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National Broadband Plan Debuts

Posted by Amy Garmer on Mar 16, 2010 in Blog, Civic Engagement, Digital Literacy, Geek Corps, Local Journalism, Open Government, Open Networks, Public Service Media, Universal Broadband

Finally, it’s here – the National Broadband Plan. Released yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission, the National Broadband Plan mandated in last year’s stimulus legislation lays out a broad, aspirational and ultimately attainable vision for achieving universal broadband service across the United States. With the release of the Plan, the national conversation on the information needs of Americans [...]

Personal Stories of Broadband Highlight Digital Inclusion Summit

Posted by Amy Garmer on Mar 16, 2010 in Blog, Civic Engagement, Digital Literacy, Geek Corps, Universal Broadband

The personal stories of individuals whose lives have been enhanced by access to broadband services or impacted by lack of broadband access formed an emotional centerpiece to the America’s Digital Inclusion Summit held in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. The Federal Communications Commission organized the event in partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight [...]

Digital Literacy Skills Essential to Closing Broadband Gap

Posted by Amy Garmer on Feb 24, 2010 in Blog, Civic Engagement, Digital Literacy, Geek Corps, Universal Broadband

The Federal Communications Commission released its National Broadband Plan Consumer Survey, Broadband Adoption and Use in America, which found that affordability and lack of digital skills are the main reasons why 93 million Americans — one-third of the country — are not connected to high-speed Internet at home.
The survey findings reinforce the growing body of [...]

Senior Public Media Officials Meet to Create New Public Media Corps

Posted by Amy Garmer on Nov 13, 2009 in Blog, Civic Engagement, Digital Literacy, Geek Corps, Public Service Media, Universal Broadband

The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) will bring together leading programming executives, producers and developers in San Francisco on November 16-17 for a ”Convening of Partners” to create a Public Media Corps. The PMC is similar to the Knight Commission’s recommendation for creating a “Geek Corps” to engage young people in developing the digital information and communication capacities of local communities. (For those of you who found [...]