NCDIT Appoints Annette Taylor as New Deputy Secretary of Broadband and Digital Opportunity

The North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) announced Annette Taylor’s appointment as Deputy Secretary for NCDIT’s Division of Broadband and Digital Opportunity, which was created in July 2021 to prioritize the state’s efforts to close the digital divide. Taylor joined NCDIT in May 2022 as the director of the Office of Digital Opportunity, established as the first of its kind in the nation. As deputy secretary, she will oversee the investment of nearly $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan funds and $30 million in state funding for high-speed internet infrastructure access and adoption.