Digital Equity Ecosystems | Digital Equity Research Center, Metropolitan New York Library Council | March 2022
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Summary:
"We define digital equity ecosystems as interactions between individuals, populations, communities, and their larger sociotechnical environments that all play a role in shaping the digital inclusion work in local communities to promote more equitable access to technology and social and racial justice. Our research in this area seeks to understand how digital inclusion coalitions across the nation have worked to promote healthy digital equity ecosystems. The purpose of this research is to provide data and evidence to help practitioners, philanthropic organizations, and local, state, and federal policymakers develop more effective digital equity strategies, particularly as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration releases billions of dollars in the next five years through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. We hope that the findings from our work will also be useful for key stakeholders working on digital equity initiatives to advance social, economic, and racial justice in communities across the country...."