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Author: Brent Stromberg

National Non-Profit Partners with California Organizations

Washington D.C. based non-profit organization Connect2Compete (C2C) is partnering with the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and the Youth Policy Institute (YPI) to increase broadband adoption and digital literacy in California, the three organizations jointly announced today. Read More>>>

Viewpoints: Broadband Internet Connection for all Residents is Essential

For California to remain a beacon of innovation, equality and economic vitality, all residents should have access to affordable high-speed Internet connections wherever they live. Unfortunately, many of the state's rural areas are not adequately served, limiting important services such as telemedicine, remote learning and [...]

Fresno State, Regional Partners Awarded $600K Broadband Grant

The Office of Community and Economic Development at Fresno State, in conjunction with campus and regional partners, has been given $600,000 to increase Internet usage throughout the San Joaquin Valley. The money is from the California Emerging Technology Fund's Get Connected program. Through a variety [...]

Promoting the Benefits of Digital Literacy

A non-profit called the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) is using BTOP funding to provide affordable computers, low-cost home broadband connections and digital workforce training for low-income residents and other vulnerable groups in California. CETF works through 19 partners statewide, including non-profits that offer job [...]

Building Broadband Adoption Infrastructure

In California, the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) has helped 2,600 people find jobs by using broadband connectivity to foster job-seeking skills. And CFY (formerly known as Computers for Youth) works closely with families to help them understand how high-speed connectivity can help in their [...]

Learning any Time, any Place, at any Pace

California has reached 97 percent broadband deployment and could hit its statutory target of 98 percent by the end of 2015. Although broadband service is available, not all residents are able to afford it. For residents of small communities and older neighborhoods with clunky broadband [...]