The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold the first ever federal hearing focused on digital equity on Wednesday, January 29 at 10:30 a.m. The hearing is entitled, “Empowering and Connecting Communities through Digital Equity and Internet Adoption.” Witnesses at this hearing include our own Executive Director, Angela Siefer as well as two NDIA affiliates. We are confident that the hearing will fully represent local digital inclusion expertise! This is progress towards NDIA’s work to: advocate for federal policies to promote digital equity, educate policymakers about the need for digital equity, and promote research that can inform public understanding, public policy and community strategies related to digital inclusion and equity.
This hearing will be livestreamed and recorded. Don’t miss this momentous step towards digital equity!
Wednesday, January 29 at 10:30 AM (ET)
Witnesses
Angela Siefer
Executive Director - NDIA
Joshua Edmonds
Director of Digital Inclusion - City of Detroit, MI
Roslyn Layton
Visiting Scholar - American Enterprise Institute
Gigi Sohn
Distinguished Fellow - Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law and Policy
Jeffrey R. Sural
Director, Broadband Infrastructure Office - North Carolina Department of Information Technology