How local governments can help bridge the digital divide
Bridging the digital divide seems daunting, but there are many ways for local governments to help. Anthea Foyer, Sector Development Officer, Interactive Digital Media Office at Toronto, ON, breaks down some ways local governments can be more involved in supplying hardware and access to the internet in underserved parts of their communities.
San José pledges to close their digital divide
Led by Chief Innovation Officer Jordan Sun, the City of San José is making strides to close their digital divide not only through enabling access to the internet and device distribution, but through digital literacy training to ensure their community members are equipped to enter the digital world.
San Jose, CA
United States
Calgary launches city-wide wireless network to power IoT innovation
The city uses LoRaWAN technology to build Canada’s first large-scale IoT wireless network.
Calgary, AB
Canada
Connecting residents with LinkNYC kiosks
New York City has converted payphones into Link kiosks to provide citizens with the word’s largest and fastest public Wi-Fi network, along with a host of other features
New York, NY
United States