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  • Climate-conscious Indians tap carbon credits for greener fun

    Anuradha Nagaraj

    December 19, 2022 |

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    Response Location: India

    In India, the carbon offset market is growing in popularity as individuals look to reduce their personal carbon footprint by buying offsets online.

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  • Wireless hot spots: A pandemic fix yielding lackluster results for rural students

    Reyes Mata III

    December 19, 2022 |

    Carlsbad Current-Argus |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Teresa, New Mexico

    When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shift to remote learning, districts issued wireless hot spots to students as a cost-effective solution to help those living in homes without internet access their school work. While hot spots helped a large number of students, a present digital divide — specifically in rural areas — has made connecting harder for others, but government funding is ramping up to expand broadband access.

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  • A Site That Safeguards Migrants' Educational Credentials

    Elizabeth Hewitt

    December 09, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Article 26 Backpack is an online storage platform refugees can upload academic transcripts, diplomas, and other important documents to. The platform safeguards the copies in case the originals cannot be kept and allows users to share them with universities and employers.

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  • This South African initiative helps newsrooms access women experts

    Johnstone Kpilaakaa

    December 05, 2022 |

    IJNet |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    Quote This Woman+ is a database of over 600 experts in various topics for journalists to reach out to as sources. Designed to help combat inequality and bias in the news, the experts are females and people from groups underrepresented in the media.

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  • How to Fight Digital Colonialism

    Toussaint Nothias

    November 14, 2022 |

    Boston Review |

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    Response Location: India

    When Facebook rolled out its Free Basics program offering internet services through a company-controlled portal, Indian activists launched the Save the Internet campaign to oppose the initiative and the practice of "zero-rating" on the grounds that these practices violated Net Neutrality. Through marches, social media organizing, and viral videos, the movement was able to sway public opinion and the Indian regulatory authority ultimately outlawed zero-rating.

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  • Indianapolis libraries lead the way across the digital divide

    Sydney Dauphinais

    November 03, 2022 |

    WFYI Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Indianapolis Public Libraries are teaching residents computer literacy and providing access to computers and wifi to help bridge the digital divide for those who don’t have access to their own.

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  • You can ban a book, but can you stop teens from finding it online?

    Heather Kelly

    September 22, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To combat the banned books war and issues with book access, the Books Unbanned program offers free online access to the library’s entire collection for 13-to-21-year-olds. The program has already issued more than 5,100 cards and checked out 20,000 materials. And because the program is funded independently, it can offer books to people out of state.

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  • NYC's Newest Gigabit Center Aims to Close the Bronx's Digital Divide

    Emily Nonko

    August 03, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The free, public WiFi network LinkNYC addresses the digital divide exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. LinkNYC replaces old payphone kiosks and provides high-speed WiFi hotspots and allow for phone calls, device charging and access to social services and local information.

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  • Chicago Offers a Blueprint for Expanding Urban Internet Access

    Amy Yee

    May 31, 2022 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago Connected is a $50 million four-year program that has already provided high-speed broadband to over 40,000 households in need, representing around 64,000 Chicago public school students, and plans to expand. On-the-ground community outreach in multiple languages was key to connecting residents to the program quickly, which was needed as school went virtual due to COVID-19. The public schools helped identify eligible low-income students whose parents were then contacted by outreach workers.

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  • A Visually Impaired Nigerian Is Training Others To Use Gadgets With Ease

    Nathaniel Bivan

    May 12, 2022 |

    HumAngle |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kogi State

    In a country where the prevalence of blindness for all ages is 4.2% of the population, Zions Assistive Tech Solutions (ZATS) trains people who are blind on how to effectively use technology like phones and computers.

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