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  • Library hotspots can help those in internet deserts

    May 12, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Rural areas struggle to have internet, which can be a problem for everyone including students. Mansfield/ Richland County Public Libraries have started lending out hot spots, which has been very successful and useful for residents.

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  • Nearby Hudson may have found internet desert solution

    May 11, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Hudson, Ohio

    Hudson was an internet desert, with slow and unreliable internet services and companies refusing to provide better internet since it wouldn't be very profitable. Thus, the city created its own internet company-Velocity Broadband, which already has more business customers than expected, has been receiving positive feedback- including residents wanting to access the service, and has sparked businesses to move to the area.

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  • What can the sharing economy bring to emerging markets?

    March 09, 2017 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    April Rinne, a sharing economy adviser in Portland, believes that new technology and the emergence of the sharing economy has massive potential to connect talent, resources, and ideas around the globe, particularly in the context of advancing international development initiatives. She works with clients around the world to "help the sharing economy realize its full potential" and challenge the assumptions surrounding poverty.

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  • One town's quest to join tech revolution – and what it says about digital inequality

    January 25, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Greeley, Colorado

    Many rural towns with limited resources are struggling to provide their students with the devices necessary to stay ahead in the digital age. In Greeley, CO, a town with significant minority and refugee populations that have little or no internet access at home, the digital divide and the wealth disparity between school districts is particularly stark. But the schools in Greeley remain determined, cobbling together old donated computers, salvaged devices, grants and fundraisers, to try and help provide better opportunities and more efficient education for all their students.

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  • How this podcast is fighting underrepresentation, one artist at a time

    January 10, 2017 |

    Generocity |

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    Response Location: United States, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

    The popularity of the podcast has skyrocketed in recent years, but minorities remain drastically underrepresented in the field, as with most media realms. Contemporary Black Canvas was created to help encourage people of color to participate, as well as giving minorities a platform from which to speak and a foot in the door of the industry.

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  • The Students, Families Who Can't Afford Internet in the Bronx

    November 23, 2016 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In an era when success in school and the workplace is so heavily reliant on internet access, almost 20 percent of New York City households still lack internet access at home. Fortunately, the New York City Housing Authority is taking steps to address the issue by providing solutions such as installing free hotspots, distributing complimentary Wi-Fi equipment, and even parking digital vans outside of public housing complexes so that residents can easily and freely access computers, printers, and the Internet.

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  • Addressing The Digital Divide In Education

    October 07, 2016 |

    KNME-PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Farmington, New Mexico

    Many families in rural New Mexico still do not have high speed internet access at home. In Farmington, the public school district, a local college, and nonprofits are working to close the gap in the digital divide for students by addressing access to technology and the internet.

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  • Can Bodegas Solve the Philippines' Internet Problem?

    July 26, 2016 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: Philippines

    While internet access is widespread in the Philippines, the speed tends to be low and the cost tends to be high. The Philippines-based company Wi-Fi Interactive Network has been taking steps to address these issues by creating internet hot spots at bodegas. People can access these hot spots for free through the purchase of essential items such as soap, toothpaste, and milk.

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  • Participation in NYC Public Libraries' Tech Trainings Soars

    June 03, 2016 |

    Civic Hall |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York Public Libraries are closing the digital divide by offering tech trainings, that have already been very successful as indicated by their long waitlists. Attention is now turned towards growing these programs, providing free wifi hotspots, and reaching out to demographics that are not well represented in the tech industry.

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  • The Town That Made Its Own Internet

    May 26, 2016 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Greenfield, Massachusetts

    Before 2011, 40% of residents of Greenfield, Massachusetts did not have Internet access. The mayor hired someone to help the town become its own Internet Service Provider, build out the necessary fiber, and fund the entire project without raising taxes. Dan Kelley, who oversaw the project, said “the biggest reason the plan in Greenfield has worked is because of the buy-in commitment made by the town’s residents.” The new affordable Internet is helping residents throughout the town stay connected.

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