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Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts. What Is Digital Inclusion?. Every Minneapolis resident deserves access to the social, civic, educational and economic opportunities the Internet provides. A Nation Online?. 68% of Americans use the Internet. 70% of Whites

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Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

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  1. Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  2. What Is Digital Inclusion? Every Minneapolis resident deserves access to the social, civic, educational and economic opportunities the Internet provides. Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  3. A Nation Online? 68% of Americans use the Internet • 70% of Whites • 57% of African-Americans • 38% of Americans with disabilities • 37% of Hispanics • 29% who have not graduated from High School • 26% age 60 or older “Digital Divisions”, Report of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, October 2005 Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  4. Persistent Barriers Include • Limited technology literacy skills • Anxiety, fear of technology tools • Limited education, general literacy levels • Language, accessibility barriers • Irrelevant content • Availability of affordable broadband service (rural and low-income communities) • Cost of entry (hardware) Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  5. Why is Access Important? • Job listings & applications • E-Government services • FAFSA- Student Aid application online • Filing taxes, vehicle & business licenses • Register & communicate with K-12 teachers • Communicate with elected officials • Loans and banking services • Health care information (Medicare Part D) • “Social Inclusion” Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  6. The Digital Divide: A Minneapolis Snapshot Kim Havey, the former director of the Minneapolis Empowerment Zone, estimated that less than 20% of households in the Empowerment Zones neighborhoods, which include Phillips, have home computers. Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  7. Phillips/ Ventura Neighborhoods Using this estimate, there are 690 potential computer users for each public-access computer available in the neighborhood in any given week. This includes public libraries, open labs at schools, and CTCs. • Research by: L. A. Stolarczyk • Waite House, Pillsbury United Communities • Community Technology Empowerment Project Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  8. Digital Inclusion Requires: • Training • Access • Hardware • Content Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  9. By providing high speed, low-cost broadband Internet service, will help bridge the ACCESS gap. Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  10. A Community Benefits Agreement provides a unique opportunity to address the TECHNOLOGY LITERACY gap. Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  11. Community Benefits Agreement A Community Benefits Agreement(CBA) is required as part of any final contract with broadband/IP vendor(s). The CBA will focus on how to best support new technology users in underserved communities. Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  12. …through support for the development of local, relevant CONTENT Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  13. …and/or support for technology VOLUNTEER & MENTORING programs Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  14. …and/or support for HARDWARErefurbishing programs & discounts Wireless router Wireless card Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  15. ….and/or affordable SOFTWARE, including security, accessibility and open source tools Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  16. The Digital Access + Equity Campaign Residents and non-profit representatives have been meeting… • A grassroots effort to inform, educate and organize Minneapolis residents around Digital Inclusion efforts, and discuss CBA issues. • Community Meetings began in November 2005 • Sponsored by C-CAN, The Community Computer Access Network & The Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, with support from the MSNet Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  17. What should the CBA include?--Assessing Community Needs Online CBA Survey www.DIGITALACCESS.ORG Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  18. Ideas related to Community Benefits (from current survey data) Subsidized or FreeIndividual Accounts 40% listed this as CRITICAL40% answered VERY IMPORTANT Discounted or Free Non-Profit Accounts 60% answered “DISCOUNTED” 33% answered “FREE” Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  19. FreeServiceto Schools, Parks, Libraries and Community Technology Centers (CTCs) 52 % answeredCRITICAL 28% answered VERY IMPORTANT 14% answered IMPORTANT Discounts to Small Businesses 48% answered IMPORTANT20% answered VERY IMPORTANT 17% listed this as CRITICAL Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  20. To support efforts that address community technology needs,a vendor supported “Digital Inclusion Fund” might be part of the CBA. Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  21. How will community-generatedideas & recommendations impact the City’s formal contract negotiation process? Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  22. Taskforce collects CBA ideas community surveys, meetings, events and emails Taskforce reviews, prioritizes and makes CBA recommendations to negotiators City negotiates CBA with Vendor (as part of overall service contract) Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  23. The Digital Inclusion Task Force This taskforce will coordinate (and receive) all of the community input that the City receives through its own and other agencies’ meetings, surveys and forums. Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  24. The Digital Inclusion Task Force The taskforce will then integrate that community input to craft Community Benefits recommendations that can be used during the contract negotiations. Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  25. Who serves on this Task Force? Community Leaders Representing: • K-12 Public Schools • Minneapolis Libraries • Non-Profit Organizations • Higher Education (MNSCU and U of M) • Greater Twin Cities United Way • Corporate Foundations • Local Employers, Businesses • Local Government Agencies • Minority, Senior and Disability Communities Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  26. Task Force Objectives: • Articulate a Community Technology Agenda for the City of Minneapolis • Review community input & oversee CBA recommendations Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  27. Community input will help the Task Force, city staff, vendors, and elected officials: • understand existing technology needs • examinecommunity-based strategies • that meet these needs • negotiate benefits that help bring more • Minneapolis residents online Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  28. Get Involved, Stay Informed! • Complete the online CBA survey at • http://www.digitalaccess.org • Attend C-CAN/ Alliance for Metropolitan Stability roundtable meetings. Call (612) 332-4471 • Attend City-sponsored events and pilot activities …information on City and DigitalAccess websites Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

  29. visitwww.digitalaccess.orgfor meeting dates and locations http:// www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ wirelessminneapolis/ Community Benefits & Digital inclusion Efforts

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