Articles related to Digital Inclusion
Digital Maturity
Massachusetts County Group Launches $2M Broadband Effort
Paul Leighton / GovTech / June 15
AMA calls for action to help telehealth flourish post-pandemic
Andis Robeznieks / American Medical Association / June 14
Broadband Connectivity
Counties: The Missing Pieces in the Broadband Puzzle
Benton Institute for Broadband and Society / June 14
Pew’s Broadband Access Initiative Aims to Achieve Universal High-Speed Internet Connectivity
Pew Trust / June 16
Some North Carolina residents still fight for internet access
Ezra Kaplan and Haley Messenger / NBC News / June 16
Slow broadband? Maybe your employer should pay for gigabit speeds
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet / ZDNet / June 16
NTIA Broadband Map, Senators’ Cybersecurity Bill, U.S. and EU Reveal Transatlantic Council
Jasmine Campos / Broadband Breakfast / June 17
Gearing Up to Connect Minority Communities
Candace Price / Benton Institute for Broadband and Society / June 17
Maine State Lawmakers Vote to Create Broadband Agency
Peter McGuire / GovTech / June 17
Congress tries grappling with a vexing digital divide
Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News / June 20
Broadband Affordability
Bipartisan group of senators introduces $40 billion bill to close the digital divide
Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post / June 15
New federal broadband maps show stark differences in access, affordability
Cyrus Farivar / NBC News / June 17
Broadband Services
U.S. Households With 4 Streaming Services Doubled in the Last Year | Chart
Sean Burch / The Wrap / June 15
Building a YouTube studio: Upgrading to full broadcast quality video for under $3,000
David Gewirtz / ZDNet / June 15
Free public WiFi target of state budget cuts; residents fear loss of community broadband
Candace Price / WHIO / June 16
Wary of another high-speed line
George Skelton / Capital Journal
Disparities in Online Learning
Cisco Commits $150M to Support HBCU Tech Needs, Endowments
Rachel Bluth / GovTech / June 14
The pandemic forced millions out of a job. Some say they can’t return to the way things were
Courtney Vinopal / PBS / June 17
Young Universities Summit prioritises inclusivity within digital transformation
Times Higher Education / June 21
Digital Divide
Senators introducing $40B bill to help narrow digital divide
Joseph Choi / The Hill / June 15
Jefferson Award Winner Aims To Bridge Digital Divide Among Bay Area High School Students
CBS / June 16
The US’s digital divide is about more than just access
Jordan McDonald / Morning Brew / June 17
Why We Need To Bridge The Digital Divide And Prepare For The Future Of Work
Andy Purdy / Forbes / June 18
Detroit Nonprofit Takes Donations to Bridge Digital Divide
Nushrat Rahman / GovTech / June 17
Biden administration’s new broadband map shows stark digital divide
Marguerite Reardon / CNET / June 17
In El Salvador’s bitcoin beach town, digital divide slows uptake
Reuters / June 14
What’s New in Civic Tech: Meet the 50 Mayors Challenge Cities
Zack Quaintance / GovTech / June 17
FCC on Chinese Telecom Ban, NTIA Map ‘Limited,’ New Proposal to Close the Digital Divide
Ty Perkins / Broadband Breakfast / June 21
Broadband Physical Infrastructure
4 main issues fueling Congressional debate over Biden’s infrastructure plan
Lisa Desjadins and Geoffrey Lou Guray / PBS / June 16
Biden’s effort for a new bi-partisan infrastructure plan
PBS / June 15
Expanding broadband would benefit red America more than blue
Philip Bump / The Washington Post / June 17
Tracy Mitrano / Inside Higher Ed / June 18