.NTIA staff joined Bitwise Industries and the San Joaquin Valley Network in Fresno, CA today for a tour of West Fresno. Thank you for showing us the work you’ve done to connect unserved communities in California. #DigitalEquity

Thank you again to Bitwise Industries for hosting the Digital Equity team, Rep. Jim Costa, and the Fresno Coalition for Digital Inclusion for a discussion on the needs of undeserved and underserved members of the Fresno community.

Our Digital Equity team is hitting the road to see how local communities are making equity & inclusion real through technology. A special thanks to Rep. Jim Costa for joining us as well!

Looking back to our time in City of Oakland with #OaklandUndivided and all of the wonderful folks working to bridge the digital divide. Thank you for hosting us in your beautiful city!#digitalequity

THIS WEEK: FCC's deadline for service providers to submit information for Broadband Data Collection (BDC) is Thursday, 9/1. This data is crucial to the future of #InternetForAll - if your company has questions or needs assistance, visit: help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/en-us

This week is NTIA's Broadband Academy for Federal Program Officers! One of our top priorities: ensuring that the staff working closely with states and communities delivering high-speed Internet connectivity are in careful coordination. It's a fun group of people, too 😊

ICYMI: Gov. John Bel Edwards & state leaders are getting their communities connected. #LA is the first state to receive planning funds from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) and #DigitalEquity Act initiatives under #InternetForAll.

We can close the #DigitalDivide in America by providing cheaper service, better devices, and upgraded skills training. Our team's Angela Thi Bennett joined a Black Churches for #DigitalEquity event in Michigan this weekend to discuss how we can do all of the above:

🎯 Spot on, Angela Thi Bennett. We know *for a fact* that students who lack reliable Internet access fall behind in school - and we know that millions of kids still lack a reliable, high-speed connection in the home. Fixing this needs to be a top priority of #InternetForAll.

How do we create the #equity focused #futureworkforce that our #interdisciplinary world demands? Join Fallon Wilson, PhD of #BlackTechFutures, @Homahota of @AIPInstitute and Angela Thi Bennett of NTIA for a free, virtual conversation to learn more marconisociety.org/decade-of-digi… #DODI22

Last week, we announced $34M in funding from Maricopa County to bring internet and training to the region. Today starting at 10:00 a.m. Bill Gates, @levgonick, Angela Thi Bennett & more will share more on digital inclusion efforts state & nationwide. ➡️shapingedu.asu.edu/event/arizona-…

Happy Digital Inclusion Week! #DIW22

HUGE congrats to Hispanic Federation on their first in person #DigitalEncuentro. Great to share what the FCC is doing to bridge the #digitaldivide to a room full of digital inclusion practitioners from across the country w/Sindy Benavides John C. Yang Marc Morial Angela Thi Bennett #HHM

The team is in #WI today for the #InternetForAll Connecting Wisconsin Kick-Off. Great to convene stakeholders from across the state and share ideas! Special thanks to PSC Wisconsin for partnering with us to hold this event.

“Higher education could really show up and support states in developing digital equity plans, help them think through how to measure success and impacts in communities, so we don’t just focus on outputs but outcomes to achieve to transform communities.” Angela Thi Bennett NTIA

Angela Thi Bennett NTIA “You train the workforce, you’re that foundation for every occupation, from technological to community colleges, to HBCUs to other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) that are sitting in the heart of our unserved or underserved populations.” NTIA

#YouBelongInSTEM! Our team's Angela Thi Bennett joined Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, AmeriCorps & Boys & Girls Clubs of America for an event late last week to encourage a more diverse workforce in STEM-related fields. We'll continue working to place #digitalequity at the heart of #InternetForAll.