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Net Inclusion 2022 – SAVE THE DATE
Net Inclusion is back in person and excited to invite you to join us in Portland, Oregon February 15-17th, 2022! We will begin Tuesday, February 15th with workshops at the University of Oregon’s Portland Campus and Digital Inclusion Site Tours. February 16th and...
New York, Maryland announce funding for statewide digital inclusion initiatives
On March 31, Speaker Carl Heastie, alongside Science and Technology Committee Chair Steve Otis, approved the State of New York’s 2021-2022 Fiscal Year budget that includes a statewide Digital Inclusion Grant Program valued at $15 million, which aims to assist efforts...
NDIA Signatory on Letter Sent to White House & Congress
NDIA has signed onto a letter with a broad coalition of organizations, including internet service providers, requesting the White House and Congress prioritize the creation of a predictable, sustainable, long-term broadband subsidy to ensure all people are empowered...
Angela Siefer Testifies at State Senate Committee on Reimagining Massachusetts
Today at the State Senate Committee on Reimagining Massachusetts Post-Pandemic Resiliency, NDIA’s Angela Siefer spoke on the organization’s support of the state making use of American Rescue Plan funds to back broadband service and device access, alongside digital...
Trailblazers 2021
It is with great pleasure that we announce the revision and update of the NDIA Trailblazer indicators and their associated checklist items! Updates to these Indicators and checklist items means that resources provided under the project will be even more refined and...
Digital Equity Stimulus Funding
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the lack of digital equity for millions of households within communities of all kinds – big cities, small towns, suburban as well as rural and tribal communities. The majority of federal resources focused on the digital divide...
NDIA Defines a State Digital Equity Office
NDIA has released a new white paper - “Defining a State Digital Equity Office” authored by Amy Huffman, explaining how states are in a unique position to lead cross-sector, cross-departmental, multi-faceted digital inclusion activities that impact the entire state....
NDIA Announces Emergency Broadband Benefit Webpage
NDIA is happy to announce our EBB webpage filled with materials intent on helping the unconnected fully understand this federal broadband subsidy. EBB is the first time the federal government invested in broadband adoption in a targeted, significant way. NDIA...
Questions for Local ISP Representatives
More of us are now having discussions with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) locally, both through coalitions and directly. We encourage you to ask these questions and ask some version of them regularly. Do you intend to participate in the Emergency Broadband...
Announced – Net Inclusion Speakers!
Every Wednesday from April 7 – May 26 at 1 PM ET This Series will include eight one-hour webinars, every Wednesday from April 7th through May 26th at 1 PM ET. All webinars include an additional 30-minute wrap up for conversation and Q&A with panelists and fellow...