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Study by the Initiative Foundation and the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs to assess the supply/demand of the high-tech industry sector in the Brainerd Lakes Area.

Demographic comparison of the Twin Cities metro and Greater Minnesota.

A collection of cybersecurity resources along with helpful links to SANS websites, web content and free cybersecurity resources

These documents help you understand the basics of using computers, the internet, and general cybersecurity information, as well as monthly and quarterly US-CERT reports.

Programming is one of the most valuable skills you can pick up in these modern times, whether for career prospects or to stretch your brain and create something awesome. If you're just getting started on your coding journey, here are ten tips and resources to set you off on the right foot.

Piktochart is an easy infographic design app that requires very little effort to produce beautiful, high quality graphics. Make your own infographics here.

Terms related to computer fundamentals, including computer hardware definitions and words and phrases about software, operating systems, peripherals and troubleshooting.

No cost interactive assessment tool released by DoL. Enables job seekers to complete an interest assessment, review job zones, and explore occupation profiles.

Choosing a programming language takes a lot of consideration: what do you want to do with the language, what platforms you're working with, and what salary range can you expect in the field, and more. This infographic gives you a ton of information about some of the more popular languages.

Modern state of the art throughout the world of tech ranges across many disciplines, including virtual reality, artificial intelligence, drones, and even biotechnology. How do you know where to start? The following are a few examples of the sort of tech jobs you can expect to see within the next 5 to 10 years if advancements continue along the paths they are going

Aspen Institute publication offering concrete examples and describing six data sets that colleges can use today.

SAN FRANCISCO - A new educational institution, the coding boot camp, is quietly emerging as the vocational school for the digital age, devoted to creating software developers. These boot camps reflect the start-up ethic: small for-profit enterprises that are fast (classes are two to four months), nimble (revising curriculum to meet industry needs) and unconcerned with SAT scores or diplomas.

It's becoming increasingly clear that computer science education grapples with a stubborn image problem. And it's one that we simply cannot afford to ignore any longer.

Download the NMC Horizon Report ongoing research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in education.

Engineers from Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter helped create this tutorial. Angry Birds™ & © 2009 - 2013 Rovio Entertainment Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Plants vs. Zombies™ & © 2013 Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Unemployment in the U.S. is declining, as demand for new jobs picks up across the country, and nowhere is the need more acutely felt than in tech industry. With its heady mix of Horatio Alger rags-to-riches success stories, its emphasis on individualism and privileging hard work and education, no industry is a better poster child for post-industrial American capitalism than the startup world of coders, marketers, and salesman.