WASHINGTON, DC – The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies today announced that it is the new convener of the National Technology Adoption Advisory Council (NTAAC), the bipartisan leadership forum of more than 120 municipal and state elected officials, and that the two organizations will synchronize their efforts to expand access to technology and support sustainable broadband initiatives across the nation.

Since it was founded in 2011, NTAAC’s mission has been to provide policy and legislative guidance, and to empower local and state government leaders in their effort to leverage broadband to improve the lives of their constituents – particularly in providing greater access to the power of the Internet to drive workforce development, education improvement, economic growth, and healthcare accessibility.

Led by Co-Chairs Councilman Johnathan F. Austin of Birmingham, AL, and Michigan State Representative Maureen L. Stapleton of Detroit, NTAAC was launched in April 2011 as an extension of One Economy Corporation’s comprehensive campaign for advancing community based broadband adoption and deployment.  NTAAC’s founder at One Economy, BMaynard Scarborough, will continue to provide administrative direction as the Executive Director of Government Affairs & National Engagement at The Joint Center.