Digital Divide
Brookings Analyst Calls for Connecting Digital Underclass
Nicol Turner Lee supports new efforts to close the digital divide
FCC
Sean Gonsalves: All States Have Received Broadband Grants, Focus Now on Jan. 13 Map Deadline
Cities and states are still in the midst of challenging the accuracy of the FCC’s maps.
Digital Inclusion
Federal Government Must Collect More Granular Data on Minorities to Aid in Initiatives
Discussion on the “data gap” comes as the nation tries to connect the unserved and underserved.
FCC
FCC Equity and Diversity Charter, Chicago Renews Free Internet, Render Partners with Wessex
FCC renews equity and diversity commission, Chicago mayor renews free internet program, Render partners with Wessex.
Digital Inclusion
Panelists Debate Federal Role in Digital Privacy, But Agree Upon Need to Minimize Algorithmic Bias
WASHINGTON, January 24, 2020 – Panelists at a Next Century Cities event on Thursday clashed on the appropriate federal role in the regulation of digital privacy, but generally agreed on the importance of minimizing algorithmic bias in targeting a particular racial or ethnic group. The panel began wi
