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Source: The Lima News, OhioAug.新蒲崗迷你倉 22--VAN WERT -- After joining other county officials in receiving an honor as the first county in Ohio to be certified a connected community, Commissioner Stan Owens said going through the process was a no-brainer."We see this as a means of potentially promoting economic development," Owens said.On top of that, working with Connect Ohio to assess Van Wert County's strengths and weaknesses in connecting to the Internet and the availability of services and information, Owens said the whole process was free other than local officials spending time on the imitative."We're trying to find ways to save money and cut cost. We see some definite potential here," Owens said.As an example of putting technology to use, Owens said Van Wert has switched to video arraignments. Instead of hauling defendants from the jail to court for what amounts to a short but required hearing, it's done by video from the jail to the court, Owens said.While the majority of the 29,000 residents of Van Wert County have access to the Internet in one way or another, the overall goal is to improve services, which includes access and higher speeds, among many of the possibilities, officials said.The assessment process required Van Wert County to achieve a certain score, digital literacy, amd access to public computer centers. They also identified people most likely to struggle to have access to the Internet, said Jeff Beebe of Connect Ohio.The group also idenmini storageified the infrastructure for technology, assets and resources as well as establish goals such as a redundant infrastructure network so if one line should go down a household or business still would be connected through a second line or another means.Van Wert County has 18 broadband providers and 187 business-related websites. The county also has centers that employers can send their workers to for training on the Internet or software.Connect Ohio Executive Director Stu Johnson said one of the big goals is to provide quality Internet connection service to people at an affordable price. There's a growing demand for high-speed download capability and better service."The demand is there. It's never ending," Johnson said. "Broadband is no more different infrastructure than roads and sewers."As an example, Johnson said ways that seemed unimaginable are being used to connect to the Internet, such as wristwatches and glasses."There's no end. It's not build it and they will come. The demand is here now," he said.Johnson said major providers are investing billions in Internet infrastructure knowing the future is limitless."It will be directed to communities that get it. Communities that understand it. Communities that embrace it. This report tells the rest of the world that Van Wert is ready to play," Johnson said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Lima News (Lima, Ohio) Visit The Lima News (Lima, Ohio) at .limaohio.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage