Digital Readiness: Rethinking The Digital Divide

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Tuesday, June 17
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
http://www.itif.org/events/digital-readiness-rethinking-digital-divide

ITIF gathers a panel of experts to discuss John Horrigan's recent work on digital readiness and broadband adoption. Horrigan's report presents data from a national survey on broadband adoption and access, with an eye towards users' general readiness to use broadband and other new technologies.

The report calls for a rethinking of the term "digital divide," favoring a measurement of digital readiness instead of adoption/access and indicates that the next generation of technologies will face difficulties due to low levels of digital readiness. The report also invites advocates for complementary investments in digital readiness to smooth adoption of new applications.

This event is free, open to the public and complies with ethics rules. This event will be webcast live.

Doug Brake
Telecommunications Policy Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Laura Breeden
Program Director for Public Computing and Broadband Adoption, NTIA

John Horrigan
Independent Communications and Technology Policy Consultant

Larra Clark
Director, Program on Networks, American Library Association

Nicol Turner-Lee
Vice President and Director of Media and Technology Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Scott Wallsten
Vice President for Research and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute