On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, the Next Century Cities team met with members of the Philadelphia Digital Literacy Alliance to identify digital literacy success stories and challenges faced by residents across the city. The Alliance is a coalition of institutional stakeholders working to alleviate Philadelphia’s digital divide. Juliet Fink-Yates of the City of Philadelphia’s Office […]
When the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) was signed into law, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) was tasked with distributing 48 billion dollars to expand broadband availability nationwide. Since then, the NTIA has hosted webinars and listening sessions to help state and local officials understand how these new programs can support local
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First, thanks to the Next Century Cities’ network for the warm welcome. Before joining NCC, I served as Director of Civic Innovation for the City of South Bend,Indiana where I worked across two Mayoral administrations. Alongside a group of dedicated public servants and nonprofit practitioners, we built strong, sustainable partnerships to drive direct outcomes for
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The Net Inclusion Conference is a marquee event from the National Digital Inclusion Alliance. Every year, the organization works with a volunteer committee of local digital inclusion advocates to host a three-day conference for digital inclusion practitioners nationwide. This year, program managers, community leaders, broadband advocates, and others descended into Portland, Oregon, to celebrate monumental
On February 28, 2022, Next Century Cities shared letters with governors across all 50 states supporting a renewed commitment to digital inclusion and broadband investments enabled by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”). The IIJA, passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in November 2021, allocated $1.2 trillion for federal, state, local, and
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