NDIA Blog
Nine Digital Inclusion Orgs Launch Airwaves for Equity Coalition
New coalition asks Congress to dedicate revenue from future spectrum auctions to support digital literacy and adoption efforts Today, nine of the nation’s leading digital equity organizations announced the launch of Airwaves for Equity, a coalition focused on...
NDIA Announces $10 Million Grant from Google.org to Remove Digital Divide Roadblocks for Rural & Tribal Communities
Funding to Create National Digital Navigator Corps Across 18 Sites to Reach Thousands Today National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) announced a multi-year, $10M grant from Google.org to create a National Digital Navigator Corps. The Corps will span 18 rural and...
Five Digital Literacy Resources You Need to Know About
For many digital inclusion practitioners, digital literacy can be daunting. When considering the needs of our communities, a one-size-fits all approach to digital literacy can’t be our solution. Instead, exploring a variety of lessons, courses and resources can help...
Meet the 2022 Benton Digital Equity Champions!
Named for Charles Benton, the founder of Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, NDIA created the awards to recognize leadership and dedication in advancing digital equity: from promoting the ideal of accessible and affordable communications technology for all...
Announcing NDIA’s 18-Month Strategic Plan & New Mission, Vision & Tagline!
2021 brought a lot of change to the digital inclusion field and NDIA. We had significant wins, including a never-before-seen amount of money dedicated to digital equity from the federal government. As we celebrated our successes, we - also - embraced change. For...
NDIA Welcomes Two New Staff
Abi began work in digital inclusion at the start of her career in academic libraries, where she saw a correlation between digital inequities and academic success in first-year college students. At the State Library of North Carolina, in partnership with the NC...
NDIA Recommends NTIA Prioritize Equity through All IIJA Programs
If 2021 was about writing, passing, and signing into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), 2022 will be about figuring out how best to spend the $1.2 trillion it allocates. While Congress outlined some guidelines in the legislation around how the $65...
Net Inclusion Is Coming Straight to You – IRL & Livestream!
Net Inclusion 2022 is in person in Portland, Oregon AND live-streaming February 15-17, 2022! In-person conference registration is now full. All three days feature interactive sessions at Portland State University alongside hundreds of digital inclusion community...
FCC Should Require Equity and Affordability Commitments from Lumen-Apollo Transaction
On February 2, NDIA submitted reply comments to the FCC, in which we express our support for Communications Workers of America’s initial comments regarding the Lumen-Apollo transaction announced last year. In August 2021, Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)...
NDIA Requests FCC Update & Release of Broadband Adoption Data
By Josh Mimura, fellow, and Amy Huffman, policy director The need for robust, accurate, and timely broadband adoption data has never been more acute. Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Congress allocated the largest investment in broadband and...