by Nicole Umayam | Feb 9, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
In areas of the world where there is no broadband infrastructure whatsoever, how can people access online resources or engage with digital tools? I’ve been learning about offline internet solutions, such as Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (Libraries Without Borders)’s...
by Emily Kissane | Feb 8, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
In the past few weeks I have hosted two digital inclusion webinars—one about the work of PCs for People and the other about building digital literacy partnerships among libraries, adult education and workforce. I thought I’d share a few thoughts and tips based my...
by Jeff Garcie | Feb 8, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
We took off from the Kodiak airport after a long delay due to high winds. The flight to Akhiok was beautiful but bumpy. As we flew south along the western coast of Kodiak. The sheer distance of the flight and the seemingly impassable mountains that stretched to the...
by Nicole Umayam | Feb 7, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
I’m happy to say that the momentum for digital inclusion work at the Arizona State Library will continue after the NDIA Digital Inclusion Corps pilot ends this month. This week we had the second Digital Inclusion Working Group meeting. Working group is an apt name as...
by Emily Kissane | Feb 6, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
The Governor’s Task Force on Broadband recently released their 2017 annual report in time for the upcoming legislative session. The recommendations focus on two goals during the next four years; the timeframe was determined by the deadline to meet state goals for...
by Drew Lauderdale | Feb 2, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
Introductions I’d like to continue the Discovery Lab Administrator roll call with our gallup regional educators, who they are, where they work and how they are uniquely positioned to help us in our efforts. Explora as an institution is dedicated to being an active...