Office of Science, Innovation and Technology

ABOUT The Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT) was created in 2015 as Nevada’s “people strategy” to support Nevada’s economic development strategy. MISSION STEM: to coordinate and align efforts by K-12 and higher education, workforce development, and employers to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and STEM workforce development so that Nevada’s workforce can meet the demands of its growing economy. BROADBAND: To coordinate the planning, mapping, and procurement of broadband to ensure connectivity across Nevada for schools, libraries, hospitals, clinics and communities meets national standards. VISION A pathway to success for every Nevadan. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 1. Increase the number of schools at all levels in Nevada delivering high-quality STEM education leading to increases in student proficiency, enrollment, attainment rates in STEM-focused coursework and programs, and employment in STEM-related careers in Nevada. 2. Increase the number of Nevadans with some form of STEM-related postsecondary degree/credential/certificate in order to better meet the needs of employers. 3. Increase the number of individuals from underrepresented groups participating in STEM education and employed in STEM fields. 4. Increase awareness of opportunities in STEM amongst students, teachers, families, and businesses. 5. Increase the percent of cities, libraries and schools connected with broadband. 6. Increase the percent of Nevadans that have access to broadband at speeds that meet national benchmarks. 7. By 2025, connect all rural hospitals, health clinics, and state correctional facilities to a broadband connection sufficient to provide telehealth services.