Intelligent Community Forum recognizes state’s efforts to expand broadband access

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jan 3, 2023) — The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) recently named the State of Ohio the world’s first “Intelligent State” for its focus on improving broadband access and infrastructure to support economic growth. The Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet) was highlighted as a key partner in the state’s broadband efforts.

“We are so honored to be part of what makes Ohio an Intelligent State and proud to work alongside so many incredible partners,” said Pankaj Shah, executive director of OARnet. “Ohio is making enormous strides in providing broadband access to more and more of its citizens and can serve as a model for broadband innovation for states and provinces around the world.”

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A Q&A with Bill Owens, NYSERNet

We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Routing integrity is an end-to-end challenge that requires the participation of the entire Internet2-networked community and beyond.

So, what does that mean? It’s in everyone’s best interest to work together to ensure our research and education (R&E) networks are protected from common routing threats that impact security and resiliency. The path forward to strong routing integrity requires collaboration, and the benefits ripple far beyond any one network’s border.

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MOREnet and CYBER.org partnered for the 2023 Missouri High School Cybersecurity Challenge. DESE provided funding so that districts could compete at no coast as part of the MOREnet / DESE computer science partnership. The initial round was held January 17-19. Students from 50 teams and 22 Missouri school districts solved challenges involving encryption, science, networking, cybersecurity, trivia, programming, history, and open-source intel.

The top scoring teams will be invited to Columbia on February 21, 2023 to compete in the finals as part of the Technical Training Summit(opens in new window). During the finals the students will solve cybersecurity challenges in CYBER.org’s Cyber Range.

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