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 Jeff Garcie | Jan 29, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
I arrived in Old Harbor on the eastern side of Kodiak after a bumpy flight through the snowy mountain passes. The houses perched over the sea looked beautiful in the morning sun. I noticed right away that the houses were missing a telltale sign of poor Internet...
by Nicole Umayam | Jan 2, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
First, let’s just take a moment to appreciate how incredible public libraries are. Library services are driven by the needs of the community, and this extends well beyond lending books. They can lend all sorts of non-traditional items, from power tools and telescopes...
by Emily Kissane | Oct 20, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
Like many people, I’ve been watching the aftermath of the recent hurricanes, concerned about the short- and long-term well being of survivors. In addition to devastating damage done to homes, agriculture and other businesses, many areas still do not have basic...
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...
