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1st Digital Inclusion Roundtable
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Dates: May 24-24, 2006
- Location: Los Angeles, CA,United States
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| Wednesday, May, 24, 2006 |
| 03:45 PM - 07:00 PM |
Moderated Discussion
Digital inclusion is a major motivation for the deployment of broadband infrastructure in urban and rural areas. Communications infrastructure is only one of many things that must align in order for local government leadership to trigger the adoption of integrated strategies and plans to address the digital divide, including funding and hardware needs, education and training, applications, and community support.
- Costis Toregas, President Emeritus, Public Technology Institute, Chair, National Academy of Public Administration Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance
- Nigel Ballard, Digital Inclusion, Intel Americas, State & Local Government
- A.R.Forcke, Public Sector Market Manager, Human Ability and Accessibility Center, IBM Research
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Proceedings