Oregon Public Electronic Network Vol. As a subscriber to OPEN you will receive an issue about every two months. The intent of the newsletter is to keep OPEN subscribers informed about OPEN services to provide tips on how to maximize the usefulness of your account, to improve ties to local government services, and to enhance your enjoyment of OPEN , the Internet, and World Wide Web. Although users of OPEN may view our services as simply a way to browse the Web and send Internet e-mail, perhaps the most important goal of OPEN is to develop a community network.
Local content is any information that relates to life in the community.
It can be information about City or County governmental departments, the webpages of community social service and non-profit agencies, information about local businesses, or simply your family's webpage. An example of local content was the facts and graphics provided during the February flood. OPEN relayed timely information from City and County emergency teams to subscribers. Information on road closures, water quality and conservation, volunteer opportunities and photos of the disaster was available for all to read. The advantages of the OPEN project are that anyone in the world with web access can get accurate information on an event while it's happening, OPEN 's links to local government can provide subscribers with the most current emergency news as well as email contacts and phone numbers of local emergency support agencies.