The Divide: How local governments are leading on digital inclusion

This episode features Paolo Balboa, senior program manager with the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA); as well as Jessica Hatch, broadband coordinator for Door County, Wisconsin; and Ashley Pollard, the digital inclusion manager for the city of Philadelphia.

Both Door County and Philadelphia were recently selected as Digital Inclusion Trailblazers, which is a program organized by NDIA that sets a benchmark for local governments who are doing digital equity and digital inclusion work. We discuss that program in more detail, as well as the unique circumstances surrounding the digital divide in Philadelphia and Door County, what's working, where they're still facing challenges closing connectivity gaps and much more.

Learn more about the 2023 cohort of Digital Inclusion Trailblazers here.

Here are a few topics covered in this conversation:

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