Pamela Rosales

Each year at Net Inclusion, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance and the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society recognizes leaders in the digital inclusion movement through the Charles Benton Digital Equity Digital Equity Award. Named for Charles Benton, the founder of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, NDIA created the awards to recognize leadership and dedication in advancing digital equity. The 2026 Digital Equity Champions are:

One of Net Inclusion’s cherished traditions is presenting the recipients of the prestigious Charles Benton Digital Equity Award. Named for Charles Benton, the founder of Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) created the awards to recognize leadership and dedication in advancing digital equity. Since NDIA’s creation of the award in 2016, we have recognized 15 Digital Equity Champions, and we are thrilled to welcome this year’s remarkable awardees: