Digital inequities reinforce income inequality, making the benefits of technology remote for millions of Americans. This session will showcase the lesser-known impact that the digital divide has on individuals and the aggregate cost nationwide when millions of Americans are locked out of a digital economy.

Join TAPP Fellow Francella Ochillo for a conversation about how current and future digital inequities shape the way in which Americans work, live, and experience one another. The presentation will also feature insights from Harvard Kennedy School's Professor Jason Furman, Tufts University's Fletcher School Dean Bhaskar Chakravorti, former Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, and other thought leaders in the broadband landscape.

The Technology and Public Purpose Project will host a study group on "Using Digital Equity to Advance Public Service, Workforce Development, and a Multi-Racial Democracy." Organized by TAPP fellow Francella Ochillo, this study group explores how digital inequities can sabotage or bolster government service delivery, workforce development goals, and aspirations for a multi-racial and multi-cultural democracy.

The study group will meet every Tuesday from February 22nd to March 8th at 4:00pm in the Belfer Library (L369).

The format will be hybrid. For limited in-person attendance, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/LnohcoABbDW2D2EP6. For virtual access a link will be sent prior to each session. 

Once selected to join the study group, attendees will receive a course syllabus.