I chair the Eliminate the Digital Divide Advisory Committee , which advises the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in establishing criteria and procedures for identifying recipients of grants under the Digital Divide Elimination Act.
Here’s meeting notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CF6J9L_uG0xCR5AgbC3_IMMfK76lUlo2lxGQOLqQcXA/edit
James R. Thompson Center (Director’s Conference Room)
100 W. Randolph St. | Ste. 3-400 |Chicago, IL 60601
Dial-in: 1-888-494-4032
Access #2828938287
Agenda:
Discover all like-minded funding sources (DCEO and other public sector) and develop a plan to connect with them.
Meeting Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Program Update: short look at topline statistics on the grant period
III. Review of like-minded funding sources (DCEO and other public sector) and develop a plan to connect with them.
IV. Other Business/Public Comment
V. Adjournment
The research I’ve compiled can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/#folders/0B4fAD3dmbOYCdGJGTk5iYm9iNzQ
I believe you will need a Google account to access this info, especially the data, because we can use Google Fusion Tables to quickly analyze and drill down into it. Please write me at danielx@gmail.com if you have issues– I can help you through it.
Here’s the raw data for your perusal– it requires no Google account or sign-in of any kind: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97776980/Documents-for-07-16-14-meeting.zip
If you are pressed for time, I would review this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f2volnPKDcwJsnEtAOfJ0TQMoTO88BjshhJTEjGyU6g/edit, also attached. It is my running notes of the review of the data.