Policymakers face the challenge of governing diverse data effectively to build trust in a flexible, ethical, and accountable manner.
As Covid-19 raged, access to high-speed internet saved lives. The effects were especially pronounced in cities, researchers found.
US broadband expansion lowered Covid mortality, especially in metro areas. Internet access is crucial in the public health toolbox.
For Pride Month 2022, Digital Planet updates LGBTQ+ representation analysis in STEM. Affiliation disparities persist, with women in STEM and FAANG facing challenges. Younger STEM candidates lag behind college graduates in LGBTQ+ affiliation.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocates $65B to expand US broadband. We advocate a “people over miles” approach for equitable access.
Some of the biggest U.S. companies have agreed to third-party racial-equity audits after shareholder pressure that increased amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
Dispatch from the Digital Planet is a monthly bulletin that talks about new updates in digital innovation across the world and their impact.
We’ve been talking for years about how to fix the rural broadband problem. Now we’re finally going to do it.
Our ambition isn’t just to increase our pool of tech talent. It’s to diversify the sector one hire at a time, writes the chief of Chicago’s Discovery Partners Institute.
Friday marks 100 days since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
