Produced and coordinated by the Benton Foundation, the Digital Divide Network “examines the digital divide from many perspectives. The website offers a range of information, tools and resources that help practictioners stay on top of digital divide developments. It also serves as forum where practictioners can share their experiences with colleagues around the world. We look at the causes and effects of the divide from four distinct angles: technology access, literacy and learning, content, and economic development. In each of these areas, we pay particular attention to the role of local individuals and organizations when it comes to bridging the divide.”
One of the most impressive features is the Digital Divide Database, a national directory of over 20,000 digital divide-related services around the US, including places where citizens can get free Internet access and IT training. These listings represent public libraries, CTCs, HUD neighborhood network sites, PowerUp sites, TIIAP/TOP grantees and Urban League centers, among others.
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