Maryland Digital Equity Index

To help policymakers, leaders, and residents better understand the state's digital divide, the Community Development Network of Maryland has a new map that shows where gaps in digital equity are more (or less) severe throughout the state. The Maryland Digital Equity Index shows how digital inequity afflicts urban and rural parts of Maryland. As statewide broadband planning gets underway, this tool will help planners understand where need is greatest and where community engagement should be targeted. The tool is a result of a collaboration between the Community Development Network of Maryland, Baltimore's Neighborhood Indicators Alliance, the Abell Foundation, and analysis by John Horrigan [Senior Fellow at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society].