Celebrating Digital Inclusion, this week — and every week
Digital Inclusion Week 2023 has been a blur! From our local kickoff on Monday, helping enroll residents in the Affordable Connectivity Plan at the City Housing Resource Fair, to taking part in Tuesday’s national Building for Digital Equity conversation with NDIA and ILSR to a Wednesday listening session on the State of Tennessee’s Digital Opportunity […]
Air quality, community education efforts earn Chattanooga the 2023 Smart 50 Award
Chattanooga, TN, May, 17, 2023 — A multi-community effort including Chattanooga and stakeholders in four other U.S. cities earned a 2023 Smart 50 Award for developing infrastructure to provide neighborhood-level air quality data and increase public understanding of its effects. Each year, the Smart 50 Awards, in partnership with Smart Cities Connect and Smart Cities […]
The View from the Top – A spotlight with TGH TN’s Rachael Morrow
“I don’t fully understand what you just said, but it doesn’t really sound like my kind of fun.” – a skeptical (new) TGH participant As a project contractor with Tech Goes Home, it is often challenging to describe (simply) what I do. As a former over-the-top English teacher, an eternal optimist, and a self-proclaimed Wonder […]
Chattanooga named a 2022 ‘Digital Inclusion Trailblazer’
“Like water or power, the internet has become an essential need for our residents, which is why it’s so important to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or neighborhood, has access,” said Chattanooga …
Storytelling Spaces: A Celebration of Community Art(ists)
Storytelling Spaces was conceptualized through the desire to explore what placemaking & art opportunities can do for communities. The event had two main priorities: equitable access to art in historically marginalized communities and connecting local artists, many of whom were searching for new outlets amidst and ongoing pandemic, to the community they call home, yet […]
Reflections from Net Inclusion 2022 — A note from President & CEO Deb Socia & COO Geoff Millener:
Each year, digital equity advocates from across the country gather for one of our favorite traditions: the National Digital Inclusion Alliance‘s Net Inclusion summit. It’s more of a family reunion than conference — we just gather for conversations centered around access and the billions of federal dollars available for broadband infrastructure and digital equity instead […]
The biggest barriers to technology for older adults? Access, affordability & opportunity …
When it comes to technology, older adults are pioneers — yet they are often also the most overlooked, particularly in terms of accessible resources. They experienced emerging technologies at a critical moment, confronting opportunities and challenges with profound repercussions. At no time has this been more apparent than during the ongoing pandemic, when the ability […]
Tech Goes Home celebrates statewide expansion
Educators across the state of Tennessee will have opportunities to grow their knowledge and gain digital literacy skills through The Enterprise Center’s new Tech Goes Home Tennessee program. With a list of 200+ interested Early Childhood Education Professionals already set to begin classes this February, Tech Goes Home (TGH) Chattanooga’s success led to the statewide […]
