Digital Equity Ecosystems Measurement Framework

Digital equity ecosystems are interactions between individuals, populations, communities, and their larger environments that all play a role in shaping the work in local communities to advance more equitable access to technology and social, economic, and racial justice. The Digital Equity Ecosystems Measurement (DEEM) framework assumes that local coalitions play a key role in this work. Through local coordination of digital inclusion services, information and resource sharing, networking, data collection, and advocacy, local coalitions have mobilized individuals and organizations across their communities to take action. While these local coalitions continue to address their communities’ digital equity challenges, many lack the conceptual frameworks and measurement tools needed to gather data for planning, improvement, and argumentation purposes. This report introduces a measurement framework to assist local coalitions in their efforts to grow and sustain healthy digital equity ecosystems.