Frank Dillow

Senior Program Advisor, is a broadly experienced telecommunications executive. He worked for various Oregon newspapers and the Oregon Public Utility Commission prior to joining GTE Corp. as part of their corporate headquarters staff. For 10 years he was external affairs director for GTE-Northwest, before being named Vice President for Federal Government Relations for GTE (and later Verizon Communications) in their Washington, D.C. office. He is recently retired and resides in Arlington, Va.

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Digital Prosperity Report Concludes IT Investment Critical

_{Frank Dillow
March 15, 2007}

Policy makers should recognize information technology as the centerpiece of economic policy and develop their plans accordingly, concludes the Digital Prosperity study published this week by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. “In the new global economy information and communications technology (IT) is the major driver, not just of improved quality of life, but also of economic growth,” writes Foundation president, Dr. Robert D. Atkinson, author of the study. Atkinson is a widely respected economist who formerly served as project director of the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and is the former director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s Technology and New Economy Project of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council. Based on reviews …

Health IT Creating a Buzz

_{Frank Dillow
February 5, 2007}

Patients, adept at using the internet to schedule travel, conduct business, and access information with the click of a mouse, are now driving changes in the way state and federal policymakers address health care reform. “Health IT” is the new buzzword for health care, and information technology proposals for healthcare reform are sprouting like daffodils in April! Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen So far this year, the National Governor’s Association has announced the creation of the State Alliance for E-Health, co-chaired by Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas. Their purpose is to bring together office holders and policy experts to, “address state-level health information technology (HIT) issues and challenges to enabling appropriate, …