LLMP supports the local planning process through strategic investments that nurture ongoing productive partnerships resulting in ever-greater employment opportunities. The Jobs Strategy invests in areas where government intervention will have a positive impact on reducing unemployment. COIN will be an integrated community network largely based on wireless technology, which will permit the County to share existing Geographic Information System data, library catalogues, Internet connections and other information among municipalities, libraries and local residents. This new community network will increase the availability of information within the County, particularly in rural areas. The security of the network ranks high in concerns amongst existing COIN partners and potential partners.
Stronger security is necessary to encourage and attract partners with sensitive data.
Increasing the bandwidth of COIN will assure potential partners that their needs will be met by the network and increase the attraction of COIN for potential partners. An increase in bandwidth will also allow COIN to serve as the starting point for linkages across southwestern Ontario, use more innovative teaching methods and improve access to rural and remote areas. Additional hardware is required by the County to use the local libraries and municipal offices for the dissemination of information during emergency and disaster situations. Maps for emergency crews during a disaster will be made available through the Land Related information system and developed into map books for emergency purposes. In addition, all COIN components, particularly older systems incorporated into the network, will need to be Year 2000 compliant to ensure the integrity of the system.