broadband adoption

Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries

"Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries" --
A Study from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Introduction by Jill Nishi - Deputy Director, U.S. Libraries and Special Inititatives, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Tags: boradband access, broadband, broadband adoption, broadband stimulus, Gates Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, libraries, public access, Stimulus, Technology

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Zeroing the Divide: Promoting Broadband Use and Media Savvy in Underserved Communities

Zeroing the Divide: Promoting Broadband Use and Media Savvy in Underserved Communities

By Michael McGrath - Chief Information Officer for the National Civic League, Editor of the National Civic Review.

Tags: broadband, broadband adoption, broadband stimulus, BTOP, CMAP, public access, rural, Stimulus, Tribal Digital Village, underserved

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Broadband Technology Opportunities Program

Tribal Digital Village - Broadband Adoption Program

Tags: Technology, Digital Media, Youth, broadband, broadband adoption

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I Was Born at Night...But Not Last Night...

By Timothy C. Wu on 26 July 2011 - 4:41pm

Ok, truth be told, I was born around 11 am in the morning...but "I Was Born At Night, but Not Last Night," has always been one of my favorite sayings. And right now, it might be a useful motto for social media users to print out and paste to the front of their computer monitors as a gentle reminder to "Trust, but Verify" (as Ronald Reagan was so fond of saying. Of course, most social media users weren't even alive when Ronald Reagan was saying that...but I digress...).

Tags: ZeroDivide, digital divide, broadband adoption, Amy Winehouse facebook scam, social media etiquette

Generation ZD 2011 Convening

ZeroDivide's "Generation ZeroDivide Digital(Gen ZD) Literacy Program" will increase broadband adoption/usage among low-income and disadvantaged youth across six western states.

This will be accomplished through digital media training delivered through seven community anchor institutions employing best practices in youth education and program sustainability.

Resource Type: Videos

Tags: Technology, underserved communities, BTOP, broadband adoption, disadvantaged communities, Generation ZD

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Technology Adoption in Underserved Communities

ZeroDivide has continually assessed how technology’s emerging trends and the continuing “digital divide” disparities of access and adoption amongst underserved communities intersect. We believe that philanthropy must take decisive steps at that intersection, and act in a way that efficiently and cost-effectively tackles the ongoing digital divide in a manner that empowers underserved communities to leverage technological innovation. These innovations are critical in order to improve economic stability, civic participation, and educational opportunity.

Tags: Technology, ZeroDivide, underserved communities, BTOP, NTIA, broadband adoption

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Broadband Grants - Cecilia Kang Interview for The Washington Post

Cecilia Kang of The Washington Post interviewed ZeroDivide's Chief Community Investment Officer Laura Efurd and City of Chicago's Program Officer Matthew Guilford to discuss the BTOP grant they each received to promote the adoption of broadband technology.

Resource Type: Videos

Tags: Technology, ZeroDivide, Laura Efurd, broadband, broadband adoption, washington post, cecilia kang, matthew guilford

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Senior Citizens, the iPad...and How Not to Mistake Your Mother for a Porn Star

By Timothy C. Wu on 7 September 2010 - 5:23pm

Everything Old is New Again. Or to be more accurate, make that EveryONE Old is New Again. In case you haven't heard (or haven't talked to your mother lately. Shame on you. Call your mother! Now!), senior citizens are rocking the Internet.

Tags: PEW Internet reports, broadband adoption, iPad, senior citizens internet usage, BTOP funding

And Now, Something About Our Generation ZD Digital Literacy Program Partners

By Robin on 26 August 2010 - 6:44pm

Since you already know that ZeroDivide was awarded Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) funding last week for our Generation ZD Digital Literacy Program, it's time to talk about the seven great organizations we are partnering with in this effort. Let's build in a little western states geography lesson as well and start from Hawaii, cross the ocean to the Pacific Northwest, go southbound, and then move slightly eastward.

Tags: BTOP, digital literacy, broadband adoption, federal stimulus funding, Generation ZD

ZeroDivide and Broad Spectrum of Organizations Endorse FCC’s Broadband Adoption Recommendations

Broad Spectrum of Organizations Endorse FCC’s Broadband Adoption Recommendations; Civil Rights, Housing, and Media Groups Representing Millions Sign On

San Francisco, California — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, One Economy and ZeroDivide submitted a letter in support of the broadband adoption and utilization recommendations issued this morning by the FCC. The Commission is preparing to deliver the first-ever National Broadband Plan to Congress on March 17th.

Tags: ZeroDivide, broadband, FCC, broadband adoption, one economy, The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, FCC Chairman Genachowski

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