Outline your plans
for long-term sustainability.
Community migration
to SMART services is a key indicator of long-term sustainability.
This project is built on strong community buy-in to using new
media in addressing community needs. The existing and planned
SMART initiatives reflect the skills and intensive local knowledge
of the Project Management Team and the strong partnerships that
exists among First Nations and project partners. Leveraging these
resources will enable long-term viability.
Sustainability is
also built in to the technological benefits that accrue within
a shared network environment. Common needs and the aggregation
of bandwidth encourage relationship building and support the long
term vision of this project. All parties will contribute to the
ongoing leased use costs of the network. The range of applications
will ensure that major users (health, education, governance, administration
and justice) support operational and capital project commitments.
Over time, demonstration of the SMART model will diffuse network
access to other First Nations who contribute to and expand the
relationship potential for Kuh-ke-Nah.
