Digital Inclusion
Resources
A comprehensive list of all articles posted on Dallasfed.org related to digital inclusion.
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How Can You Close the Digital Divide in Your Community? Start with a Needs Assessment
Marycruz De Leon and Sylvia Sanchez
The shape of the digital divide is different in each community. Affordability, infrastructure, lack of devices or skills, and low awareness of the internet’s benefits can all be factors.
September 14, 2020
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Connecting Communities During COVID-19: A Quick Guide to Broadband Solutions for Local Governments
Jordana Barton
Directives for social distancing and stay-at-home orders have made access to broadband an urgent necessity for families as they struggle to stay connected with schooling, jobs, health care, government assistance and more.
April 20, 2020
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Dallas Faces a Gaping Digital Divide When It Comes to Economic Inclusion
Julie Gunter and Pamela Foster
In the city of Dallas, about 42 percent of households lack a fixed connection to the internet. What does this mean for our neighbors’ economic future? How can we close the digital divide?
December 20, 2019
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Digital Inclusion Summit
This event convened local leaders to discuss collaborative approaches to achieving digital equity and inclusion for all Dallas communities.
Aug. 6, 2019 | Dallas
August 06, 2019
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Promising Telehealth Initiatives Highlight the Need to Close Digital Divide
Jordana Barton
These five case studies examine how access to telehealth can address health disparities in underserved urban and rural communities.
December 14, 2018
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Preparing Workers for the Expanding Digital Economy
Jordana Barton
This book chapter explores how digital inclusion increases access to jobs, economic opportunity and upward mobility.
November 16, 2018
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Closing the Digital Divide: A Framework for Meeting CRA Obligations
This publication provides a toolkit for bankers seeking to bring digital opportunity to underserved, rural and tribal communities through access to high-speed broadband.
April 18, 2016