Group calls for digital infrastructure stimulus

A $30 billion investment in information technology in a government-led economic stimulus package would create about 949,000 U.S. jobs, according to a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. A $10 billion investment in broadband over a year would yield 498,000 new or retained jobs for a year, a $10 billion investment in health information technology over a year will create 212,000 jobs for a year and a $10 billion investment in smart power grids over a year would create 239,000 jobs for a year, the report states.

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