Equitable Internet Access Must Be Part of the Next #EdTechContract
Channel: New America
Date: 2016-06-08

Vikki Katz, associate professor at Rutgers University, discusses the vital role of the Internet for learning, as well as the many dimensions that need to be considered as we work toward equitable digital access, at New America’s 2016 Annual Conference, The Next Social Contract. Join the conversation online by following the hashtag #EdTechContract on Twitter.

**** About the Event ****

The digital age brings flexibility and dynamism to the economy, but also challenges current forms of security and equity. The disruptions in our economy, for both good and ill, offer our leaders opportunities to reframe the essential social contract we have with each other. It also asks government to rethink its relationship with its citizens. From safety nets to operation systems, from personal identity to income inequality, we need to rewire that social contract. New America has been leading these conversations for more than a decade. In this election year, we are poised to play a pivotal role in how the leading candidates write the new social contract. As the primary season settles and the general election turns its focus on our most pressing challenges, we will bring together the most original thinking on the most important public issues, to create conversations you won't hear anywhere else.

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