Community technology
Encyclopedia
Community technology is the practice of synergizing the efforts of individuals, community technology center
s and national organizations with federal policy initiatives around broadband, information access, education, and economic development.
National organizations efforts include:
Local organizations efforts include:
Individual efforts include:
Community technology center
A community technology center or CTC offers resources to help bridge the digital divide, primarily through the public accessing computers and the internet. These centers are a key part of what is now being referred to as digital inclusion programs. Many centers provide training that ranges from...
s and national organizations with federal policy initiatives around broadband, information access, education, and economic development.
National organizations efforts include:
- Developing effective language
- Executing and sharing strategies
- Sharing assets
- Pushing policy agendas
- Creating marketing boiler templates
- Tracking and sharing trends
Local organizations efforts include:
- Helping with national fundraising
- Educating local constituents about national issues
- Providing meaningful feedback
- Helping with grassroots organizing
- Piloting innovate projects
Individual efforts include:
- Asset sharing and collaboration both locally and (inter)nationally
- Embracing new technology and improving access to its effective use
- Building capacity for inclusion and accessibility