ConnectOhio

http://connectohio.org/  232 North 3rd Street, Suite 201, Columbus, Ohio 43215.  Phone:   1-866-881-9424.   E-mail:  info@ConnectOhio.org.   Connect Ohio is a nonprofit, technology-neutral public-private partnership that works with telecommunications providers, business and community leaders, information technology companies, researchers, public agencies, libraries and universities in an effort to help extend affordable high-speed Internet service to every Ohio household.   Connect Ohio is a comprehensive initiative that will improve broadband Internet access and dramatically increase the use of related technology. The program is the result of a partnership between the State of Ohio and Connected Nation, a national non-profit organization that specializes in increasing technology access and literacy.

Connect Ohio is currently implementing a statewide broadband training program, Every Citizen Online (http://connectohio.org/consumer_training/index.php), in order to increase sustainable broadband adoption in Ohio. The project provides free computer training sessions at public libraries and community colleges throughout Ohio and will introduce new users how to access the internet and how to best utilize all the internet has to offer.  The program is scheduled to launch in December 2010, with preliminary equipping, production, and training for sub-recipients beginning in November 2010. The program will continue for a period of two to three years.