Digital Inclusion - Brainstorming Results

The Social Sector and Digital Inclusion working group has begun their brainstorming process. The following represents the outcome of that process to date.

Distribution (Connectivity). Questions to Consider:

• How do we identify who currently who does/doesn’t have Internet?
• What might be done to close the inclusivity gap? 
• What are the core inclusivity gap themes?

Usage. Questions to Consider:

• What are all of the ways the community might use and take advantage of this new technology?
• While community members “pull” content, might we consider “push” strategies?
• How might our community members use this technology to benefit the community (texting in problems or ideas, opinion surveys, etc…)

Education/Content. Questions to Consider:

• How might we educate the community about resource value?
• How might we educate the community about how to make best use for community/civic engagement & development, business engagement & development and personal engagement & development
• In what ways can we provide education and training directly to our community?
• What types of education/content do we support?

Devices. Questions to Consider:

• How can we maximize usage with consideration to the devices that will be used (home computer vs. smart-phone or tablet)?
• Might additional infrastructure such as “hot spots” throughout Provo be an option? 
• How do we envision “how” our community will interface with the Internet from a hardware perspective? 

Tools & Apps. Questions to Consider:

• What kinds of tools and applications would help our community make the most of this technology?

Overarching Considerations. Questions to Consider:

• How will all of the themes above help build community relationships?
• How do we demonstrate value through each theme?
• What will be our change management strategy for all themes?

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