Category: CETF Reports

The Fact-Finding Listening Conferences explored the convergence of technology with healthcare to optimize Telehealth to ensure quality care for medically-disadvantaged residents and to improve overall population health.  The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF)   co-sponsored the Fact-Finding Listening Conferences with Partners in Care Foundation (PICF), CENIC […]

The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) developed and launched Neighborhood Transformation Initiatives in pacesetter communities to align County, City, and School resources to support community leaders and to achieve better outcomes for students and their families, and join forces to tackle poverty. CETF funded the […]

Closing the Digital Divide is an Imperative for Global Competitiveness Closing the Digital Divide is an imperative for global competiveness in this Digital Age.  Broadband is essential 21st Century infrastructure for economic vitality; and access to the Internet is a 21st Century Civil Right.  Communities […]

What is 5G? 5th generation mobile networks, abbreviated 5G, are the next generation of wireless telecommunications.. Carriers are marketing 5G for its provision of higher speeds, greater capacity, seamless connectivity, and lower latency, offering 1 gigabit per second or faster for greater numbers of users. […]

Broadband and the Environment: Technology Strategies for a Greener California We’ve all heard of the ways we can help save the planet, such as conserving energy in our homes and driving fewer miles in our cars. Such common environmentally-conscious strategies become a lot easier when […]

At first glance, “Broadband as a Green Strategy” might seem counterintuitive. Broadband—or high-speed Internet—is part of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, which is a large consumer of energy and emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG). By 2020, the sector is projected to be responsible […]

The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and its 19 partners reached millions of Californians between April 2010 and June 2013 in communities most impacted by the Digital Divide, promoting broadband awareness and adoption at home, offering computer training and computing devices, and providing job training […]

Lessons Learned from the Field:  Connecting Californians to Broadband and Digital Careers The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and its 19 partners reached millions of Californians between April 2010 and June 2013 in communities most impacted by the Digital Divide, promoting broadband awareness and adoption […]

Promising Best Practices to Achieve Positive Environmental and Economic Benefits through Accelerated Broadband Deployment and Adoption Background:  The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) engaged Valley Vision to research the potential of broadband as a “green strategy” to reduce impacts on the environment. Valley Vision conducted […]

As the most populous state, California is key to closing the Digital Divide in America. To accomplish this, the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) developed a strategic plan to break down barriers to high-speed Internet access at home. CETF has set its goal to reach […]