by Amy Huffman | Aug 28, 2023 | ACP, Digital Inclusion News, Digital Skills, Policy
The future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is in jeopardy. The program that makes internet more affordable for over 20 million households will run out of funds between March and June 2024 if Congress doesn’t act. Congress introduced the program as the...
by Lo Smith | Jul 24, 2023 | Digital Inclusion News, Digital Navigator, National Digital Navigator Corps
This month, we mark three years since NDIA first introduced the “digital navigator” model. The first NDIA Digital Navigator Working Group met in April 2020 and worked quickly, with the pandemic and lockdown fueling the urgency to solve digital inequities. By July...
by Davida Delmar | Jul 19, 2023 | Digital Inclusion News
AIPI Introduces New Definition for ‘Digital Sovereignty’ “Digital sovereignty” has become a critical concept for not only Native American Tribes in their pursuit of affordable and robust internet access but also for non-Native partners in understanding the...
by Valeria Ceballos Jauregui | Jul 6, 2023 | Digital Equity Act, Digital Inclusion News, Policy
States have officially started releasing their State Digital Equity Plans and opening their public comment period. Below are the plans that are live as of July 6, 2023: Montana: Digital Opportunity Plan (Public Comment Period Closed: June 16, 2023) Maine: Draft...
by Katie Knox Mimoune | Jun 16, 2023 | Digital Inclusion News
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides eligible households with a subsidy toward their internet bill. While ACP is a valuable step toward digital equity for many households, we must help eligible households take advantage of ACP and guide Congress to renew...
by Lo Smith | May 25, 2023 | Digital Navigator
NDIA had the privilege of training and supporting a total of 105 participants with the Digital Navigators of the Hudson Valley over the past year. This regional model combined the efforts of neighboring library networks Ramapo Catskill Library Council and Mid-Hudson...
