Upcoming event

During the height of the pandemic and now in this present time of variants, policymakers, public interest groups, researchers, and citizens have been preoccupied with the lack of connectivity in the United States. Conversely, they have been at pains to ensure that everyone in the country has access to high speed, affordable internet (“broadband”). At the highest levels of power, this push for connection resulted in the passage of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Recently, financial technology (or fintech, for short) has been at the forefront of innovating traditional financial services models and challenging the status quo of banking. From mobile wallets to earned wage access, fintech companies are filling major gaps in financial services, while providing competitive alternatives to larger incumbents. This webinar will discuss the competitive positioning of fintechs, emerging industry trends and upcoming regulatory challenges.

A conversation about the state of cybersecurity, the ways marginalized communities are particularly vulnerable, how we can work together to educate people on threats they might face online, and what career opportunities these challenges can provide to members of all communities who are interested in helping to promote solutions.

The collection of high-quality data is of critical importance when tackling global issues like climate change, disaster response, and public health. But some groups have access to high-quality data about themselves and their communities and others don’t. Critical gaps in data hinder collaborative action on key global challenges. For example, countries vary in the quality and quantity of meteorological data collected, meaning climate risk prediction models for a given area may be inaccurate.

The agenda for the meeting will include a report of the Digital Empowerment and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group, including recommendations, for addressing digital redlining and other barriers that impact equitable access to broadband and other emerging technology in under-served and under-connected communities.

This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the CEDC Chair and the DFO.

Driven by the federal government’s historic $65B investment in broadband, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently launched a cross-agency Task Force to Prevent Digital Discrimination, which seeks to realize digital equity throughout the nation. During the event you’ll learn more about the progress the FCC towards advancing equity.

Recorded remarks by:

JESSICA ROSENWORCEL 
Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission

This day-long event will bring together critical stakeholders in Wisconsin from state and local governments, Tribal communities, federal agencies, and industry to discuss coordination on high-speed Internet infrastructure deployment and digital equity efforts as the state prepares to implement programs from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and launch Wisconsin’s Internet for All initiative under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

A discussion on how local and state governments can engage with the Federal Communications Commission’s Fabric Challenge Process.

The FCC’s national broadband map hinges on a fabric of “broadband serviceable locations” on top of which providers report service availability . Fixing inaccuracies in the initial versions of the FCC’s map will be vital to accurately distributing broadband funding from the infrastructure bill.

The Black Women’s Roundtable will host a virtual panel discussion on the discriminatory uses of personal data and how provisions of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) would address digital civil rights violations.  

Host 

Melanie Campbell 

President & CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation 

National Convenor, Black Women’s Roundtable 

Moderator 

Joycelyn Tate 

Senior Technology Policy Advisor 

Black Women’s Roundtable, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation