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Connected Nation
This is Connected Nation – an award-winning podcast focused on all things broadband. From closing the Digital Divide to simply improving your internet speeds, we talk technology topics that impact all of us, our families, and our communities.
The podcast was honored in 2024 with an Award of Excellence for Podcast Series - Technology. This is the highest honor given by the Communicator Awards. The podcast also received an Award of Distinction in 2023 and the same in 2022.
Learn more about the national nonprofit behind this podcast at connectednation.org.
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Ohio's Lt. Governor on innovating state services and government through technology
On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk with Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted who is also the founder and Director of InnovateOhio. Learn how the Lt. Gov. overcame common obstacles and naysayers to innovate state government through technology and what he considers the biggest example of "tech inequity" across the country.
Related links:
About InnovateOhio:
https://innovateohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/innovate/about
About Lt. Governor Jon Husted
https://governor.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/governor/administration/lt-governor
Follow Lt. Gov. on Twitter: @LtGovHusted
Press release - Gov. DeWine creates BroadbandOhio to support expansion of high-speed internet: https://governor.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/governor/media/news-and-media/creation-of-broadbandohio
News story - Lt. Gov. Husted announces new broadband program coming to Appalachia:
https://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/news/57240/husted-announces-new-broadband-program-coming-to-scioto
