Broadband has evolved from a cutting-edge luxury to an absolute essential for participation in daily life. Unfortunately, not everyone has access to the benefits of this vital tool. This must change. With more funding and attention dedicated to broadband than ever before, cities have the opportunity to proactively work to bridge the digital divide in […]
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as recently passed by Congress, appropriates over $65 billion to states, local governments, community organizations, and other entities for a range of digital inclusion activities. To help you better understand and navigate these funds, NDIA is hosting a special webinar to break down different sources of funding included in […]
Please join NDIA on the third Friday of every month at 1 PM ET for the Open Community Calls where we will share national resources and on-the-ground strategies for providing digital inclusion services. Registration is required. Community Calls started back in March 2020, when the pandemic started changing everyone’s daily lives, to assist our community […]
We're so excited to share that The U.S. Department of the Treasury has graciously agreed to come spend an hour with the NDIA community on October 21st, 2021 from 3:00-4:00 PM ET to provide an overview of the Capital Projects Fund established by Congress in the American Rescue Plan Act.
Please join NDIA on the third Friday of every month at 1 PM ET for the Open Community Calls where we will share national resources and on-the-ground strategies for providing digital inclusion services. Registration is required. Community Calls started back in March 2020, when the pandemic started changing everyone’s daily lives, to assist our community […]
The Indigenous Connectivity Summit (ICS) community will gather virtually at the 5th annual ICS 12-15 October, 2021. Each year the ICS community comes together to discuss ways to ensure Alaska Native, American Indian, Inuit, Native Hawaiian, First Nations and Métis communities have affordable, high-quality and sustainable Internet access, and talk about how connectivity supports social […]
A dizzying number of new federal funding programs have created exciting opportunities to address broadband inequities in US communities. New state initiatives are also cropping up, geared towards increasing digital equity. And there may be more to come. For local digital inclusion organizations and coalitions, navigating these programs to match the right resources with community […]
For National Digital Inclusion week, Clever hosts a conversation on how resources can be strategically and creatively leveraged to increase digital equity and equitable learning opportunities. Executive leadership in trailblazing school districts in Baltimore and Seattle will share innovative practices employed to build digital equity and inclusion for their school communities, with the support of […]
Part of NDIA's Digital Inclusion Week, this webinar focuses on the basics of Digital Inclusion. Digital Inclusion Week is an annual campaign that recognizes local digital inclusion organizations and special events that promote digital equity across the country.
Before the pandemic-driven surge of public investment in broadband networks, the federal government had subsidized rural broadband by approximately $6 billion a year. So why does the rural-urban digital divide persist? Why are we looking to the new infrastructure bill to solve a problem that should have been solved a decade ago? Author of "Farm […]
Join Michelson 20MM, the California Community Foundation, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation on September 23rd at 11:00 AM PDT for Race and Digital Inequity: The Impact on Poor Communities of Color. The program will feature digital equity pioneers and visionaries from California and beyond. Who: Some of the brightest minds in our nation’s public, […]
We know the statistics—nearly half of the population is still not connected to the Internet. We’ve heard about the problems, from the homework gap to the lack of accessible health care to financial exclusion. Experts from technology, policy, and digital inclusion will join forces to describe what the future could look like, the questions we […]