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Digital Inclusion Week 2021 Was a Huge Success
Our sixth Digital Inclusion Week on October 4-8 was a huge success! And it wouldn't have happened without all of you. Together, we had a hugely successful week-long campaign for digital inclusion. We tweeted, posted, hosted, spoke out, called for action, and raised...
Vicky Yuki Starts as NDIA Senior Program Manager
Vicky Yuki joined the NDIA team last week! We're very excited to welcome her - please hit the "IN" button below to connect with her on LinkedIn or shoot her an email welcome. With 21 years of experience working in nonprofit and government sectors, her passion is to...
What Is Digital Inequity?
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Digital Inclusion Week Is Here & There Is Tons of Action
Hundreds of Nonprofits, Companies & Government Officials Will Participate Today, the whole country is aware, on some level, of digital inequities. During the pandemic, people have personally felt the necessity and urgency of having high-speed internet,...
Treasury’s $10 Billion Capital Projects Fund Will Advance Digital Equity
More money (and lots of it) will soon be available for digital inclusion work, and no, we’re not just talking about the infrastructure bill. This week, the US Department of the Treasury released its long-awaited guidance for how states, territories, freely associated...
New York Digital Inclusion Fund Opens Requests for Proposals
The New York Digital Inclusion Fund launched with exciting new grant opportunities for New York-based digital inclusion work. The fund will support innovative partnership models accelerating digital inclusion across New York state. NDIA is proud to partner with...
Sen. Warnock and Rep. McEachin Introduce “The Device Access for Every American Act”
We’re thrilled to announce that Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Congressman A. Donald McEachin of Virginia introduced the “Device Access for Every American Act” today. The bill would: Create a $400 device voucher for low-income Americans to purchase...
Salt Lake City Public Library Publishes Digital Navigator Toolkit
Salt Lake City Public Library Model Offers New Guidance Last fall, when NDIA launched our Digital Navigator training, Navigators was a nascent program with the potential to change the lives of community members in a transformative way. With guidance and feedback from...
NDIA Community Defines ‘Digital Inclusion Ecosystem’
This week, the NDIA community worked together to define the concept of "Digital Inclusion Ecosystem."A Digital Inclusion Ecosystem is a combination of programs and policies that meet a geographic community’s unique and diverse needs. Coordinating entities work...
Lumen Technologies’ Broadband Deployment Discriminates Against Lower-Income & Tribal Areas
A new report, from Communications Workers of America in partnership with NDIA, shows that Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) underinvested in building internet infrastructure in lower-income areas and Tribal lands. The report, titled, “Lumen’s Digital...