TechSoup Receives Grant From California Emerging Technology Fund To Provide Low-Cost Refurbished Computers To The Community
Nonprofit technology assistance provider TechSoup announced today a $500,000 grant from The California Emerging Technology Fund to distribute 9,500 Refurbished Computer Initiative computers to nonprofits and low-income families by October 2009.
From CSRWire.com, February 29, 2008
Broadband Expansion Could Save Tennessee Residents Millions
Tennessee could see a $2.4 billion impact from a modest increase in broadband Internet adoption, according to a study generated by Connected Nation, a private-public technology advocacy group.
From The Memphis Business Journal, February 26, 2008
Study Finds Broadband Access Key To Empowerment Of Minority Communities
Today, the Alliance for Digital Equality announced findings from its new study, Affordable Broadband: Empowering Communities Across the Digital Divide, which examines how broadband has expanded access to education, health care and civic involvement in minority communities.
From FoxBusiness, February 26, 2008
Internet Access Vital To Economy
Our digital divide is likely to have a dire effect on economic growth in the future if it is not remedied by an aggressive effort to provide universal broadband access.
From The Badger Herald, February 25, 2008
NEF Offers One Million To Middle Income Individuals
According to Dr. Kuttan, "Fear of recession is forcing people, especially low and middle income individuals, small businesses and others, to cut back on training, which is normally expensive. At the same time, the U.S. Labor Department is predicting a shortage of two million IT workers by 2010. An obvious solution is to make job skills training affordable to our low and middle income individuals. That is the rationale for this important initiative."
From PRWeb, February 25, 2008
Wireless Philadelphia Plan Still Likely
The idea for a wireless program in Philadelphia began in 2004 and continued with the creation of Wireless Philadelphia in the summer of 2006. The first wireless test zones were completed last March and were tested and formally approved last May.
From The Daily Pennsylvania, February 22, 2008
Universal Broadband To Impact US Economy
A modest increase in broadband adoption could add $134 billion annually to the U.S. economy according to research released today by Connected Nation, a national non-profit.
From Centre Daily Times, February 21, 2008
Bloom Graduate Hopes To Bridge Digital Divide
In an effort to expose and begin bridging the "digital divide", nine students and one teacher were given laptop computers by a non-profit research and technology agency last week.
From NeighborhoodStar.com, February 21, 2008
Jumping The Divide With 'One Laptop Per Child'
Intel's departure from Nicholas Negroponte's low-cost laptop program was inevitable as the workings of Moore's Law - but not necessarily a bad thing.
From America's Network, February 19, 2008
Meet East Oakland's Digital Connectors
The Lion Creek Crossing development in East Oakland is so new, the streetlights to turn into it from the freeway are covered with electric tape. Cement mixers crowd the streets as construction workers finish the last couple hundred units of the affordable housing development. But ask any of the initial residents where the computer center is, and they can walk you right to its plant-lined entrance.
From Novometro.com, February 18, 2008
