Digital equity workers in Pennsylvania, this is your moment

The University of Pittsburgh hosted the 2022 Pennsylvania Broadband Symposium in April 2022 alongside state and regional partners to discuss challenges and strategize solutions around expanding broadband internet access in the state. The virtual summit convened amid growing national interest in bridging the digital divide, with recent funding allocations from the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the formation of the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. Sponsored by local organizations such as the Pittsburgh Technology Council, Meta Mesh Wireless Communities and the Metro21: Smart Cities Institute, the symposium brought together key partners to discuss policy solutions, digital ecosystems and access to the resources afforded by those ecosystems. The exact use of the federal money is still in deliberation, and much of the symposium pushed for digital equity workers everywhere to make their concerns heard while state and federal government entities are listening. Every discussion is worth watching on the event’s site if you have the time, but Technically has also rounded up some of the top talking points of the symposium here.