There are many organizations working on bridging the digital divide, especially when it comes to broadband access. Their tasks are about to get a little easier — at least from a financial perspective — since the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan includes $100 billion for broadband expansion across the country. The money is earmarked to
The year is 2050. You’re in Southend-on-Sea, a town at the English seaside. It is prosperous and connected, with quality of life to match. According to the city’s vision for 2050, developed in a huge participatory effort, this dream can become a reality as the towncharts its own course to grow into a sustainable and
Digital devices are generating more and more location data — details about places and about people in places — and users are benefitting. They may use a mobile map and find it liberating being untethered to paper, able to travel more confidently. But most don’t realize they are also being tracked by their device and,
When COVID hit in March 2020, plans were already underway for a philanthropic partnership between the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and New America Chicago. A team of volunteers at Mastercard had led a similar data-driven initiative in New Orleans the year prior, using analytics to tackle economic issues in the city. Similarly, this project