Will States Use One-Time Federal Funding to Get Digital Inclusion Right?
To kick off Digital Inclusion Week 2023, I share additional thoughts from my panel at #FloridaBroadbandSummit for decision makers across sectors and at all levels who are involved in making use of unprecedented government funding to close the #digitaldivide.
College Voices Share their Digital Divide Struggles with Florida DEO and the Office of Broadband in Miami
Miami-Dade County had the opportunity to meet with Katie Smith from the Florida Office of Broadband on July 11, 2023 at Miami-Dade College along with Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity. As expected, internet service providers attended, but the fight for Florida’s digitally equitable future belonged to the younger generation. Among the many stakeholders who were present to hear about plans for Florida’s BEAD and Digital Equity Act funding, local college students turned out to make their experienced voices on the digital divide heard.