Doubling Digital Opportunities: Enhancing the Inclusion of Women & Girls in the Information Society frames the challenges and opportunities we face in achieving gender equality in an era of rapid technological change. It closely examines critical gender issues with respect to new information and communication technologies (ICTs) and broadband. Most important, it shows ways in which we can further advance the sustainable development agenda by promoting the use of new technologies in support of gender equality and women’s empowerment. From Broadband Commission Working Group on Broadband and Gender, ITU/UN.
The biggest obstacle to advocating for Internet access. All that jargon. A very handy infographic from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance so you can speak broadband babble with the best of them.
A series of studies by John Dunbar and Jacob Fenton at the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University on the links between poverty, rural life and lack of broadband access.
This report is a comprehensive compilation of data on how the Latino community is using mobile phones.
The compilation of the data indicates three major tendencies: Latinos are less likely to adopt broadband at home than other ethnic groups, are three times more likely than the general population to rely on mobile phones as their only means of Internet access, and are footing larger mobile phone bills than any other demographic group.
This Media Alliance report is a compilation of several events held in the state of California where grassroots groups and members of the community gathered to discuss the the Internet.
The movement for affordable broadband access is growing. Media Alliance’s “Digital Inclusion Advocacy Toolkit: Bridging the Digital Divide by Winning Community Benefits in Municipal Broadband Projects” provides useful information for community members who want to advance digital inclusion in their neighborhoods. A resource directory and a comprehensive glossary of terms makes this a must-read for everyone.
The Oakland Digital Inclusion Summit was a vital event for community sharing, networking, access to information and a framework for moving forward. Click here for the summit reader: some of the best resources on community broadband implementation around.
