by Nicole Umayam | Jan 30, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
I had the pleasure of attending the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) webinar “Libraries as Digital Inclusion Champions” on Thursday, January 25. Libraries have long been local champions of digital inclusion in their communities, and I loved...
by Nicole Umayam | Jan 29, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
Last week we had the first meeting of our Digital Inclusion Working Group, comprised of people in the E-Rate and Library Development divisions of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. One of the broader goals of the Digital Inclusion Corps is to...
by Nicole Umayam | Nov 6, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
The State of Arizona is working to develop a strategic plan for statewide broadband deployment that meets the needs of all stakeholders. This work is spearheaded by the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA). Arizona created a statewide broadband strategic plan...
by Drew Lauderdale | Sep 5, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
For this blog post I’d like to talk about what seems like the early steps in finding a network of digital inclusion minded individuals in New Mexico, who comprises this network, what activities the Digital Inclusion Pilot is conducting with them, and my thoughts on...
by Jeff Garcie | Aug 21, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
When I started working as a digital inclusion advocate in Kodiak I understood digital inclusion as a problem that could be solved by education. As my project has progressed I have learned that there are many aspects that attribute to the exclusion of people from...