The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society is hosting a national dialogue to engage a community of advocates that will contribute to a publication that outlines a collective vision of digital equity.

At this meeting, the Disability Advisory Committee is expected to receive and consider a report and recommendation from its working group.

The committee may also receive briefings from FCC staff on issues of interest to the Committee and may discuss topics of interest to the committee, including, but not limited to, matters concerning communications transitions, telecommunications relay services, emergency access, and video programming accessibility.

Broadband partnerships come in many forms. From alliances among broadband service providers and electric coops to partnerships with state and local government entities, no one arrangement looks exactly like the next. The variety of approaches is vast, but the goal remains the same: to bring robust services to more Americans.

A one-day event dedicated to exploring the current challenges facing Black communities and proposing solutions for the future. Sessions include:

A fireside chat with Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and National Telecommunications and Information Administration Administrator

Technology Policy Priorities for Black Communities

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. Sadly, there is a lack of awareness about the cyber importance of digital identity. This panel will discuss how a strong digital identity strategy can help prevent cyber attacks, and how we can implement it to enable a more secure future.

SPEAKERS

- Zach Isakowitz, Legislative Director, Congressman Michael McCaul

- Cara Mumford, Director of Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Turning Our Moment into Movement

Digital Inclusion Week is an annual week of awareness, recognition, and celebration. Organizations and individuals across the country host special events and campaigns to promote digital equity in their communities. This year’s theme is “Turning Our Moment into Movement,” signaling a turning point and time of action for the digital inclusion movement.

Experts in law, engineering, regulation, policy and economics will convene to assess the state of U.S. spectrum policy, and determine if the U.S. is poised to continue leading the world in spectrum-based innovations, consumer benefits and economic growth.

We have an historic opportunity right now to create a more equitable and inclusive approach to advancing digital equity. Digital inclusion practitioners, community leaders and state and local leaders are looking for the most effective digital equity solutions and how to best allocate federal funds. It is critical that these stakeholders have a roadmap for how to use funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act so they can create educational, economic and social equity in their communities.

Gov. Andy Beshear, Kentucky

Joi Olivia Chaney, Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy,  National Urban League

Kevin Gallagher, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce on Upskilling and Broadband, US Department of Commerce, NTIA

Jonathan Spalter, CEO, USTelecom 

Moderated by: Brakkton Booker, The Recast Author, POLITICO

Rebecca Kern, Tech Reporter, POLITICO