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Connect to Compete

Submitted: October 12, 2011 - 2:06pm
Last updated: October 12, 2011 - 2:07pm
Location:
Pew Charitable Trusts, 901 E Street NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
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Federal communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski was joined by executives and nonprofit leaders from across the broadband ecosystem at the launch of Connect to Compete, a new nonprofit initiative. This is a first-of-its-kind national effort to address the barriers to broadband adoption, digital literacy and the employment skills gap. In addition, Chairman Genachowski announced an FCC proposal to launch a Digital Literacy Corps. The new organization, which will be housed at One Economy, will be a collaborative effort with other non-profits and industry partners.

FCC Expanding Efforts to Connect More Americans to Broadband

Submitted: October 12, 2011 - 8:42am
Last updated: October 12, 2011 - 8:50am
Location:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC, 20554, United States
Recommendation:
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As part of a broad effort to encourage more Americans to use high-speed Internet and be able to compete in the global economy, the Federal Communications Commission has brought together a group of private companies that will offer free computer training to people in disadvantaged communities.

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Date: Oct 12 2011 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Pew Charitable Trusts, 901 E Street NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States

Broadband Adoption Task Force

Federal Communications Commission
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
10:00AM-11:00AM Eastern

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will announce a national public-private partnership program designed to increase broadband adoption, elevate digital literacy and assist Americans in searching and training for jobs.

According to the Pew Research Center, one-third of all Americans— 100 million people – have not adopted broadband high-speed Internet at home. The public-private partnership seeks to overcome the top obstacles to broadband adoption, including digital literacy, relevance and cost. The national program is the first major action by Chairman Genachowski’s Broadband Adoption Task force, announced in May to help close the adoption gap.

PARTERS:
National electronics retailer
Global consumer and business software corporation Leading non-fiction media corporation Digital literacy training company E-training provider for public workforce development Leading job-search and job-training companies Coalition of digital inclusion experts and non-profits

ONLINE: The event will be webcast on www.fcc.gov/live.

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