Oct. 22, 2025 8:00 am
Philadelphia’s Digital Equity Programs Help Immigrants and Everyday People Get and Stay Connected
Dr. Revati Prasad of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society and Christopher Wink of Technical.ly deliver the Keynote address at the Tech Learning Collaborative’s 2025 conference. Zabeehullah Yadgar is an Afghan immigrant who moved to the United States in 2023. He is now in the nine-month Digital Bridge Peer Facilitator program at The […]
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Oct. 26, 2021 12:19 pm
Adult learners need digital literacy, too
By combining traditional literacy and digital literacy education, this partnership between Comcast and Beyond Literacy wants to ensure that adult learners of all backgrounds have the tools needed to succeed.
purpose
Oct. 12, 2021 8:44 am
How Temple’s Small Business Development Center is working to bridge the digital divide
With the new PA Digital Transformation eCommerce Program, the SBDC wants to help entrepreneurs thrive in the digital economy. It's also expanding to locations outside of North Philadelphia.
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Oct. 6, 2021 11:32 am
Digital access is foundational. What are local orgs doing to improve it?
Last week we asked our community — via our daily newsletter — to tell us what they and/or their organizations are doing to help improve digital access in the region. Here are their responses.
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Aug. 18, 2021 9:31 am
PHLConnectED has enabled 18K+ internet connections in a year, the City says
Plus, here's how Philadelphia stands to benefit from the newly passed $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill.
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Jul. 6, 2021 1:28 pm
Here are 5 ways the City of Philadelphia can better support broadband access for its residents
When it comes to digital access, there’s still work to be done to get everyone on a level playing field.
purpose
Jun. 17, 2021 8:30 am
Bridging the digital divide: An equity saga
With the uptake of vaccinations and the drop in COVID cases and fatalities, the question is —will the urgency that forced the digital divide higher on the city’s priority list ultimately dissipate?
purpose
Mar. 25, 2021 9:00 am
Comcast says it will invest $1B in digital equity and its Internet Essentials program in the next decade
Since the program launched, it's served 10 million people nationwide and about 840,000 Greater Philadelphia residents, per Comcast.
purpose
Jan. 14, 2021 3:29 pm
Keyspots and entrepreneurship to get boost from new City programs
Verizon is partnering with the City of Philadelphia for the initiatives that will focus on enhancing digital resources via its public-access computer centers, as well as funding for founders.
people
Dec. 16, 2020 10:10 am
Brandon Washington is fundraising for a collaborative workspace at 19th and Washington
The South Philly native wants to build 1901, a community hub that will offer high-speed internet, computers and tech education.