Uhunoma Edamwen

Digital Inclusion Week Highlights Focus on Broadband-Disconnected Urban Residents

Experts on digital empowerment pressed the federal government to maintain a focus on broadband equity during the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA)'s October 6 event as part of “National Digital Inclusion Week.” Speaking about the broader agenda for NDIA, executive director Angela Siefer said that NDIA’s purpose was to provide “peer-to-peer learning. We get the conversation started. Everything we get is from boots on the ground.” This theme of community-informed practice and knowledge sharing echoed throughout the event.