WSJ is running free this whole week (its usually subscription based) so I’ll go ahead and link to their story about Intel’s World Ahead program with a nice table on the landscape of players working on closing the Digital Divide.
Category: Digital Divide
Lily Pad –Closing the Digital Divide in Cincinnati
A few days ago, I wrote this post on social entrepreneurs trying to close the digital divide. Well, here is another free wifi initiative that seems to be working, but using a slightly different approach. Project Lily Pad is a free wifi initiative based in Cincinnati, Ohio. What differentiates Project Lily Pad from other free… Continue reading Lily Pad –Closing the Digital Divide in Cincinnati
Social Entrepreneurs Focused On Closing the Digital Divide
I’ve been spending a bit of time researching free and advertising-supported wi-fi because I think its a practicial solution for the digital divide issue that we face today. The 100 dollar laptop project is related but focuses on international, whereas I am concentrating specifically on solving the problem in the inner cities of the US.… Continue reading Social Entrepreneurs Focused On Closing the Digital Divide