A local project was among those recognized from across Minnesota Aug. 29 at the State Fair during the Second Annual Community Pride Showcase and Awards Ceremony.
The award went to the Boreal Access project in the category of Broadband Improvements and Applications for the “Boreal Community Video Lab,” an online showcase of videos by and about the people and places of Cook County. Visitors to the site can view dozens of citizen and professionally produced videos about the area. Theycan also submit their own videos or comment on those already posted to the site.
This initiative is part of a larger effort by the Cook County Broadband Commission to bring better broadband to the area by demonstrating ways technology can make the rural lifestyle stronger. Thesite aims to reinforce what it means to be a small rural community by presenting videos in a local context that makes them more meaningful to community members and guests than simply being on the huge global sites like YouTube.
A long term goal is to create economic opportunities as businesses and organizations use more video and require the services of local individuals skilled in producing and publishing video content.
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