Digital
Divide
- Online
Content for Low-Income and Underserved Americans: Digital Divide's
New Frontier: A Strategic Audit of Activities and Opportunities
- This
report from The Children's Partnership provides information about
the digital divide; barriers to internet usage and who they affect;
what specific content and tools the underserved want; an analysis
of what is available; and recommendations for providing technology
to underserved populations.
- Technology
Counts 2001: The New Divides
- Education
Week's
report on the state of school technology contains national and state-by-state
data, results from a new survey of kids and some promising solutions.
- Digital
Divide discussion group
- A discussion
group with 2,080 subscribers. To get a taste of the list go to CDINet's
info
page, click on 'take a look at the list's configuation' and browse
the archives.
- Indian
Telecom Training Initiative
- The
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Exchange Carrier
Association (NECA) provide conferences targeted at increasing telecommunications
services in Indian Country. The FCC and NECA bring together thier
own experts, representative from other government agencies, telecommunications
companies and emerging technology firms to inform tribal leaders about
how different technologies, regulatory rules and government programs
can be used to benefit tribal communities
- Montana-Wyoming
Tribal Leaders Council
- This
site provides Native American-specific information about Digital Divide
issues, including information about the Indian Telecom Training Initiative
and the Native American Telecommunications Improvement and Value Enhancement
Loan Program.
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