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The Net Inclusion conference brings together hundreds of practitioners, advocates, academics, internet service providers, and policymakers each year to share knowledge and discuss digital equity policies, best practices, and programming. This is an opportunity to gain digital equity insights, ignite change, and amplify your impact in the digital inclusion movement. Let’s work together to ensure no one is left behind in our increasingly connected world.
Digital navigators are familiar with their community’s resources related to digital equity and address the complete digital inclusion process—home connectivity, access to and use of devices, and digital skills—by assisting community members with ongoing, individualized support. NDIA’s digital navigator model is a replicable framework for organizations currently providing or aspiring to provide digital inclusion services.
Everyone deserves affordable internet access. NDIA created the Honor Roll of Low-Cost Plans to connect communities with low-incomes to discount broadband plans offered by Internet Service Providers (ISPs). While offering more affordable choices is positive, varying factors can make it challenging to understand which plans meet their needs. We regularly update this page as information is made available.
NDIA celebrates all the organizations recommended for a Digital Equity Act Competitive Grant award today. This is an incredible moment for the United States – strengthening our global competitiveness by investing in the digital readiness of our people. All the prospective awardees, including NDIA’s 13 sub-grantees, are trusted institutions and experts at increasing reliable access to the internet and devices while providing digital skills training and support.
NDIA Executive Director Angela Siefer delivered her third testimony on digital inclusion before Congress in December 2022. The hearing was held by the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation through the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband.
“The NDIA does such essential connective work for researchers, scholars, and service providers working across the nation around digital equity–its dedication to community building at local and national levels is unique and fundamental to making sure that the promise of digital technologies to include diverse populations is genuinely realized.”—Anita Chan, Director of the Community Data Clinic at the University of Illinois
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NDIA combines grassroots community engagement with technical knowledge, research, and coalition building to advocate for people working in their communities to achieve digital inclusion. As part of this work, we provide resources that community members and organizations can use to advance digital equity.
Comprised of digital inclusion practitioners, advocates, and supporters working within communities to advance digital equity, the NDIA Community forms the strong, growing core of digital inclusion work in the United States, and we always welcome new members. Join our community today and help us achieve digital equity across the country.