Part 55   How long will it take for everyone to have available broadband
Channel: Libraries In Response
Date: 2021-08-13

Broadband access to the internet has been nearly essential to participation in society for over 20 years. From fun and interesting to now being necessary for education, access to public information /services, and participation of the global digital economy. Yet today, even against the backdrop of the pandemic and in the world's leading tech nation of the US, 10's of millions of people remain under or totally unserved.

Join us to get the full picture of what more needs to happen to finally bridge this unacceptable digital exclusion and where libraries fit into the solution.
 
Speakers:
Lev Gonick is an educator, technologist, and smart city architect. He has been teaching, working, and living on the Net for more than 25 years.

Currently, Lev is the Chief Information Officer at Arizona State University. He is also cofounder of DigitalC, previously OneCommunity, the award-winning non-profit organization enabling and celebrating innovation, collaboration, and productivity through next-generation broadband networks, big open data solutions, and IoT for public benefit. 
 
Jim Baller, Partner, Keller Heckman, LLP, is Co-founder and President, CLIC, Coalition for Internet Choice. "Communities across America are seeking affordable access to advanced communications networks, by working with willing incumbents, establishing public-private partnerships, developing their own networks, or finding other options that work for them."