$30B IT Stimulus Will Create Almost 1 Million Jobs
itif writes “This report takes a look at how many jobs you get if you invest billion each in three different IT infrastructure projects — broadband, health IT and the smart grid. It argues that if you are going to be spending billions on a stimulus package, investing in ‘digital infrastructure’ creates more jobs than physical infrastructure (e.g. roads and bridges) in the short-term, and you get a whole host of other benefits in the long-term.”
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