHASE I, WE PROPOSED TO ESTIBLISH THE TECHNICAL MERIT AND FEASIBILITYOF USING VOICE MESSAGING TECHNOLOGY AS AN INFORMATION EXCHANGE VEHICLE. THE HYPOTHESIS IS: USING VOICE MESSAGING TECHNOLOGY, IT IS POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE E EXCHANGE NETWORK LINKING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN RURAL AREAS WITH: (1) THEIR OWN CONSTITUENTS, (2) STATE, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL AUTHORITIES, (3) OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, AND (4)A PRERECORDED SUPPLEMENTAL LIBRARY OF USEFUL INFORMATION. AEDI'S WORK PLAN WILL INCLUDE: (1) THE PRIVATE SECTOR RURAL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES: (2) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A TRIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM: (3) THE EVALUATION OF THE TECHNICAL MERIT AND FEASIBILITY OF INTEGRATING VOICE MESSAGING TECHNOLOGY IDENTIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE CAPITAL COMMITMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS.

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