Frank Devera - Gubernatorial Candidate

Party:	Republican
Campaign Web Site:	http://www.devera4governoraz.host12.com/
Adoption of ATIC Platform Statements:	No Response

Response to ATIC Candidates Questionnaire:

1. What is your vision of the state of the telecommunications industry in Arizona over the next 2 to 4 years, and what can the State of Arizona do to encourage further development of healthy competitive telecommunications markets?

2. A major economic benefit from development of telecommunications infrastructure and technology in Arizona will be job growth. We have the opportunity for Arizona's economy to experience significant growth of high skilled, high paying jobs in the telecommunications industry. What role will you play in assuring that Arizona attract and grow high tech industry and rewards Arizonans with those jobs?

3. In order to nurture and attract organizations to Arizona that develop and promote advanced networked applications, it is important for the state to have a technology literate work force. What would you do to help ensure such a workforce in Arizona?

4. Keeping in mind that advanced networked applications require a robust, high-capacity telecommunications infrastructure, what can the State of Arizona do to allow for and/or promote the development of such applications?

5. Do you support the use of publicly sponsored incentives to attract businesses to locate or re-locate operations to Arizona? What types and levels of incentives should be offered to attract businesses in what industries? What incentives would you recommend, if any for growing existing businesses?

6. Many policy experts assert that a disparity in the availability and quality of advanced telecommunications services exists among various social, cultural, geographic and economic groups. Do you agree with such an assessment, and if so:

1. Do you believe such disparities should be reduced or eliminated and why?
2. Which areas of disparity in Arizona should be reduced or eliminated first?
3. What specific policies would you support to bridge the "Digital Divide" in Arizona?
4. Should the State of Arizona do more to facilitate infrastructure development in rural and semi-rural areas, and what specific actions would you propose to encourage rural telecommunications infrastructure development

7. Security of our electronic data and information has become a critical issue in our personal and business lives, especially following the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Similarly, many are concerned about compromises to individual privacy from unauthorized use of personal information and data by third parties for marketing and sales purposes.

1. What role do you envision for the State of Arizona in preserving and protecting the integrity and safety of our electronic data?
2. In the drive to be secure, is there a danger in compromising the privacy rights of individuals, and how would you propose to balance the need for security with privacy rights?
3. What specific policies would you support to protect the privacy of individuals against the unauthorized use of personal data and information:
1. By government?
2. By businesses?

8. Government has as a primary responsibility the preservation of the vital public records of its citizens. As we move down the path of more and more E-government, we have not adequately funded the costs associated with preserving the records E-government produces. Nor have our preservation policies kept pace. What steps would you take to adequately preserve such records and how would you prioritize them?

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