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 [...]
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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 [...]
The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) is pleased to announce that the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and CETF President and Chief Executive Officer Sunne Wright McPeak are being honored as winners of the 2013 Innovations in Networking Awards for Gigabit/Broadband Applications. [...]
"We understand that without computers and computer literacy neither availability nor access will ensure use. It is low use that is at the heart of the digital divide." Earlier this month, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors acted to join other municipalities across the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A mobile classroom aimed at providing free computer and digital training to underserved members of communities in Monterey County was unveiled today. It's part of Community Connection, a program of the Central Coast Broadband Consortium Public Computing Alliance, and is funded from a $3.9 million [...]
Despite some gains, the digital divide more broadly affects Latinos than nearly any other demographic group in the U.S. While public policy efforts and outreach campaigns seem to have had only a modest effect on improving the matter, a number of nonprofit organizations are working [...]
The Central Valley can claim many contributions to California's well being. The successful effort to close the Digital Divide is one we proudly can add. The Public Policy Institute of California just released the fifth annual Statewide Survey: Californians and Information Technology, which tracks Internet [...]