Get to know me
Roberto Gallardo is the Vice President for Engagement, Director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development and an Associate Professor in the Agricultural Economics Department. He holds an electronics engineering undergraduate degree, a master’s in economic development, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration. Gallardo has worked with rural communities over the past decade conducting local & regional community economic development, including use of technology for development.
He has authored more than 100 articles including peer-reviewed and news-related regarding rural trends, socioeconomic analysis, industrial clusters, the digital divide, and leveraging broadband applications for community economic development. He is also the author of the book “Responsive Countryside: The Digital Age & Rural Communities,” which highlights a 21st century community development model that helps rural communities transition to, plan for, and prosper in the digital age. Dr. Gallardo is a TEDx speaker and his work has been featured in a WIRED magazine article, a MIC.com documentary, and a RFDTV documentary.
Authored news
Written by Roberto Gallardo and Angie Abbott. The COVID-19 pandemic shed a very bright light on homes and individuals that could not work from home, complete e-Learning, engage in telehealth,…
For today’s post, we look at support networks among different groups in Indiana when it comes to internet and device help. This is another snippet of Indiana’s Digital Equity Landscape…
This is the fourth post of our “Indiana’s Digital Equity Landscape” series. The previous posts looked at paid home internet among different groups, reasons why survey respondents did not pay…
In the previous two blog posts on this “Indiana’s Digital Equity Landscape” series, we looked at home internet adoption numbers and the reasons why specific groups do not subscribe to…
In our previous post, we talked about paying for home internet for the previous 12 months. This is a key variable when looking at digital equity for several reasons. First,…
The state of Indiana—like all other states and territories—is in the middle of a digital equity planning process. This plan is required for the state to access future capacity building…
Written by Roberto Gallardo and Benjamin St. Germain. Affordability of home internet service is among the top barriers to reduce the digital divide across the country and in Indiana. In…
Countdown to Purdue’s Day of Giving Every April, Purdue University conducts its “Day of Giving.” For 24 hours, Purdue units reach out to their stakeholders and ask them to help…
This article was written by Roberto Gallardo, Indraneel Kumar and Larry DeBoer. The federal government and other organizations are focusing more on integrating renewable energy across the country. Interest in…