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The teams or partnerships must be proactive in fiscally constrained counties with identifying grant opportunities and applying for federal grants for broadband internet service. The key elements of a productive Local Technology Planning Team are: 1. Identification of local and community stakeholders; 2. Engagement of local and community stakeholders through strategic outreach initiatives; and 3. Development of an assessment of the community's current broadband status with identified paths toward future opportunity. The goal for the creation of the Local Technology Planning Teams is to conduct community -level, research -based analytics and trend analysis in each county throughout the state. Local Technology Planning Teams will review patterns of utilization, gaps, barriers, and opportunities. This information will be utilized to encourage organizations to adopt broadband and broadband -enabled applications and processes, such as telemedicine and distance learning. The Broadband Planning Toolkit can be the foundation of the county or region's technological and economic future. Effective data collection on broadband utilization and its impact is essential to the success of any broadband awareness and deployment effort. It is important to "get a lay of the land" to know how people, businesses, and organizations access and utilize broadband services, and to understand where weaknesses or missed opportunities lie. The Local Technology Planning Teams can benchmark data collection and analysis specifically designed to help communities within its area to identify and leverage the benefits of high-speed Internet connectivity and e -solutions for economic and social development. DEO's Office of Broadband will partner with Local Technology Planning Teams to provide technical assistance, collect reports and data, and monitor progress of the teams. Technical assistance provided by the Office of Broadband may include: • Assistance with appointing team members; • Meeting facilitation and agenda items; and • Report submission to the DEO's Office of Broadband. It is crucial for the Local Technology Planning Teams to collect the data effectively to ensure comprehensive strategic broadband initiatives and adoption plans can, and will later, take advantage of grant opportunities. The overall mission of the Local Technology Planning Teams is to advance broadband demand and adoption, and to study and support broadband service and infrastructure deployment in Florida's 67 counties. 95