Topics Related to Digital Opportunity
The Affordable Connectivity Program has seen a dramatic increase in enrollment due to monthly discounts on high-speed internet service and digital devices. Governor Roy Cooper has also encouraged internet service providers to offer lower payment plans for increase online accessibility.
The State Library of North Carolina, N.C. Community College System, N.C. Cooperative Extension will receive a total of $4 million to help expand broadband and digital equity for the people of North Carolina.
The dashboard will report metrics for IT products and services that are purchased, licensed or leased by state agencies and educational entities within North Carolina. This transparency will help NCDIT and state, local and educational partners make the procurement process more efficient and cost effective.
The biggest community issues reported by nearly 400 participants were infrastructure for homes and businesses, cost of internet service available and digital literacy and upskilling.
The NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Equity will use a federal grant help enroll more low-income households in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) afford their monthly high-speed internet service.
The N.C. Department of Information Technology’s Division of Broadband and Digital Equity is holding the statewide Closing the Digital Divide: From Mountains to Coast listening tour to collect feedback from residents, businesses and organizations.
The listening tour feedback will add to mapping data, which NCDIT already collects, to create a more complete picture of the digital divide. It will be used to create comprehensive state plans to connect all North Carolinians.